Critical citizens for an intercultural world : foreign language education as cultural politics / Manuela Guilherme.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guilherme, Manuela, 1951-

Series:

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 3.

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical pedagogy.

Multicultural education.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching.

Languages, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : Multilingual Matters, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mindful of the fact that cultures are now more interdependent than ever, this book explores the development of critical cultural awareness through the processes of teaching and learning about foreign cultures. It draws upon theoretical foundations relating to inter- and intra-cultural communication from contemporary philosophical movements, namely Critical Theory and Postmodernism. The study adopts Critical Pedagogy, as it is described by Freire, Giroux and others, as the educational framework providing guidelines for taking a critical perspective towards both native and foreign cultures. It examines the critical dimension of some selected documents and models used worldwide for teaching/learning culture within foreign language classes. It includes a research project carried out among secondary school teachers of EFL in Portugal whose national syllabus suggests a critical approach to English-speaking cultures. This project aimed to illustrate how practicing teachers approach foreign cultures critically, to provide some grounded theory for a definition of critical cultural awareness within foreign language/culture education, and to inspire a proposal for teacher education and development. Finally, this book submits a general proposal for the development of critical cultural awareness and intercultural communication competence among prospective and practicing teachers of foreign languages/cultures.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Series Editors’ Preface

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Critical Pedagogy as Cultural Politics

Chapter 2. Philosophical Foundations for Critical Cultural Awareness

Chapter 3. The Critical Dimension in Foreign Culture Education

Chapter 4. Teachers’ Voices: Critical Cultural Awareness in EFL Classes in Portugal

Chapter 5. Preparing Critical Citizens and Educators for an Intercultural World

Bibliography

Appendix 1. Questionnaire

Appendix 2. Questionário A

Appendix 3. Questionário B

Appendix 4. Statistical Results of Questionnaires A and B

Appendix 5. Interview Guide for Focus-Groups

Appendix 6. Questions for American Teacher Trainers

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-252) and index.

ISBN:

9786610828104

9781853596113

9781280828102

1280828102

9781853596117

1853596116

OCLC:

51908488