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Innovation and Change in English Language Teaching: Theory and Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2015

Chen Ou*
Affiliation:
Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University

Extract

The book is an edited collection of 18 chapters written by a total of 21 authors from around the world. Chapter 1, which serves as an introduction, outlines the book's structure and scope. The editors, Ken Hyland and Lillian L. C. Wong, define the book's purpose as ‘to offer readers a range of different ways of thinking about innovation in English language education, and different methods of investigating the impact of innovation’ (p. 2). The remaining 17 chapters, which are divided into four sections, discuss a range of topics including theoretical frameworks for education, teacher training, curriculum development, and teaching practice.

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