Researching Cultures of Learning: International Perspectives on Language Learning and Education

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction: Researching Cultures of Learning....Pages 1-17
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Cultures of Learning: An Evolving Concept and an Expanding Field....Pages 21-40
Comparing Learning Characteristics in Chinese and Anglophone Cultures: Pitfalls and Insights....Pages 41-58
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Understanding the Chinese Learners from a Perspective of Confucianism....Pages 61-79
Reforming Teacher Education in East Africa: The Importance of Socio-cultural Context....Pages 80-94
Changing Cultural Ways with Praise: A Distant Action Research Project in China....Pages 95-115
Cultures of Learning in Academia: A Lebanese Case Study....Pages 116-135
Voices of the Reticent? Getting Inside Views of Vietnamese Secondary Students on Learning....Pages 136-154
Towards Transformative English Language Education: Evolving Glocalization in Textbooks Used in Malaysia....Pages 155-175
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Kazakh Students’ Perceptions of Good English Teachers: Multiple Heritages in a Culture of Learning....Pages 179-202
‘He or She?’ Examining Cultural Influences on Iranian Language Learners’ Perceptions of Teacher Efficacy....Pages 203-221
Poles Apart: Protocols of Expectations about Finnish and Thai Teachers....Pages 222-247
Problematizing the Culture of Learning English in Vietnam: Revisiting Teacher Identity....Pages 248-264
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Cultural Models, Children’s Beliefs and Parental Socialization: European American and Chinese Learning....Pages 267-284
Social Network Relations in Omani Students’ Motivation to Learn English....Pages 285-307
Demotivating Factors Affecting Iranian High School Students’ English Learning....Pages 308-327
Japanese EFL Learners’ Remotivation Strategies....Pages 328-349
Back Matter....Pages 351-355