Language identity, learning, and teaching in Costa Rica : core theoretical elements and practices in EFL /

This edited collection provides a comprehensive and locally situated understanding of English language teaching from the perspective of dedicated and experienced language professionals and researchers in Costa Rica. The book uses a series of reflective sections that interconnect theory and practice...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Barrantes Elizondo, Lena (Editor), Olivares Garita, Cinthya (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2024].
Series:	Global south perspectives on TESOL.
Subjects:	English language > Study and teaching > Spanish speakers. English language > Study and teaching > Costa Rica.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Joel Windle
Introductory chapter / Cinthya Olivares Garita, Lena Barrantes Elizondo
Challenging language ideologies in the Global South : EFL teacher education as a critical site / Christian Fallas Escobar
EFL teaching : a(nother) chiaroscuro in and beyond the nation-state model: the case of Costa Rica / Luis Guillermo Barrantes Montero
The need for a critical perspective into the teaching of English for occupational purposes / Kevin Armando, Brand Fonseca, Roger Segura Arias
Language learning strategies in TEFL : balancing theory, and student instinct / Nicolas Cárdenas Tamburini
Metacognition in listening : tasks that foster metacognitive skills in university students / Safiro Rivera Mena
Learner empowerment : reconceptualizing the english language learner through a more humanistic and critical lens / Cinthya Olivares Garita
Integrating technology in the EFL classroom : moving towards a student-centered approach / Jonathan Elizondo-Mejías
Professional agency and identity of English language teachers in Costa Rica : a call for decolonizing action / Lena Barrantes Elizondo
Professional growth : a reflective and motivational practice towards an endless journey in education / Patricia López Estrada
Designing digital multimodal narratives in EFL teaching / Hazel Vega Quesada
Concluding chapter / Lena Barrantes Elizondo, Cinthya Olivares Garita
Afterword / Sherry Gapper.