Description
| Product ID: | 9781847690784 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education |
| Title: | From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship |
| Subtitle: | Essays and Reflections |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Byram |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Language teaching theory and methods, Language teaching theory & methods, Teaching of a specific subject, Civics and citizenship, Teaching of a specific subject, Civil rights & citizenship |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book analyses the evolution of theory of intercultural competence and its relationship to education for citizenship. It analyses the concepts of intercultural competence by discussing the ways in which language education policy develops and by comparing the theories and purposes of foreign language education and education for citizenship. This collection of essays and reflections starts from an analysis of the purposes of foreign language teaching and argues that this should include educational objectives which are ultimately similar to those of education for citizenship. It does so by a journey through reflections on what is possible and desirable in the classroom and how language teaching has a specific role in education systems which have long had, and often still have, the purpose of encouraging young people to identify with the nation-state. Foreign language education can break through this framework to introduce a critical internationalism. In a ‘globalised’ and ‘internationalised’ world, the importance of identification with people beyond the national borders is crucial. Combined with education for citizenship, foreign language education can offer an education for ‘intercultural citizenship’. |
| Imprint Name: | Multilingual Matters |
| Publisher Name: | Channel View Publications Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-05-27 |
