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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship: Essays and Reflections (Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education) |
Material Type: | Document |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Byram |
ISBN: | 9781847690807 1847690807 |
OCLC Number: | 939691533 |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | AcknowledgementsIntroductionI FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATIONPurposes1 Foreign Language Education in Context2 Purposes for Foreign Language EducationPossibilities3 Is Language Learning Possible at School?4 The Intercultural Speaker - Acting Interculturally or Being Bicultural5 Intercultural Competence and Foreign Language Learning in the Primary School6 Analysis and Advocacy: Researching the Cultural Dimensions of Foreign Language EducationPerspectives7 Nationalism and Internationalism in Language Education8 Language Learning in Europe9 Foreign Language Teaching as Political ActionII INTERCULTURAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION10 Language Education, Political Education and Intercultural Citizenship11 Education for Intercultural Citizenship12 Policies for Intercultural Citizenship Education13 Curricula for Intercultural Citizenship Education14 Assessment and/or Evaluation of Intercultural Competence and Intercultural CitizenshipConclusionReferencesAppendix |
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It would be hard to deny the importance of Byram's excellent book. It is unique, because it views language teaching as a social and political activity and it gives new insights into the topic of foreign language education. The abundance of examples has a double merit in the book because, on the one hand, it helps in better understanding the topic and, on the other hand, it makes the book more interesting to read. Michael Byram's book is a worthwhile read and welcome addition to our body of knowledge on foreign language education. The book is of manageable size and scope and quite accessible to non-experts. At the same time, it is clearly worded, interesting, useful and opens new avenues for future research and study. -- Tunde Bajzat, University of Miskolc, Hungary * Linguist List 20.1850 * I enjoyed reading this book. It promises to be a typically clear and compelling discussion of the institutional implications for adopting an intercultural approach to language teaching in European schools. It deserves to be read and debated widely. -- Professor John Corbett, Department of English, University of Glasgow Read more...

