Full Description
This is a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded edition of a practical introduction to intercultural education for teachers of English as a second language. It provides a concise summary of the intellectual and pedagogical traditions that have shaped intercultural language education, from ethnography to critical pedagogy and cultural studies. The book offers clear illustrations of the practical impact of these traditions on curriculum design, classroom activities and assessment. As well as addressing developments in the field since the publication of the 1st edition, this new edition also reflects on the impact of online resources for English language education. The book continues to make a powerful case for developing intercultural as well as linguistic competences and will remain invaluable reading for English language teachers across the world.
Contents
Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition and Acknowledgements
Image Credits
Chapter 1. Linguistic and Ethnographic Perspectives on Culture
Chapter 2. From Intercultural Communication to Literary, Media and Cultural Studies
Chapter 3. Defining Intercultural Communicative Competence
Chapter 4. Implementing an Intercultural Approach to ELT
Chapter 5. Culture and Conversation
Chapter 6. Developing an Ethnographic Frame of Mind
Chapter 7. Interviewing Skills for the Intercultural Learner
Chapter 8. Virtual Ethnographies: Intercultural Telecollaboration
Chapter 9. Developing Visual Literacy
Chapter 10. Using Literary, Media and Cultural Studies
Chapter 11. Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence
Chapter 12. Further Prospects for Intercultural Language Education
Appendix: Checklist of questions to promote visual literacy
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