Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning

• Date de parution : 05/02/2013
• Editeur : Wiley-blackwell
• EAN : 9781118482100
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• Support : Livre numérique

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• Thème : Non attribué
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This wide-ranging survey of issues in intercultural language teaching and learning covers everything from core concepts to program evaluation, and advocates a fluid, responsive approach to teaching language that reflects its central role in fostering intercultural understanding.Includes coverage... Voir plus

This wide-ranging survey of issues in intercultural language teaching and learning covers everything from core concepts to program evaluation, and advocates a fluid, responsive approach to teaching language that reflects its central role in fostering intercultural understanding.Includes coverage of theoretical issues defining language, culture, and communication, as well as practice-driven issues such as classroom interactions, technologies, programs, and language assessmentExamines systematically the components of language teaching: language itself, meaning, culture, learning, communicating, and assessments, and puts them in social and cultural contextFeatures numerous examples throughout, drawn from various languages,international contexts, and frameworksIncorporates a decade of in-depth research and detailed documentation from the authors collaborative work with practicing teachersProvides a much-needed addition to the sparse literature on intercultural aspects of language education