Developing critical cultural awareness in modern languages: a comparative study of higher education in North America and the United Kingdom

"Drawing on a comparative empirical study conducted at UK and US universities, this text explores the relationship between language and culture whilst considering its implications for the teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in higher education. Illustrating the need for a curriculum which fost...

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Main Author: Parks, Elinor 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2020
Series:Routledge research in language education
Routledge Research in Language Education
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Drawing on a comparative empirical study conducted at UK and US universities, this text explores the relationship between language and culture whilst considering its implications for the teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in higher education. Illustrating the need for a curriculum which fosters the development of intercultural competence and criticality, Parks reconceptualizes established models of Criticality (Barnett) and Intercultural Communicative Competence (Byram). Scholars interested in Intercultural Communication, Language Education and Applied Linguistics will be able to discuss the ways in which Modern Language programmes in higher education can be improved"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 257 pages)
ISBN:9780429341236
0429341237
9781000034165
100003416X
9781000026122
1000026124
9781000026177
1000026175

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