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SUMMARY:Learning as boundary-crossing in the Danwei workplace community of
  practice - Yongcan Liu (Faculty of Education)
DTSTART:20061030T170000Z
DTEND:20061030T180000Z
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CONTACT:Edith Esch
DESCRIPTION:The present study\, which looks at the ELT curriculum innovati
 on and teachers' professional development in a Danwei workplace community 
 in China\, is situated in the backdrop of globalization when the Chinese M
 inistry of Education advocates a more liberal way to teach English to coll
 ege students so as to meet the social demands of a global culture. Drawing
  on a small set of data from a large project\, this paper zooms in a serie
 s of community practices and identifies four learning episodes concerning 
 how the issue of learning autonomy is taken up\, develops and is finally s
 ettled. It crystallizes how teachers' knowledge is co-constructed\, mobili
 zed and transformed. The paper argues that the Chinese Danwei workplace co
 mmunity of practice acts as a boundary-crossing zone for the global and th
 e local discourse systems. The interaction and co-existence of different s
 ystems may lead to difficulties and conflicts. However\, as Wenger (1998) 
 notes that new knowledge is generated on the verge of conflicts amongst mu
 ltiple communities of practice\, the conflicts and differences could be re
 conceptualized as opportunities for teacher learning and renewal.\n\n
LOCATION:Room 1S3 New Faculty of Education Building\, Hills Road
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