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Language Teaching In India: Issues And Innovations, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1997

Language Teaching In India: Issues And Innovations, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

This collected volume on English language teaching (ELT) in India contains 22 articles written by Indian teachers and researchers. The book has been divided into six sections. The first section—“Problematizing ELT in India”—offers a critical, historical perspective along with innovative ideas for making English language learning and teaching meaningful and purposive in modern India. The second section—“Nature of ELT Materials”—demonstrates how the ELT materials used in Indian classrooms are not embedded in local needs and indigenous contexts. The section emphasizes the importance of developing instructional materials that not only make use of the rich linguistic and cultural resources available in …


Understanding Communication In Second Language Classrooms, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1996

Understanding Communication In Second Language Classrooms, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.


Students As Experts: Tapping The Cultural/Linguistic Diversity Of The Classroom, B Kumaravadivelu, Bean, Lowenberg Jan 1995

Students As Experts: Tapping The Cultural/Linguistic Diversity Of The Classroom, B Kumaravadivelu, Bean, Lowenberg

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.


Second Language Acquisition: Socio-Cultural And Linguistic Aspects Of English In India, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1995

Second Language Acquisition: Socio-Cultural And Linguistic Aspects Of English In India, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.


A Multidimensional Model For Peer Evaluation Of Teaching Effectiveness, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1995

A Multidimensional Model For Peer Evaluation Of Teaching Effectiveness, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.


The Other Tongue: English Across Cultures, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1994

The Other Tongue: English Across Cultures, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.


Intake Factors And Intake Processes In Adult Language Learning, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1994

Intake Factors And Intake Processes In Adult Language Learning, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.


English In Indian Bilingualism, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1991

English In Indian Bilingualism, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.


Communication Strategies And Psychological Processes In Interlanguage Written Discourse, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1988

Communication Strategies And Psychological Processes In Interlanguage Written Discourse, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

Several papers have appeared on the strategies of communication used by L2 learners. However, very little work has been done to determine the underlying psychological processes that generate communication strategies (CS). This paper assumes that any description of CS should be based on a description of the processes governing CS. The paper attempts to correlate CS with psychological processes by analyzing interlanguage (IL) written discourse produced by advanced Tamil learners of English as a Second Language.


Second Languages: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective, B Kumaravadivelu Jan 1986

Second Languages: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective, B Kumaravadivelu

B. Kumaravadivelu

No abstract provided.