Cultural globalization and language education / B. Kumaravadivelu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kumaravadivelu, B., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Multicultural education.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]

Summary:

Cultural Globalization and Language Education explores the impact of cultural globalization on language education, examining in detail how Western notions of cultural assimilation, cultural pluralism, and cultural hybridity inform the cultural component of foreign language education. Drawing insights from international and interdisciplinary sources, Kumaravadivelu argues that they have a limited, and limiting, relevance to language education in the era of cultural globalization.

Grounded in Western as well as non-Western perspectives, and written in an easily accessible style that combines personal narrative and academic genre, this book is indispensable for graduate students, practicing teachers, teacher educators, researchers, and others who are interested in exploring the complexity of cultural globalization and language education.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Lay of the Land 1

Chapter 2 Culture and Its Complexities 8

Chapter 3 Cultural Globalization and Its Processes 28

Chapter 4 Cultural Stereotype and Its Perils 48

Chapter 5 Cultural Assimilation and Its Delusions 65

Chapter 6 Cultural Pluralism and Its Deceptions 95

Chapter 7 Cultural Hybridity and Its Discontents 118

Chapter 8 Cultural Realism and Its Demands 141

Chapter 9 Cultural Realism and Pedagogic Principles 167

Chapter 10 Cultural Realism and Instructional Strategies 191

Chapter 11 Cultural Realism and Intercultural Communication 209

Chapter 12 The Map of the Territory 232.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-261) and index.

ISBN:

9780300111101

030011110X

OCLC:

123349739