Glenn Toh: 2 books
English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education
Presumption, Mirage or Bluff?
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
This book sets out to uncover and discuss the curricular, pedagogical as well as cultural-political issues relating to ideological contradictions inherent in the adoption of English as medium of instruction in Japanese education. Situating the Japanese adoption of EMI in contradicting discourses of...
Effecting Change in English Language Teaching
Exposing Collaborators and Culprits in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
This book is about the challenges that come with initiatives to develop a more humanized, intersectional and negotiable landscape for English Language Teaching (ELT). It sets out to problematize ingrown and ingrained practices in English teaching, weaving together obscured practices, undisclosed agendas...