Spirituality and English Language Teaching : Religious Explorations of Teacher Identity, Pedagogy and Context

This collection of 16 reflective accounts and data-driven studies explores the interrelationship of religious identity and English Language Teaching (ELT). The chapters broaden a topic which has traditionally focused on Christianity by including Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and non-religious perspectives. They address the ways in which faith and ELT intersect in the realms of teacher identity, pedagogy and the context and content of ELT, and explore a diverse range of geographical contexts, making use of a number of different research methodologies. The book will be of particular interest to researchers in TESOL and EFL, as well as teachers and teacher trainers. Contents Contributors Acknowledgments Foreword: Complexifying our Understanding of Spirituality 1. Introduction: Why a Book on Spirituality and Language Teaching? Part 1: Religious Faith and Teacher Identity 2. The Dangers and Delights of Teacher Spiritual Identity as Pedagogy 3. Buddhist Principles and the Development of Leadership Skills in English Language Program Administration and Teaching 4. Attempting Interfaith Dialogue in TESOL: A Duoethnography 5. Response to Part 1. Possibilities for Nonattachment: Investigating the Affective Dimension of Imposition Part 2: Religious Faith and Pedagogical Practice 6. A Buddhist in the Classroom Revisited 7. The Relevance of Hinduism to English Language Teaching and Learning 8. Multiple, Complex and Fluid Religious and Spiritual Influences on English Language Educators 9. Response to Part 2. ‘Religious Faith’ and ‘Pedagogical Practice’: Extending the Map. A Response to Brown, Sharma and Vandrick Part 3. Religious Faith and the Language Learning Context 10. Language and Religion in the Construction of the Lebanese Identity 11. Teachers’ Perceptions of the Interface between Religious Values and Language Pedagogy in Egypt 12. Church-sponsored English as a Second Language in Western Canada: Grassroots Expressions of Spiritual and Social Practice 13. Response to Part 3. Religious Faith and the Language Learning Context: Exploring the ‘Interface’ 14. Spirituality and English Language Teaching: Moving Forward Afterword: Spirituality in Language Teaching Index "This collection of 16 reflective accounts and data-driven studies explores the interrelationship of religious identity and English Language Teaching (ELT). It addresses the ways in which faith and ELT intersect in the realms of teacher identity, pedagogy, and the context and content of ELT"-- Provided by publisher