Intercultural twinnings : a commitment for a pluralistic society / edited by Nicole Carignan [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carignan, Nicole, 1952- editor.

Series:

Cultural Pluralism, Democracy, Socio-environmental Justice & Education ; 3.

Cultural Pluralism, Democracy, Socio-Environmental Justice and Education Series ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism.

Democracy.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

Intercultural Twinnings presents innovative practices that enable direct contact between people of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, languages, and religions. This collection explores models and intervention tools to support the work of teachers, researchers, practitioners, and students.

Contents:

Foreword: Acculturation and Contact Intergroups / John W. Berry

Foreword: Intercultural Twinnings and Twinings / Ofelia García

Acknowledgements

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

1 Intercultural Twinnings: An Overview / Nicole Carignan, Suzanne Springer, Myra Deraîche and Marie-Cécile Guillot

PART 1: Theoretical Perspectives Related to Learning a Second Language in the Context of Intercultural Twinning

2 What Can Acculturation, Vitality and Intergroup Contact Tell Us about Intercultural Twinnings? / Richard Y. Bourhis and Nicole Carignan

3 What Is the Value-Added of Intercultural Twinnings for Language Learning and Mainstream Acculturation? / Marina M. Doucerain

4 Language Teaching for Intercultural Communication: Problematizing Essentialism, Highlighting Power, and Advocating for Social Justice / Natalia Balyasnikova and Ruyko Kubota

5 Transcultural Communicative Competence in Teaching Second (or Foreign) Languages / Denise Lussier and Valérie Amireault

6 The Task: A Framework for Intercultural Twinnings in the Language Class / Myra Deraîche and Karine Lamoureux

7 The Perception of Accent in the Workplace / Jennifer Ann Foote

PART 2: Intercultural Training as a Transformative Practice: Intercultural Twinnings in Action

Part 2: Guidance for Readers / Elizabeth Mackinlay

8 Intercultural Mapping in an Urban Cityscape: Case Study of an Intercultural Twinning Project in Montreal / Catherine Montgomery and Myra Deraîche

9 Profiles of Learners in a Linguistic Exchange Program in Quebec Guided by Intergroup Contact Theory: Option-Études Chateauguay / Benoît Côté, Patricia Lamarre and Julie Lavoie

10 Intercultural Twinnings between Canadian Students and Japanese Students: Fostering an Online Community of Practice / Sawako Akai

11 Overview of Connecting Classroom Microclimates with Virtual Team Teaching / Nathan R.B. Loewen

12 Culture, Creation Myths, and the Canadian Indian Residential School System in the Intercultural Context of Virtual Team Teaching (VTT) / Sharon Coyle and Lyne Marie Larocque

13 Intercultural Twinnings between Immigrants and Teachers in Training: Writing and Communication / Marie-Cécile Guillot and Nicole Carignan

14 Intercultural Twinnings as a Transformative Practice in Post-Secondary Education / Alhassane Balde

15 Training for Settlement Organizations, English Learners, and Graduate Education: An Intercultural, Collaborative Approach / Julie Kerekes

16 Mutual AID within an Intercultural Twinnings Context between FSL and Group Work University Students / Juliane Bertrand, Ginette Berteau, Cynthia Martiny and Annie Desaulniers

Afterword: Intercultural Twinnings: The Need for a Critical Perspective / Malachie Azémar

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004524545

9004524541

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004524545 DOI