A Language School as a Complex System: Complex Systems Theory in English Language Teaching

This book uses a complex systems perspective to describe how a language school in Greece evolved, and at times resisted change.Starting with an accessible introduction to complex systems theory (CST), it uses a complexity perspective to interpret data generated during a year of fieldwork. The author outlines the linguistic, pedagogical and political influences that shape teaching and learning at the school. He shows how teaching and learning emerged from the interaction of top-down constraints, available resources, and purposes of instruction. This produces a nuanced understanding English Language Teaching against the backdrop of globalisation. Additionally, the author exemplifies how CST can provide a theoretically powerful frame for researching English Language Teaching. Additional ISBNs 3631735685, 3631735723, 9783631735688, 9783631735725A Language School as a Complex System: Complex Systems Theory in English Language Teaching 1st Edition is written by Achilleas Ioannis Kostoulas and published by Peter Lang Gmb H, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for A Language School as a Complex System are 9783631735718, 3631735715 and the print ISBNs are 9783631735688, 3631735685. Additional ISBNs include 3631735685, 3631735723, 9783631735688, 9783631735725.