'Overall the book offers a succinct and much-needed argument for contextualising all language teaching. The prose is lucid, the generalisations are well-documented, and the argument for context-based language teaching is persuasive. This text is a must for those of us involved in training ESL teachers.' English for Specific Purposes, 1997

• Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I. The Cultures of the Classroom: 1. The social context; 2. 'Coral gardens'; 3. The variety of classroom cultures; 4. Student groups; 5. Teacher groups; Part II. Sources of Conflict: 6. Technology transfer; 7. The politics of projects; 8. 'Calculated procrastination'; 9. Teachers' and students' lessons; Part III. Appropriate Methodology Design: 10. A culture-sensitive approach; 11. Solving classroom problems; 12. Curriculum and project design; References; Index.

'Overall the book offers a succinct and much-needed argument for contextualising all language teaching. The prose is lucid, the generalisations are well-documented, and the argument for context-based language teaching is persuasive. This text is a must for those of us involved in training ESL teachers.' English for Specific Purposes, 1997

• Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I. The Cultures of the Classroom: 1. The social context; 2. 'Coral gardens'; 3. The variety of classroom cultures; 4. Student groups; 5. Teacher groups; Part II. Sources of Conflict: 6. Technology transfer; 7. The politics of projects; 8. 'Calculated procrastination'; 9. Teachers' and students' lessons; Part III. Appropriate Methodology Design: 10. A culture-sensitive approach; 11. Solving classroom problems; 12. Curriculum and project design; References; Index.

'Overall the book offers a succinct and much-needed argument for contextualising all language teaching. The prose is lucid, the generalisations are well-documented, and the argument for context-based language teaching is persuasive. This text is a must for those of us involved in training ESL teachers.' English for Specific Purposes, 1997

• Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I. The Cultures of the Classroom: 1. The social context; 2. 'Coral gardens'; 3. The variety of classroom cultures; 4. Student groups; 5. Teacher groups; Part II. Sources of Conflict: 6. Technology transfer; 7. The politics of projects; 8. 'Calculated procrastination'; 9. Teachers' and students' lessons; Part III. Appropriate Methodology Design: 10. A culture-sensitive approach; 11. Solving classroom problems; 12. Curriculum and project design; References; Index.