Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning

By Angela Scarino and Anthony J. Liddicoat

Book Overview

This wide-ranging survey of issues in intercultural language teaching and learning covers everything from core concepts to program evaluation, and advocates a fluid, responsive approach to teaching language that reflects its central role in fostering intercultural understanding. Includes coverage of theoretical issues defining language, culture, and communication, as well as practice-driven issues such as classroom interactions, technologies, programs, and language assessment Examines systematically the components of language teaching: language itself, meaning, culture, learning, communicating, and assessments, and puts them in social and cultural context Features numerous examples throughout, drawn from various languages, international contexts, and frameworks Incorporates a decade of in-depth research and detailed documentation from the authors' collaborative work with practicing teachers Provides a much-needed addition to the sparse literature on intercultural aspects of language education

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405198109
• ISBN13: 9781405198103
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.8"