Postmodernism and English Language Teaching

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Allame Tabatabaee University, Iran

2 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

This paper aims at shedding light on the concept of postmodernism, and its implications in the TESOL. Postmodern philosophy as a prevalent concept and a hot buzzword in philosophy, science, and art is believed to have influenced the TESOL theoretically in some ways. The elements of postmodernism including: constructivism, subjectivism, relativism, localism, and pragmatism are found to have been applied in the TESOL to the concept of the demise of the methods, more focus on styles, strategies, and multiple intelligences, chaos/complexity theory and critical theories. But in practice, in developing countries the TESOL still lives in the modern era.

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Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies
Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
January 2009
Pages 27-54

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