{"product_id":"resisting-english-hegemony-a-study-of-five-english-as-a-foreign-language-efl-high-school-teachers-9789004394360","title":"Resisting English Hegemony: A Study of Five English as a Foreign Language (EFL) High School Teachers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResisting English Hegemony examines personal and educational English as a Foreign Language (EFL) journey of five public high school teachers and the ways they manifest their pedagogical practices to develop their students’ skills in the English language. This research explores history of EFL in pre and post-communist Poland, EFL teachers’ testimonies, methodologies and tools available for educators interested in EFL theories having roots in research and hands on experience in the EFL learning\/teaching field. The research also focuses the development of students’ speaking, communicative, and cooperative skills in post-communist Poland, in the era of Poland’s membership in the European Union, and the era of widespread technology, Internet accessibility, visualization and globalization. The data for this study was collected over three months, and includes classroom observations and personal interviews with the study participants. The data from each participant was compared with the rest of the participants, and the analysis was done through drawing commonalities among their experiences and ways of teaching English as a Foreign Language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Acknowledgements  Note on the Author    1 Introduction   Historical Overview   Definitions of Terms   Background of the Study   The Need to Understand Changes in EFL Teaching   The Purpose and the Significance of the Study   Research Question   Summary    2 Literature Review   Introduction   Grammatical\/Grammar-Based Approach   Communicative Approach   Cognitive Approach   Summary of the Three Teaching Approaches   Process of Democratization of Education in Poland   The Use of Technology in Instruction   Student-Centered Instruction   Teaching and Learning in an Authentic Environment   Summary    3 Methods   Introduction   Purpose of the Study   Research Design   Description of the Participants   Instrumentation   Research Procedure   Data Collection   Data Analysis   Validity of the Study   Summary    4 Findings   Introduction   The Site of the Study   Development of Studentsf Speaking, Communicative, and Cooperative Skills through Interviews and Class Observations   Portrait of Each of the Participants   Portrait of Participant One: Anna   Portrait of Participant Two: Barbara   Portrait of Participant Three: Helena   Portrait of Participant Four: Lidia   Portrait of Participant Five: Maria   Analysis of the Profiles   Five Common Themes of the Five Participants   Summary    5 Discussion   Introduction   Review of Methodology   Contextualization of the Research   Summary of Findings   Limitations of the Study   Suggestions for the Future Research   Journey as a Researcher   Summary   Conclusion  References","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210771161431,"sku":"9789004394360","price":44.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/resisting-english-hegemony-a-study-of-five-english-as-a-foreign-language-efl-high-school-teachers-9789004394360","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}