An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching

2003-11-11
An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching

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  • Author: John Corbett
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1847699790
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 244

Intercultural language education has redefined the modern languages agenda in Europe and North America. Now intercultural learning is also beginning to impact on English Language Teaching. This accessible book introduces teachers of EFL to intercultural language education by describing its history and theoretical principles, and by giving examples of classroom tasks.

An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching

2003
An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching

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  • Author: John Corbett
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 9781853596834
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 244

Intercultural language education has redefined the modern languages agenda in Europe and North America. Now intercultural learning is also beginning to impact on English Language Teaching. This accessible book introduces teachers of EFL to intercultural language education by describing its history and theoretical principles, and by giving examples of classroom tasks.

Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning

2013-02-05
Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning

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  • Author: Anthony J. Liddicoat
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 1118482107
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 211

This wide-ranging survey of issues in intercultural language teaching and learning covers everything from core concepts to program evaluation, and advocates a fluid, responsive approach to teaching language that reflects its central role in fostering intercultural understanding. Includes coverage of theoretical issues defining language, culture, and communication, as well as practice-driven issues such as classroom interactions, technologies, programs, and language assessment Examines systematically the components of language teaching: language itself, meaning, culture, learning, communicating, and assessments, and puts them in social and cultural context Features numerous examples throughout, drawn from various languages, international contexts, and frameworks Incorporates a decade of in-depth research and detailed documentation from the authors’ collaborative work with practicing teachers Provides a much-needed addition to the sparse literature on intercultural aspects of language education

Context and Culture in Language Teaching and Learning

2003
Context and Culture in Language Teaching and Learning

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  • Author: Michael Byram
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 9781853596575
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 116

The chapters in this book all address the significance of the relationship between the aims and methods of language teaching and the contexts in which it takes place. Some consider the implications for the ways in which we research language teaching; others present the results of research and development work.

Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching in Polish State Colleges

2017-05-11
Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching in Polish State Colleges

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  • Author: Piotr Romanowski
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1443892254
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 205

This volume provides a strong theoretical introduction to the field of intercultural communication, offering practical examples of classroom activities, as well as presenting empirical research which demonstrates that intercultural communicative competence (ICC) can be developed effectively in specially tailored courses adjusted to the needs of learners. It presents a novel model of intercultural sensitivity assessment, and outlines the results of research into intercultural communicative competence conducted among the students of English Language Studies in state colleges in Poland. The cultural component in developing ICC as an extra-linguistic determinant is assigned particular prominence in the book. A thorough analysis of the empirical material collected from participant observation, the administered questionnaires and interviews allowed the most common values and attitudes held as components of intercultural sensitivity to be identified. The obtained findings are subsequently analyzed to predict the potential areas of communication misunderstandings and failures between Polish learners of English and representatives of other cultures.

Interculturality and the English Language Classroom

2021-08-13
Interculturality and the English Language Classroom

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  • Author: Mabel Victoria
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030767574
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 299

This book examines the concept of interculturality in English Language Teaching (ELT), using examples from diverse international and educational settings to demonstrate different approaches. Increased contact between multilingual speakers from different cultural backgrounds means that linguistic and intercultural competence must be taught hand in hand, and the approaches featured here will: encourage learners to develop intercultural sensitivity and a critical intercultural attitude; mitigate the limitations of textbooks and extend the learning to global issues, intercultural citizenship, and media literacy; show the potential of telecollaboration and popular culture as pedagogical resources; and demonstrate the value of interculturality in English as lingua franca situations and English for Academic Purposes. The chapters feature empirical studies from around the world, and include questions for reflection and recommended reading so that readers can engage more closely with key concepts, compare and adapt the practices most relevant to them. This book contributes to the literature on (inter)cultural pedagogy, English as a lingua franca, language pedagogy, and teacher professional development, and will be an invaluable tool for English language teachers, teacher trainers and educators seeking to enrich their practice. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of Applied Linguistics, especially language education.

English in Medical Education

2012-08-13
English in Medical Education

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  • Author: Peih-ying Lu
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 184769778X
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 212

This book addresses recent developments in medical and language education. In both fields, there have been methodological shifts towards 'task-based' and 'problem-based learning'. In addition, both fields have broadened their focus on clinical expertise and linguistic skills to address issues of cultural competence. English in Medical Education responds to these changes by re-imagining the language classroom in medical settings as an arena for the exploration of values and professional identity. The chapters cover topics such as the nature of cultural competence; how to understand spoken discourse in a range of medical settings; the use of tasks and problems in language education for medics; the development of critical skills and the use of literature and visual media in language education for doctors. It will interest everyone teaching English for Medical Purposes.

Mediating Languages and Cultures

1991
Mediating Languages and Cultures

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  • Author: Dieter Buttjes
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 9781853590702
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 352

The history of "language teaching" is shot through with methods and approaches to language learning - most recently with "communicative language teaching" - but this book demonstrates that a more differentiated and richer understanding of learning a foreign language is both necessary and desirable. Languages and cultures are interlinked and interdependent and their teaching and learning should be too. Learning another language is part of a complex process of learning and understanding other people's ways of life, ways of thinking and socio-economic experience

From Principles to Practice in Education for Intercultural Citizenship

2016-11-01
From Principles to Practice in Education for Intercultural Citizenship

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  • Author: Michael Byram
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1783096578
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 247

The contributors to this volume have collaborated to present their work on introducing competences in intercultural communication and citizenship into foreign language education. The book examines how learners and teachers think about citizenship and interculturality, and shows how teachers and researchers from primary to university education can work together across continents to develop new curricula and pedagogy. This involves the creation of a new theory of intercultural citizenship and a procedure for implementation. The book is written by teacher researchers who aim to help other teachers, and concludes with reflections on the lessons they have learnt which will help others to implement these ideas in their own practice. The book is essential reading for foreign language educators and researchers, students in pre-service teacher training and teachers in in-service training.

New Perspectives on Intercultural Language Research and Teaching

2016-06-10
New Perspectives on Intercultural Language Research and Teaching

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  • Author: Melina Porto
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317204611
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 196

Illustrated by an empirical study of English as a Foreign Language reading in Argentina, this book argues for a different approach to the theoretical rationales and methodological designs typically used to investigate cultural understanding in reading, in particular foreign language reading. It presents an alternative approach which is more authentic in its methods, more educational in its purposes, and more supportive of international understanding as an aim of language teaching in general and English language teaching in particular.