Understanding Curriculum Change in an ELT School in Greece

Autor/inn/en	Kostoulas, Achilleas; Stelma, Juup
Titel	Understanding Curriculum Change in an ELT School in Greece
Quelle	In: ELT Journal, 71 (2017) 3, S.354-363 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-0893
DOI	10.1093/elt/ccw087
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Curriculum; Educational Change; Case Studies; Learning Activities; Native Language; Greek; Teaching Methods; Instructional Innovation; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Language Teachers; Teacher Certification; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Bildungsreform; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lernaktivität; Grieche; Griechisch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Griechenland
Abstract	This article reports on a case study of a language school in Greece, with a view to putting forward an understanding of the drivers that sustain or delay curricular innovation. Key to this understanding is the construct of intentionality, defined as "purposes" that drive teaching and learning activity. In the article, we describe three main intentionalities that were present in the language school: (1) "credentialism," an imperative to provide learners with certification; (2) "supplementation," a drive to attain learning outcomes that students failed to attain in the state school system; and (3) "protectionism," an unstated agenda of maintaining the status of local Greek L1 ELT practitioners. We describe how these intentionalities generated fluctuating dynamics, from which different pedagogical patterns emerged. Finally, we discuss the implications of this perspective for understanding and managing change and innovation in ELT settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01