Cultural Studies in Foreign Language Education

Auteur

Michael Byram taught languages in secondary school and adult education. At Durham University since 1980, now emeritus, he has researched the education of linguistic minorities and foreign language education. His most recent book is From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship (Multilingual Matters) and he is the editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning.

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This book deals with the acquisition of understanding of foreign cultures and peoples. It is also a study of the philosophy and purpose of language teaching in all its facets, in the context of foreign language teaching in secondary education. It attempts to raise awareness of the full educational value of foreign language learning.

Contenu
Foreign language teaching and education; foreign language teaching in a multi-ethnic society; cultural studies within foreign language teaching; contemporary views on cultural studies; analyzing, describing and understanding a foreign culture; psychological dimensions of cultural studies; cultural knowledge and cultural information - some empirical evidence; a model for language and cultural teaching.