Intercultural Learning in Language Education and Beyond: Evolving Concepts, Perspectives and Practices

This book explores Michael Byram's pioneering work on intercultural communicative competence and intercultural citizenship, examining its theoretical and pedagogical impact in language education and beyond. It highlights key research on teaching, learning, and assessment, and showcases how language educators and communities of practice enact intercultural learning in practical ways.

Format: Hardback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 12 April 2022
Publisher: Multilingual Matters

This comprehensive and groundbreaking book delves into the profound theoretical and pedagogical implications of Michael Byram's pioneering work on intercultural communicative competence and intercultural citizenship in the realm of language education and beyond. Spanning multiple chapters, it explores essential theoretical and empirical research on teaching, learning, and assessing intercultural learning, while also shedding light on how individual language educators and communities of practice actively engage in intercultural learning in locally relevant contexts. The book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, teacher-trainers, and students, providing them with a comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible knowledge base that fosters understanding and enhances practice in this critical field.

The book explores the theoretical and pedagogical impact of Michael Byram's pioneering work on intercultural communicative competence and intercultural citizenship in language education and beyond. It addresses important theoretical and empirical work on teaching, learning, and assessing intercultural learning, highlighting how individual language educators and communities of practice enact intercultural learning in locally appropriate ways. The book offers comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible knowledge for researchers, teachers, teacher-trainers, and students, fostering understanding and enhancing practice in this critical field.

The book delves into the profound theoretical and pedagogical implications of Michael Byram's pioneering work on intercultural communicative competence and intercultural citizenship in language education and beyond. It explores essential theoretical and empirical research on teaching, learning, and assessing intercultural learning, while also shedding light on how individual language educators and communities of practice actively engage in intercultural learning in locally relevant contexts. The book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, teacher-trainers, and students, providing them with a comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible knowledge base that fosters understanding and enhances practice in this critical field.

Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800412606