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Ethnography and autoethnography in ELT research: Querying the axiomatic (2019)
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2019). Ethnography and autoethnography in ELT research: Querying the axiomatic. In X. Gao (Ed.), Second Handbook of English Language Teaching. Springer

With a view to suggesting ways forward in qualitative ELT research, this chapter surveys two related fields of literature in order to question the taken-for-granted. The first field reviewed is ethnography and here the focus on its intellectual histo... Read More about Ethnography and autoethnography in ELT research: Querying the axiomatic.

Making sense of not making sense: Novice English language teacher talk (2017)
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Stevenson, M. (2017). Making sense of not making sense: Novice English language teacher talk. Linguistics and Education, 38, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2017.01.001

This qualitative study critically examines the intelligibility of the teacher talk of novice native speaker English language teachers. It focuses on difficulties teachers face in adjusting their own English so that their learners can understand them.... Read More about Making sense of not making sense: Novice English language teacher talk.

Language-learner Tourists in Australia: Problematizing 'The Known' and its Impact on Interculturality (2015)
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2015). Language-learner Tourists in Australia: Problematizing 'The Known' and its Impact on Interculturality. In D. J. Rivers (Ed.), Resistance to the Known: Counter-Conduct in Language Education (23-46). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137345196_2

Think of ‘typical’ Australian scenes, and what springs to mind? Likely images include blond surfers on sun-drenched beaches, Indigenous faces patterned with paint, Sydney Opera House, cricket and rugby, dangerous wildlife and outback terrain, and cur... Read More about Language-learner Tourists in Australia: Problematizing 'The Known' and its Impact on Interculturality.

A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai (2013)
Book
Stanley, P. (2013). A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai. Routledge

Tens of thousands of Western ‘teachers’, many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Little has previously been known, except anecdotally, about their experiences, a... Read More about A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai.

‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses (2013)
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Murray, N. (2013). ‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 36(1), 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.36.1.05sta

There is no standard via which to measure the ‘qualified’ English language teacher in a way that is meaningful to institutions seeking to employ teaching staff. This is significant given that candidates may differ markedly in their language competenc... Read More about ‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses.