Le Ha Phan: 3 books
Transnational Education Crossing 'Asia' and 'the West'
Adjusted desire, transformative mediocrity and neo-colonial disguise
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In this book, Phan Le-Ha identifies and discusses four growing self-sustained/sustaining fundamental phenomena in transnational education (TNE), namely (1) the planned, evolving and transformative mediocrity behind the endorsement of English-medium education legitimized by the interactive Asia-the...
Desiring TESOL and International Education
Market Abuse and Exploitation
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
This book addresses how Western universities have constructed themselves as global providers of education, and are driven to be globally competitive. It examines how the term 'international' has been exploited by the market in the form of government educational policies and agencies, host institutions,...
Teaching English as an International Language
Identity, Resistance and Negotiation
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2008
Building on both Western and Asian theoretical resources, the book examines how EIL teachers see themselves as professional and individual in relation to their work practices. It reveals the tensions, compromises, negotiations and resistance in their enactment of different roles and selves, especially...