From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship : : Essays and Reflections / / Michael Byram.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Byram, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (220 p.)

This collection of essays and reflections starts from an analysis of the purposes of foreign language teaching and argues that this should include educational objectives which are ultimately similar to those of education for citizenship. It does so by a journey through reflections on what is possible and desirable in the classroom and how language teaching has a specific role in education systems which have long had, and often still have, the purpose of encouraging young people to identify with the nation-state. Foreign language education can break through this framework to introduce a critical internationalism. In a ‘globalised’ and ‘internationalised’ world, the importance of identification with people beyond the national borders is crucial. Combined with education for citizenship, foreign language education can offer an education for ‘intercultural citizenship’.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: Foreign Language Education -- 1 Foreign Language Education in Context -- 2 Purposes for Foreign Language Education -- 3 Is Language Learning Possible at School? -- 4 The Intercultural Speaker: Acting Interculturally or Being Bicultural. -- 5 Intercultural Competence and Foreign Language Learning in the Primary School -- 6 Analysis and Advocacy: Researching the Cultural Dimensions of Foreign Language Education -- 7 Nationalism and Internationalism in Language Education -- 8 Language Learning in Europe -- 9 Foreign Language Teaching as Political Action -- Part 2: Intercultural Citizenship Education -- 10 Language Education, Political Education and Intercultural Citizenship -- 11 Education for Intercultural Citizenship -- 12 Policies for Intercultural Citizenship Education -- 13 Curricula for Intercultural Citizenship Education -- 14 Assessment and/or Evaluation of Intercultural Competence and Intercultural Citizenship -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Intercultural Competence -- Appendix 2 Sources for Teacher Training for Intercultural Competence -- Appendix 3 Framework for Intercultural Citizenship -- Appendix 4 Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters85 -- Notes -- References