Research on second language teacher education: A sociocultural perspective on professional development

Of the many considerations made for second language teacher development, the one that has finally come to attention is that of critical perspectives on the social practices and situated contexts that teachers inhabit and work in. Whether it is Korea or India, Ecuador or Czech Republic, teacher development programmes do not seem to succeed as much as expected, as the concepts and practices suggested in these programs do not permeate into the frames of teachers� understanding

Reading Australian Poetry in the Indian Classroom

An account of teaching Australian poetry in contemporary India

Landmark The study of language and style in literature: an overview

One of the most interesting things about language is that we often learn more of it when it doesn't follow the rules of prescribed and fixed grammar, but manifests itself in a large number of extraordinary variations which seem to violate those very rules. In fact, language variation is an everyday occurrence around us. The variations include social variations, styles of speaking and writing, and registers from different areas. Metaphors and idioms also find their way into most conversations

Digital storytelling: a classroom experiment

Storytelling is a powerful way to express ideas and communicate experiences. It takes place both through the spoken form and in writing. Storytelling has a been part of teaching since the definition of subjects, as far back as Aristotle (Alexander, 2011). According to Sharda (2007a), storytelling, in general is a powerful pedagogical paradigm that can be used to enhance learning outcomes for general, scientific and technical education. With the rapid development of information technology, "students live in a world that has been transformed by technology, and they are often referred to as 'digital natives' because their exposure to digital resources begins at birth" (Morgan, 2014, p.20).Thus, there is always an inertia in education for these two strands-that of storytelling and technology to converge, one such attempt is being made in this paper

Interview of M.L. Tickoo

It is a warm October afternoon. At Prof M.L. Tickoo’s (MLT) home in Chandigarh, Mrs. Champa Tickoo makes the afternoon tea for us while we settle down to talk about a subject on which Prof Tickoo has written, taught and deliberated for many years – the teaching of English in India.We have reproduced extracts from the interview

Landmark The study of language and style in literature: an overview

One of the most interesting things about language is that we often learn more of it when it doesn't follow the rules of prescribed and fixed grammar, but manifests itself in a large number of extraordinary variations which seem to violate those very rules. In fact, language variation is an everyday occurrence around us. The variations include social variations, styles of speaking and writing, and registers from different areas. Metaphors and idioms also find their way into most conversations

Research on second language teacher education: A sociocultural perspective on professional development

Of the many considerations made for second language teacher development, the one that has finally come to attention is that of critical perspectives on the social practices and situated contexts that teachers inhabit and work in. Whether it is Korea or India, Ecuador or Czech Republic, teacher development programmes do not seem to succeed as much as expected, as the concepts and practices suggested in these programs do not permeate into the frames of teachers� understanding