Making sense of not making sense: Novice English language teacher talk
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Stevenson, M. (2017)
Making sense of not making sense: Novice English language teacher talk. Linguistics and Education, 38, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2017.01.001
This qualitative study critically examines the intelligibility of the teacher talk of novice native speaker English language teachers. It focuses on difficulties teachers face...
Economy class? Lived experiences and career trajectories of private-school English-language teachers in Australia
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2016)
Economy class? Lived experiences and career trajectories of private-school English-language teachers in Australia. In P. Haworth, & C. Craig (Eds.), The career trajectories of English language teachers, 185-199. Symposium Books. https://doi.org/10.15730/books.97
No abstract available.
Language-learner Tourists in Australia: Problematizing 'The Known' and its Impact on Interculturality
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2015)
Language-learner Tourists in Australia: Problematizing 'The Known' and its Impact on Interculturality. In D. J. Rivers (Ed.), Resistance to the Known: Counter-Conduct in Language Education, 23-46. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137345196_2
Think of ‘typical’ Australian scenes, and what springs to mind? Likely images include blond surfers on sun-drenched beaches, Indigenous faces patterned with paint, Sydney Oper...
A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai
Book
Stanley, P. (2013)
A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai. Taylor & Francis
Tens of thousands of Western ‘teachers’, many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Littl...
‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Murray, N. (2013)
‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 36(1), 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.36.1.05sta
There is no standard via which to measure the ‘qualified’ English language teacher in a way that is meaningful to institutions seeking to employ teaching staff. This is signif...
Meeting in the Middle? Intercultural Adaptation in Tertiary Oral English in China
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2011)
Meeting in the Middle? Intercultural Adaptation in Tertiary Oral English in China. In L. Jin, & M. Cortazzi (Eds.), Researching Chinese learners: skills, perceptions and intercultural adaptations, 93-118. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230299481_5
No abstract available.