Intercultural learning in modern language education
Subtitle: expanding meaning-making potentials
By: Erin Kearney
Series: Languages for intercultural communication and education -- 28
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Bristol; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781783094677; 9781783094660; 9781783094684
Subjects: Intercultural communication; Study and teaching; Multicultural education; Language and languages; Language and culture
Description: Many educators aim to engage students in deeply meaningful learning in the language classroom, often facing challenges to connect the students with the culture of the language they are learning. This book aims to demonstrate that substantial intercultural learning can and does occur in the modern language classroom, and explores the features of the classroom that support meaningful culture-in-language-learning. The author argues that transformative modern language education is intimately tied to a view of language learning as an engagement in meaning-making activity, or semiotic practice. The empirical evidence presented is analyzed and then linked to both the theorizing of culture-in-language-teaching and to practical concerns of teaching. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.