About this book

Regardless of the complications, ELT as a profession has to be understood within the context in which it is undertaken. With this purpose in mind, students in a masters level course entitled, Teaching English in Global Contexts, compiled this Wikibook. The students ranged from teachers who have taught EFL/ESL for an extended length of time to those who are taking beginning steps to join the profession. In our work, we have been inspired by the book edited by George Braine (2005), "Teaching English to the World" as well as the book edited by Richard Brislin and Tomoko Yoshida (1994), "Improving Intercultural Interactions: Modules for Cross-Cultural Training Programs." > Excerpt from the [Introduction ][1]by [Dr. Faridah Pawan][2] [1]: http://l530.wikispaces.com/2.+Introduction [2]: http://site.educ.indiana.edu/ProfilePlaceHolder/tabid/6210/Default.aspx?u=fpawan