Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence : An Investigation in 7 Countries of Foreign Language Teachers' Views and Teaching Practices / Lies Sercu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sercu, Lies, Author.

Series:

Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Intercultural communication.

Multicultural education.

Communicative competence.

Local Subjects:

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Communication: An International Investigation reports on a study that focused on teachers’ beliefs regarding intercultural competence teaching in foreign language education. Its conclusions are based on data collected in a quantitative comparative study that comprises questionnaire answers received from teachers in seven countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland, Mexico, Greece, Spain and Sweden. It not only creates new knowledge on the variability, and relative consistency, of today’s foreign language teachers’ views regarding intercultural competence teaching in a number of countries, but also gives us a picture that is both more concrete and more comprehensive than previously known.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1: Teaching Foreign Languages in an Intercultural World

Chapter 2: Objectives of Foreign Language Teaching and Culture Teaching Time

Chapter 3: Familiarity and Contacts with Foreign Cultures

Chapter 4: Pupils’ Culture-and-language Learning Profile

Chapter 5: Culture Teaching Practices

Chapter 6: Culture in Foreign Language Teaching Materials

Chapter 7: Experiential Culture Learning Activities: School Trips and Exchange Project

Chapter 8: Opinions Regarding Different Facets of Intercultural Competence Teaching

Chapter 9: The Foreign Language and Intercultural Competence Teacher

Chapter 10: The Future of Intercultural Competence in Foreign Language Education: Recommendations for Professional Development, Educational Policy and Research

References

Appendix 1: Questionnaire

Appendix 2: Bonferroni Multiple Comparisons Test Results

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9786610551002

9781280551000

1280551003

9781853598456

1853598453

OCLC:

568232919