Developing Critical Languaculture Pedagogies in Higher Education : : Theory and Practice / / Adriana Raquel Díaz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Díaz, Adriana Raquel,
• MitwirkendeR: Liddicoat, Anthony J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)

Despite widespread agreement about the need to develop interculturally competent graduates, there is a lack of agreement about how this goal may be achieved in practice. This is significant as universities around the world, particularly in English-speaking countries, have espoused an interculturally...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Figures and Tables
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part 1: The Theory/Practice Gap in Language and Culture Pedagogies in Higher Education
• 1. Stumbling Blocks to Bridging the Theory/Practice Gap
• 2. From Stumbling Blocks into Building Blocks
• Part 2: Theory Versus Practice and the Realm of Possibility
• 3. Case Studies of Curricular Innovation
• 4. The Good, The Bad and The Feasible
• Part 3: Bridging the Gap Without Falling into the Precipice
• 5. Articulating the Feasible with Sustainable Innovation
• Conclusion: Prospects for a Field in Transition
• Appendix 1: Case Study A: Languaculture Workshop Presentation in Italian Culture Context Subject
• Appendix 2: Case Study B: Italian Language Subject Sample Lesson Plan
• Appendix 3: Case Study B: Languaculture Workshop Presentation in Italian Language subject
• Appendix 4: Case Study C: Chinese Language Subject
• Appendix 5: Case Study D: Discovery Page
• References
• Index