{"product_id":"language-teachers-at-work-linking-materials-with-classroom-teaching-9789811555176","title":"Language Teachers at Work: Linking Materials with Classroom Teaching","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines a ubiquitous, yet under-researched, area of language education, i.e., language teachers' use of curriculum materials. It particularly focuses on EFL teachers' use of prescribed curriculum materials in higher education in Mainland China and presents a qualitative, multi-case study involving four Chinese EFL teachersand eight students (two students from each teacher’s class) at one university in Mainland China. Drawing on data from pre-lesson and post-lesson interviews with the teachers, lesson observations, and documents in three consecutive semesters at the target university, the book delineates the processes of materials useinclassroom settings. It also identifies four domains of factors that influenced the enactment of curriculum materials. \u003cbr\u003eMost importantly, by adopting Vygotsky’s (1978) mediation theory and Remillard’s (2005) participatory perspective, the book constructs a \"curriculum enactment mediation model\" to reveal the complex and mediated relations among teachers, learners, curriculum materials, and context. It also recommends practical implications for materials developers, teacher educators, administrators, and policymakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction1.1 A global view on the role of textbooks in ELT1.2 Materials use as a research gap in English language education1.3 Aims of the study1.4 Research problems1.5 Structure of the book\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Teachers’ use of materials: A sociocultural perspective2.1\tDefining key concepts in the study2.1.1\tCurriculum materials vs materials2.1.2\tMaterials use vs materials development2.2\tThe context of the study2.2.1\tThe evolution of college English (CE) curriculum in China2.2.2\tFive generations of CE textbooks2.3\tResearch on materials use in ELT2.3.1\tTeachers’ ways of using materials in ELT2.3.2\tThe influencing factors in teachers’ use of materials in ELT2.4\tResearch on materials use in mainstream education2.4.1\tTeachers’ ways of using materials in mainstream education2.4.2\tThe educative role of curriculum materials in mainstream education2.4.3\tThe influencing factors in teachers’ curriculum enactment2.5\tThe theoretical framework of the study2.5.1\tTheoretical underpinnings of teacher-curriculum studies 2.5.2\tTheoretical underpinnings of this study2.6\tSummary\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 The design of the study3.1 Qualitative multi-case study3.2 Selection of setting, participants and materials3.2.1 The target university3.2.2 Teacher and student participants3.2.3 Target textbook3.3 Data collection3.4 Data analysis3.5 Trustworthiness3.6 Summary\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Teachers’ use of curriculum materials4.1 Teachers' use of curriculum materials in the pre-lesson phase4.1.1 Reading4.1.2 Evaluating4.1.3 Appropriating and adapting4.2 Teachers’ use of curriculum materials in the while-lesson phase4.2.1 Transforming4.2.2 Assessing4.2.3 Adapting4.2.4 Improvising4.3 Teachers’ use of curriculum materials in the post-lesson phase4.3.1 Reflecting4.3.2 Reconceiving4.5 Summary\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Discussion5.1 The influences on teachers’ enactment of curriculum materials5.1.1 Teachers’ affordances and constraints5.1.2 Students’ affordances and constraints5.1.3 Curriculum affordances and constraints5.1.4 Contextual affordances and constraints5.2 Conceptualizing teachers’ enactment of curriculum materials 5.2.1 Mediations of teachers' use of curriculum materials in the pre-lesson phase 5.2.2 Mediations of teachers’ use of curriculum materials in while-lesson phase5.2.3 Mediations of teachers’ use of curriculum materials in post-lesson phase5.2.4 Mediated relations among teachers, learners, curriculum materials and context5.3 Curriculum enactment mediation model5.4 Summary\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Conclusions and implications6.1 Significance of this research6.2 What are the good practices of enacting curriculum materials?6.3 Language teachers' knowledge of materials use6.4 Implications for professional development6.5 Implications for materials development6.6 Implications for teacher education6.7 Limitations and future researchReferencesAppendices\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer Verlag, Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53212828631383,"sku":"9789811555176","price":80.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-teachers-at-work-linking-materials-with-classroom-teaching-9789811555176","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}