Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod

By B. Kumaravadivelu, Puji Widodo. 2005

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Current Perspectives on Teaching the Four Skills (2006, background): “Since that time, many L2 professionals have come to see specific teaching methods as overly prescriptive and inapplicable in divergent learning contexts (e.g., Brown, 2001; Kumaravadivelu, 2003, 2005 ).”
Teaching English Speaking Skills to the Arab Students in the Saudi School in Kuala Lumpur: Problems and Solutions. (2018, background): “In fact, the social context is important because it forms a number of learning factors such as second language learner’s motivation, goals and proficiency (Beebe, 1985 & Kumaravadivelu, 2006).”
Postmethod Discourse and Practice (2008, background): “644 TESOL QUARTERLY Kumaravadivelu (2005) is aware of the challenges a postmethod pedagogy will pose for a compatible L2 teacher education program, and refers to two major sources of problems that must be addressed if the postmethod is going to be accepted as the dominant L2 teacher education…”
The Transformative Power of Narrative in Second Language Teacher Education (2011, background): “Knowledge, generated by teachers as they respond to issues that emerge in and from their practice, positions teachers as legitimate knowers and creators of knowledge from within the diverse historical, political, and cultural contexts in which they live and work (Canagarajah, 2005; Kumaravadivelu, 2”
Participant Structures as Professional Learning Tasks and the Development of Pedagogical Language Knowledge among Preservice Teachers. (2011, background): “Programs and teaching practices for ELLs must reflect their backgrounds and experiences as well as social and educational contexts (Kumaravadivelu, 2006), a conclusion that further questions the usefulness of English Learners as a defining term for teachers and teacher educators.”