Abstract
This introductory chapter sets the scene for English private tutoring (EPT) in the global context of English language teaching (ELT). It commences with the expanding definition of private tutoring and its metaphor of shadow education and a discussion of a variety of vocabularies and parameters such as “private tutoring in English”, “English private tuition” and “private English education” across different contexts. It then reviews the current situation in EPT, including its scale, intensity and nature in a wide range of English as a first language and English as an additional language countries. The chapter ends with an overview of the collection in this volume from the 13 selected countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. Copyright © 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International perspectives on English private tutoring: Theories, practices, and policies |
| Editors | Kevin Wai Ho YUNG, Anas HAJAR |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031268175 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031268168 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |