Teaching and Learning Language and Culture

Michael Byram; Carol Morgan

ISBN 10: 1853592110 / ISBN 13: 9781853592119

Verlag: Multilingual Matters, 1994

Beschreibung

This book discusses the idea that cultural learning is an integral part of foreign language learning and offers a practical introduction to the issues by describing classroom practice, curriculum innovation and experimental courses. It also covers principles of methodology and problems in assessing cultural learning.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers b13599

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Teaching and Learning Language and Culture
• Verlag: Multilingual Matters
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1853592110
• ISBN-13: 9781853592119
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe

This book discusses the idea that cultural learning is an integral part of foreign language learning and offers a practical introduction to the issues by describing classroom practice, curriculum innovation and experimental courses. It also covers principles of methodology and problems in assessing cultural learning.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus at Durham University, England. Having studied languages at Cambridge University, he taught French and  German in school and adult education and then did teacher education at Durham. He was adviser to the Language Policy Division of the Council of Europe and then on the expert group which produced the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture. His research has included the education of minorities, foreign language teaching and intercultural competence, and more recently on how the PhD is experienced and assessed in a range of different countries.

 

Carol Morgan (University of Bath) and Albane Cain (University of Cergy-Pontoise) have worked together on intercultural projects in the past and both have been involved in teaching and researching foreign language learning and cultural studies for many years in schools and universities. The research project described here was undertaken by Carol Morgan, and Albane Cain acted as a critical friend in helping to analyse the processes and products of the project.