Intercultural horizons. Volume III, Intercultural competence- key to the multicultural societies of the globalized world / edited by Eliza J. Nash, Nevin C. Brown and Lavinia Bracci

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nash, Eliza J., editor.

Brown, Nevin C., editor.

Bracci, Lavinia, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Congresses.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This volume brings together a representative set of the papers given at the third annual Intercultural Horizons conference held in Siena, Italy, in October 2013. The conference attracted presenters and attendees from a variety of nations throughout five continents. The papers included in this volume are drawn from a series of conference sessions in which academicians and practitioners in the field offered theoretical analyses, case studies and other perspectives on intercultural studies, civic engagement and related topics. The volume is divided into four sections: Theoretical Considerations o

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Editorial Committee

Foreword

Chapter One

Toward an Integrated Approach to Language, Culture and Communication in the Foreign Language Classroom

The Implementation of the European Language Label

Intercultural Pedagogy and Reform of Teacher Training Programmes in a Multicultural Europe

Intercultural Competence vs. Cultural Competence

Traveling Discourse and National Imaginary as Intercultural Competence?

Representation and Indentity in Intercultural Bilingual Education in Nortwestern Mexico

Chapter Two

The FREPA Descriptors

Developing Intercultural Competence at an English Department in Croatia

Foreign Language Proficiency as an Intercultural Competence Enhancer for Indonesian Migrant Workers

Using Art to Bridge Gaps between the Service Provider and the Urban Poor Client

Chapter Three

Civic Engagement in Multicultural Europe

Developing Volun-tourism Through Service-Learning Travel Abroad

Social Inclusion of Young Immigrants

From the City Crisis to the Intercultural City

Chapter Four

The Extension of Intercultural Competence Today

European Legislation and Migration Phenomena

The Concept of Power

How You Call a Ship So It Will Float

Editors and Contributors.

Notes:

"Set of papers given at the third annual Intercultural Horizons conference held in Siena, Italy in October 2013"--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8423-5

OCLC:

1162042576