Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use : Exploring Pragmatics and Culture in Foreign Language Learning / Troy McConachy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McConachy., Author.

Contributor:

.

Troy.

Series:

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 33.

Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Intercultural communication--Study and teaching.

Intercultural communication.

Language and culture--Study and teaching.

Language and culture.

Multicultural education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed..

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Many language teachers recognise the importance of integrating intercultural learning into language learning, but how this can be best achieved is not always apparent. This is particularly the case in foreign language learning contexts where teachers are working with a prescribed textbook and opportunities to use the language outside the classroom are limited. This book argues that teachers can work creatively with conventional resources and utilise classroom experiences in order to help learners interpret aspects of communication in insightful ways and develop awareness of the influence of cultural assumptions and values on language use. The book provides extensive analysis of a range of classroom interactions to demonstrate how teachers and learners can work together to construct opportunities for intercultural learning through reflection on pragmatics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Pragmatics and Culture in Communicative Language Teaching

2. Linking Pragmatics and Intercultural Language Learning

3. Developing a View of Language Use as Social Action

4. Reflection on Experience as a Resource for Intercultural Learning

5. Combining Performance and Reflection for Learning

6. Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use

Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781783099344

1783099348

9781783099337

178309933X

OCLC:

1012839256