Authenticity across languages and cultures : themes of identity in foreign language teaching and learning / edited by Leo Will, Wolfgang Stadler and Irma Eloff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Will, Leo, editor.

Stadler, Wolfgang, editor.

Eloff, Irma, editor.

Series:

Second language acquisition (London, England) ; 157.

Second language acquisition ; 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Language and languages.

Authenticity (Philosophy).

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Multilingual Matters, 2022.

Summary:

This volume centres around concepts of personal and cultural authenticity in foreign language teaching and learning. The chapters cover a wide range of contexts and disciplines, offering diverse perspectives regarding the role language plays in processes of personal growth, learning, development, self-actualisation and power dynamics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Foreword: Authenticity in Our Times

Preface: Authenticity Revisited: It’s Getting Personal

1 The Concept of Authenticity in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

Part 1 Authenticity and Language Teaching

2 «Что такое аутентичность»? The Concept(s) of Authenticity in Russian as a Foreign Language

3 Multilingualism and Authenticity in Russian Heritage Language Teaching Practices

4 Authenticity in Language Assessment: Revisiting the Implementation of a Key Principle

5 Authenticity Beyond Teaching Materials: Teachers’ Authentic Care on Students’ Persistence at the Beginner Level of Foreign Language Courses

6 Designing for Authenticity: Making Sense of an English Pedagogical Grammar Course

7 Rethinking Authenticity in SLA from the Perspective of L1 Use: A Concept of Cognitive Authenticity

Part 2 Authenticity and Identity

8 Authenticity, Curricula and Authentic Education

9 Authenticity and the Psychology of Language and Learning during Early Childhood Education

10 Authenticity in Language Teaching: An African Language Perspective

11 When Moral Authority Speaks: Empirical Insights into Issues of Authenticity and Identity in Multilingual Educational Settings

12 Exploring Authenticity for an Endangered Heritage Language Context: Canadian Doukhobor Russian

Part 3 Authenticity and Aesthetics

13 Autobiographical Fairy Tales for Authenticity in the English Classroom: A South African Higher Education Case Study

14 Indie-Folk Music and the Quest for First-Person Authenticity

15 Authenticity and Literature(s) in Teacher Education: Bildung in Jigalong and Bárbmo

16 Authenticity and Authentic Voices in the Literature Curriculum of Pre-Service Teachers of English

Afterword: Taking Stock of the Authentic – Critical Synthesis and Timely Outlook

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800411050

1800411057

9781800411067

1800411065

OCLC:

1349281326