Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning

Informationen zum Autor Anthony J. Liddicoat is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures in the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages at the University of South Australia. Angela Scarino is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Director of the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures at the University of South Australia. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments viii 1 Introduction 1 Language, Culture, and Language Education 1 The Concept of Method 2 Critiques of Method 3 Moving beyond Methods 4 About this Book 7 2 Languages, Cultures, and the Intercultural 11 Understanding Language 11 Language as a structural system 12 Language as a communicative system 13 Language as social practice 13 Concluding comments 16 Understanding Culture 17 Cultures as national attributes 18 Cultures as societal norms 19 Cultures as symbolic systems 20 Cultures as practices 20 Culture for language teaching and learning 21 The Intercultural: Understanding Language, Culture, and their Relationship 25 3 Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, and Language Learning within an Intercultural Orientation 31 Introduction: Two Families of Theories 31 Key Understandings of SLA and Language Learning within Diverse Families of Theories 33 A Brief History of the Development of Theories of Language Learning 35 The Acquisition and Participation Metaphors 40 Expanding Learning: Recognizing the Role of Interpretation in "Moving Between" Linguistic and Cultural Systems 43 Conclusion 45 4 Language Teaching and Learning as an Intercultural Endeavor 47 Introduction 47 The intercultural in language learning 48 The Learner as Focus 51 Language learner as learner 51 Language learner as language user 52 The learner as person 54 The learner as focus: Concluding comments 56 Principles for Teaching and Learning Languages from an Intercultural Perspective 56 Practices for Intercultural Learning 59 Practices in learning 59 Conclusion 61 5 Designing Classroom Interactions and Experiences 63 Expanding "Tasks" to Focus on Interaction and Experiences 64 The Nature of Interaction 66 The Experiential Dimension 66 Considerations in Developing Interactions and Experiences 68 Examples 70 Example 1: Y...

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Acknowledgments viii
 
1 Introduction 1
 
Language, Culture, and Language Education 1
 
The Concept of Method 2
 
Critiques of Method 3
 
Moving beyond Methods 4
 
About this Book 7
 
2 Languages, Cultures, and the Intercultural 11
 
Understanding Language 11
 
Language as a structural system 12
 
Language as a communicative system 13
 
Language as social practice 13
 
Concluding comments 16
 
Understanding Culture 17
 
Cultures as national attributes 18
 
Cultures as societal norms 19
 
Cultures as symbolic systems 20
 
Cultures as practices 20
 
Culture for language teaching and learning 21
 
The Intercultural: Understanding Language, Culture, and their Relationship 25
 
3 Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, and Language Learning within an Intercultural Orientation 31
 
Introduction: Two Families of Theories 31
 
Key Understandings of SLA and Language Learning within Diverse Families of Theories 33
 
A Brief History of the Development of Theories of Language Learning 35
 
The Acquisition and Participation Metaphors 40
 
Expanding Learning: Recognizing the Role of Interpretation in "Moving Between" Linguistic and Cultural Systems 43
 
Conclusion 45
 
4 Language Teaching and Learning as an Intercultural Endeavor 47
 
Introduction 47
 
The intercultural in language learning 48
 
The Learner as Focus 51
 
Language learner as learner 51
 
Language learner as language user 52
 
The learner as person 54
 
The learner as focus: Concluding comments 56
 
Principles for Teaching and Learning Languages from an Intercultural Perspective 56
 
Practices for Intercultural Learning 59
 
Practices in learning 59
 
Conclusion 61
 
5 Designing Classroom Interactions and Experiences 63
 
Expanding "Tasks" to Focus on Interaction and Experiences 64
 
The Nature of Interaction 66
 
The Experiential Dimension 66
 
Considerations in Developing Interactions and Experiences 68
 
Examples 70
 
Example 1: Year 10 Chinese - examining translation 70
 
Example 2: Year 11 and 12 Indonesian: Developing intra- and intercultural understanding 75
 
Implications for Teachers and Students as Participants in Language Learning 81
 
6 Resources for Intercultural Language Learning 83
 
Textbooks as Resources for Intercultural Learning 84
 
Moving Beyond Textbooks 91
 
The Authenticity of the Resource 93
 
Literature as an Authentic Resource 95
 
Communities as Resources 97
 
The Classroom as a Resource 99
 
Selecting and Evaluating Resources 101
 
Adapting Resources 102
 
Using Resources Critically 103
 
Relating Resources to Each Other 104
 
Concluding Comments 105
 
7 Technologies in Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning 107
 
Introduction 107
 
Information Technologies and Intercultural Learning 108
 
Social Technologies and Intercultural Learning 111
 
Developing the Potential of Technologies for Intercultural Learning 118
 
Technology as information resource 119
 
Technology as content contextualization 119
 
Technology as communication tool 119
 
Technology as a construction kit 120
 
Technology as visualization and manipulation 120
 
Summary 120
 
8 Assessing Intercultural Language Learning 123
 
Contextualizing Assessment and Language Learning 124
 
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Commentaire

"Indeed, Intercultural Language Teaching and Learningcan be a valuable read for anybody interested in language and cultural diversity and the process that leads to intercultural competency". (The Delta Intercultural Academy, 1 January 2014)
 
"Valuable for those studying linguistics, second-language acquisition, and language teaching. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals." (Choice, 1 December 2013)

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Anthony Liddicoat, Anthony J Liddicoat, Anthony J. Liddicoat, Anthony J. Scarino Liddicoat, LIDDICOAT ANTHONY J SCARINO ANG, Liddicoat Anthony J., Angela Scarino, Scarino Angela
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.12.2013
• EAN: 9781405198103
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9810-3
• Pages: 208
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 251 mm x 17 mm
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie; Livres de conseils > Psychologie, quotidien > Famille; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Enseignement; Education, Linguistics, Fremdsprachenunterricht, Bildungswesen, Sprachwissenschaften, Language Teaching, Lehrpläne / Sprachen, Erlernen von Fremdsprachen, Second Language Acquisition