Intercultural Citizenship in Language Education
Teaching and Learning Through Social Action
Author: Kaishan Kong and Allison J. Spenader Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
Explores why, how and what to teach for Intercultural Citizenship, propelling this important field forward
This book explores Intercultural Citizenship across a variety of US learning contexts. The chapters, which comprise both conceptual and empirical studies, represent a wide variety of languages at levels ranging from beginner to advanced. They urge us to look at how Intercultural Citizenship enhances and expands the work of world language educators.
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Explores why, how and what to teach for Intercultural Citizenship, propelling this important field forward
This book explores Intercultural Citizenship across a variety of US learning contexts. The chapters, which comprise both conceptual and empirical studies, represent a wide variety of languages at levels ranging from beginner to advanced. They urge us to look at how Intercultural Citizenship enhances and expands the work of world language educators.
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This book explores the framework of Intercultural Citizenship within a variety of US teaching and learning contexts. The chapters, which comprise both conceptual pieces and empirical research studies, represent a wide variety of languages at levels ranging from beginner to advanced, from early elementary through higher education contexts. They urge us to look carefully at how Intercultural Citizenship enhances and expands the work of world language educators by bringing in additional focus on social justice and critical cultural awareness. The book addresses curricular issues, professional development models, language immersion, study abroad, virtual exchanges and teacher education in relation to Intercultural Citizenship. Through its focus on how Intercultural Citizenship is being enacted in a wide variety of learning contexts in the United States, and its theoretical and conceptual investigations of social justice and Intercultural Citizenship, the book will be an invaluable resource for teachers, teacher educators and researchers working on Intercultural Citizenship.
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Language educators have recognized that the goals of intercultural citizenship along with matters related to social justice are critical to the contemporary endeavor of teaching languages. In this volume, major figures in the field join a diverse array of scholars to skillfully advance our discipline. An impactful work! Terry A. Osborn, University of South Florida, USA
The editors of this work have assembled a unique group of experienced educators dedicated to addressing a compelling and timely topic for everyone in today’s world. The various contributors examine the topic of intercultural citizenship and describe various approaches to teaching and developing intercultural citizenship, a topic relevant not only to those interested in ethnicities, diversity, bilingual-biculturals, immigrants and refugees, but to everyone else, everywhere. Alvino E. Fantini, School for International Training, USA
Building on the seminal work of Michael Byram, this timely and important volume offers valuable insight into the complex construct of intercultural citizenship and provides educators with fresh ideas to bridge the gap between related theory and practice within the context of second language teaching and learning. Highly recommended! Jane Jackson, Professor Emerita, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
This volume is a seminal step in the reconceptualization of current language education, urging educators and learners alike to embrace a broader, more socially conscious understanding of what it means to teach and learn languages.
Xinying Wu and Bin Shao, Zhejiang University, China, TESOL Journal 2024About the Author
Kaishan Kong is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA. Her research interests include Intercultural Communicative Competence, Intercultural Citizenship, World Language Education and Teacher Education.
Allison Spenader is a Professor at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, Minnesota, USA. Her research interests include Intercultural Development in Study Abroad, Intercultural Citizenship, Immersion Education, Critical Content-Based Language Instruction (CBI , CLIL) and Teacher Preparation.
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