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Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning
. Ed(S): Soler, Eva Alcon (Universitat Jaume I); Jorda, Maria Pilar Safont (Universitat Jaume I In Castello, Spain)
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Paperback. This volume attempts to address an issue that deserves further attention on the part of language acquisition researchers: that of intercultural learners in instructed language contexts. It includes up-to-date discussion of intercultural theory and research. Editor(s): Soler, Eva Alcon (Universitat Jaume I); Jorda, Maria Pilar Safont (Universitat Jaume I in Castello, Spain). Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 920.
Eva Alcón Soler Maria Pilar Safont Jordà Universitat Jaume I, Spain The main purpose of the present book is to broaden the scope of research on the development of intercultural communicative competence. Bearing this purpose in mind, English learners are considered as intercultural speakers who share their interest for engaging in real life communication. According to Byram and Fleming (1998), the intercultural speaker is someone with knowledge of one or more cultures and social identities, and who enjoys discovering and maintaining relationships with people from other cultural backgrounds, although s/he has not been formally trained for that purpose. Besides, possessing ... Read more
Eva Alcón Soler Maria Pilar Safont Jordà Universitat Jaume I, Spain The main purpose of the present book is to broaden the scope of research on the development of intercultural communicative competence. Bearing this purpose in mind, English learners are considered as intercultural speakers who share their interest for engaging in real life communication. According to Byram and Fleming (1998), the intercultural speaker is someone with knowledge of one or more cultures and social identities, and who enjoys discovering and maintaining relationships with people from other cultural backgrounds, although s/he has not been formally trained for that purpose. Besides, possessing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402056369
SKU
V9781402056369
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