Title: On the Cusp: New Developments in Language Teaching
Abstract: This is an exciting time in the field of language teaching. Yet many ESL/EFL professionals are either unaware of or remain indifferent to developments in other fields that are of fundamental importance to language teaching, such as the evolving role of computer assisted language teaching (CALL) and recent learning theories based on neuroscientific studies. New areas of research outside the profession have barely made a dent in how ESL/EFL teachers and academics approach the classroom and materials development, while language teaching conferences and journals continue to focus on many of the same issues that have preoccupied the profession for many years. This inwardness, I suggest, threatens the integrity and competence of the profession, especially in relation to those countries, such as China, where more efficient English language teaching solutions are being sought.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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