Developing intercultural competence in practice / edited by Michael Byram, Adam Nichols, and David Stevens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Byram, Michael.

Nichols, Adam.

Stevens, David, 1952-

Series:

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 1.

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercultural communication--Study and teaching.

Intercultural communication.

Multicultural education.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

viii, 283 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon, England ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Multilingual Matters, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is now widely recognised that learning a language should not just involve linguistic competence but also intercultural competence. It is also clear that intercultural competence can be developed through related subjects such as geography, history, mother tongue teaching. This book takes this as a given and provides practical help for teachers who wish to help their learners acquire intercultural competence in the ordinary classroom. It contains descriptions of lessons and materials from a wide range of classrooms in several countries and for beginners to advanced learners.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

1. The International Partnership Project

2. Teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence through Literature

3. ‘Up the Hills of Identity’

4. Visual Codes and Modes of Presentation of Television News Broadcasts

5. An Approach to Implementing a Cultural Studies Syllabus

6. ‘Family life’ and ‘Regional Identity’ – Comparative Studies while Learning French

7. ‘It Must Be Cultural Because I Don’t Do It’: Cultural Awareness in Initial TESOL Teacher Education

8. Virtual Intercultural Competence: A Programme for Japanese Elementary School Students

9. Students as Virtual Ethnographers: Exploring the Language Culture-Connection

10. Working in Tandem: an Anglo-French Project

11. New Tools for Old Tricks: Information and Communication Technology in Teaching British Cultural Studies

12. Tandem Learning as an Intercultural Activity

13. ‘Why Do Danes Put Their Elderly in Nursing Homes?’ – Working Outside the Classroom with Adult Second Language Learners

14. Cultural Understanding in Danish Schools

15. ‘I Thought My Teacher Fancied Me’

16. British and Bulgarian Christmas Cards: A Research Project for Students

17. Study of Landscapes as an Approach to Openness to Others

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-281) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610827763

9781847699602

184769960X

9781853595356

1853595357

9781280827761

1280827769

OCLC:

1046609915