English Language Learning in the Asian Context 2nd Edn

When two of the editors founded the Asian EFL Journal, they had a distinctive purpose in mind; to give local context the increased consideration that it deserves in the region. This follows on the current trend to better understand the impact of culture on SLA. We believe these and surrounding issues have not received sufficient attention especially in relation to Asia and nearby areas of the Pacific. This borrows on a vast array of experiences and theory, some of it contained within this publication where teachers have found that what seems to be universally accepted approaches and principles by a number of scholars- have not always worked well when applied without sufficient sensitivity to certain Asian realities. Hence, in a partial sense, this publication is an additional effort to study the validity of “universal perceptions” of what works in the region’s English L2 classrooms.