Examining Social Political Contexts in Teacher Preparation in Palestine

From Section:

Multiculturalism & Diversity

Authors:

Nasser Ilham, Wong Shelley

Countries:

Palestinian Authority

Published:

Jul. 01, 2013

Source: Teaching Education, Volume 24, Issue 4, 2013, pages 427-446.

This research explores teaching English as a foreign language in the West Bank, Palestine.

The study investigates the perspectives of a group of faculty, preservice, and in-service teachers about teaching and learning English in the primary grades under the overarching harsh realities of political conflict and instability.

The study demonstrates the importance of addressing socio-political contexts to make teaching meaningful and to set pedagogical strategies that correspond to the context of the students in teacher preparation programs.

Updated: Jan. 17, 2017

Keywords:

English (second language) | In service teachers | Politics | Preservice teachers | Social environment

Link to Item: http://education-eng.macam.ac.il/article/3347