The Lighting of a Fire: Value of Dialogic learning

ISBN-13: 9783846519707 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 184 str.

Chandella Nayyer

Opis

The study explores dialogic spaces where students and their teacher engage in dialogue around literary texts in an advanced English composition and literature major class of female campus of one university in United Arab Emirates(UAE).It identifies the conditions which may hinder or facilitate dialogue in classrooms. The research findings provide some insight into the learning experiences and preferences of Emirati women.

O autorze

Dr. Nayyer Iqbal Ali Chandella holds a Doctorate in TESOL from University of Exeter, UK. She has to her credit publications/presentations in the areas of interest: education, applied linguistics and TESOL. She emphasizes upon the importance of critical pedagogy and how it can be implemented within parameters of cultures and teaching contexts.