19 results

Multiculturalism with Chinese characteristics

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2012)
Multiculturalism with Chinese characteristics. In L. Hernandez (Ed.), China and the West : encounters with the other in culture, arts, politics and everyday life, 73-92. Cambridge Scholars Publishing
No abstract available.

‘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...

Writing the PhD Journey(s): An Autoethnography of Zine-Writing, Angst, Embodiment, and Backpacker Travels

Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2015)
Writing the PhD Journey(s): An Autoethnography of Zine-Writing, Angst, Embodiment, and Backpacker Travels. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 44(2), 143-168. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241614528708
Doing PhD is a “black box.” While inputs, outputs, and milestones are visible, there is a sizeable gap in our understanding of candidates’ lived experiences. This may cause so...

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...

Ethnography and autoethnography in ELT research: Querying the axiomatic

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2019)
Ethnography and autoethnography in ELT research: Querying the axiomatic. In X. Gao (Ed.), Second Handbook of English Language Teaching. Switzerland: Springer
With a view to suggesting ways forward in qualitative ELT research, this chapter surveys two related fields of literature in order to question the taken-for-granted. The first...

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.

Telling Stories: Theorizing narrative sensemaking as introspective research method.

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2014)
Telling Stories: Theorizing narrative sensemaking as introspective research method. In J. Brown (Ed.), Navigating International Academia: Research Student Narratives, 5-16. Sense Publishers
No abstract available.

A Critical Auto/Ethnography of Learning Spanish: Intercultural Competence on the Gringo Trail?

Book
Stanley, P. (2017)
A Critical Auto/Ethnography of Learning Spanish: Intercultural Competence on the Gringo Trail?. Taylor & Francis
The premise that intercultural contact produces intercultural competence underpins much rationalization of backpacker tourism and in-country language education. However, if in...

The two cultures in Australian ELICOS: Industry managers respond to English language school teachers

Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2017)
The two cultures in Australian ELICOS: Industry managers respond to English language school teachers. English Australia Journal : the Australian Journal of English Language Teaching, 33(1), 28-42
This article reports on a qualitative study that sought to understand managers’ perceptions of teachers’ professional identities in the Australian ELICOS sector. The study fou...

Theorizing the cultural borderlands: Imag(in)ing "them" and "us"

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2015)
Theorizing the cultural borderlands: Imag(in)ing "them" and "us". In J. Brown, & N. F. Johnson (Eds.), Children’s Images of Identity: Drawing the Self and the Other, 1-13. Sense Publishers
No abstract available.