Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1.English Language Policy
7. 1. English Language Teaching Expansion in South America: Challenges and Opportunities 13
8. 2. Ideologies and Discourses in the Standards for Language Teachers in South America: A Corpus-Based Analysis 31
9. 3. Language Policy and Language Practice in Uruguay: A Case of Innovation in English Language Teaching in Primary Schools 54
10. 4. Language Teaching in the Brazilian Changing Scenario of Language Education Policies 75
11. Part 2.English Language Teacher Preparation and Professional Development
12. 5. Teacher Educational Reform: The Case in Ecuador 95
13. 6.What Happens with English in Chile? Challenges in Teacher Preparation 109
14. 7. Integrating Technology in Argentine Classrooms: The Case of a Buenos Aires Teacher Education School 123
15. Part 3.School-Based Research and Innovative Practices
16. 8. Examining Teacher Perspectives on Language Po licy in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina 141
17. 9. Film as a Consciousness- Raising Tool in ELT 158
18. 10. Students’ Beliefs about Learning English as a Foreign Language at Secondary Schools in Argentina 183
19. 11. Toward a Multimodal Critical Approach to the Teaching of EFL in Brazil 206
20. 12. Seeking Information to Promote Effective Curriculum Renewal in a Colombian School 219
21. Epilogue 244
22. Index 245