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Flowerdew, John; Miller, Lindsay – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
Examined the cultural dynamics of native speakers of English lecturing to ethnic Chinese English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students at the City University of Hong Kong. A four-dimensional framework for analyzing the effects of culture on ESL lectures is outlined that focuses on ethnic culture, local culture, academic culture, and disciplinary…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)

Flowerdew, John – TESOL Quarterly, 1999
Discusses the strengths and limitations of the practicum at the City University of Hong Kong. Although the program was designed to meet local needs, many graduates do not apply the principles espoused in the program to their own teaching context. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Flowerdew, John – TESOL Quarterly, 1998
Describes a reflective language learning experience that is part of one Hong Kong university's preservice program based on a reflective approach to teacher education. Participants study a language that is totally new to them. This lets them reflect on language teaching from the perspective of the learners whom they will teach when they become…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries

Flowerdew, John – TESOL Quarterly, 2001
Examines journal editors' opinions concerning nonnative speakers of English as contributors, with the intention of illuminating a critical means of participation in the discipline for nonnative speakers. Results of an interview study with the editors of 12 leading journals in applied linguistics and English language teaching are discussed.…
Descriptors: Authors, Editors, English (Second Language), Interviews

Flowerdew, John; Li, David; Miller, Lindsay – TESOL Quarterly, 1998
Describes a study that used primarily in-depth interviews to investigate attitudes of 20 lecturers toward English medium of instruction policy at a Hong Kong university at moment of former colony's transition to Chinese sovereignty. Results document overall attitudes of lecturers toward policy, their reasons for supporting it, their problems in…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Change, College Faculty, Educational Policy

Flowerdew, John – TESOL Quarterly, 2000
Through a case study, this article discusses the process a nonnative-English speaking scholar goes through to get a paper published in an international professional journal. Documents the process by examining data from a number of sources, including the scholar's communications with journal editors, a journal's copy editor, and a local editor…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Doctoral Programs, Editing, Editors