From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship

Essays and Reflections

• Author(s): Michael Byram,
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Pages: 272
• ISBN_10: 1847690793
  ISBN_13: 9781847690791
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies , Political Science / Civics & Citizenship , Language Arts & Disciplines / Study & Teaching , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural , Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General ,

Description:... This collection of essays analyses the evolution of theory of intercultural competence and its relationship to education for citizenship. It does so by analysing the concepts of intercultural competence, including the notion of the intercultural speaker, by discussing the ways in which language education policy develops and by comparing the theories and purposes of foreign language education and education for citizenship.