Explores the unspoken values & ethical dilemmas that underlie the teaching of English as a second or a foreign language, using philosophical analysis built around specific, real life situations. Relevant for prospective & practicing teachers in the field
This volume is a comprehensive general reference work for students, scholars, and general readers on forms (e.g., Ballad, Folktale, Legend) and methods of inquiry and analysis (e.g., Fieldwork, Historic-Geographic Method, Linguistic Approach) relevant to the study of folklore.
From The author's summary: I set out in this book to explore how the notion of point of view is relevant to the stylistic analysis of dramatic texts. My reasons for doing this stemmed from the fact that, although viewpoint has largely been disregarded in the criticism of drama, some dramatic texts exhibit discourse architectures that are at least as complex as prose fiction narratives. This in itself suggests that point of view is relevant to the analysis of dramatic texts too, though, as I have shown, even in those dramatic texts exhibiting more prototypical discourse structures point of view effects can arise.
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The book begins with a rationale for the provision of education for adults and analyzes contemporary theory before going on to give practical advice on the curriculum development and the teaching of adults. Students of the education of adults will find it an invaluable course companion, while practitioners in the field of adult and continuing education and lifelong learning will find much in this book that is relevant to their day-to-day work.
