McConachy Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use

Exploring Pragmatics and Culture in Foreign Language Learning
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78309-934-4
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 33, 200 Seiten

Reihe: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education

Many language teachers recognise the importance of integrating intercultural learning into language learning, but how this can be best achieved is not always apparent. This is particularly the case in foreign language learning contexts where teachers are working with a prescribed textbook and opportunities to use the language outside the classroom are limited. This book argues that teachers can work creatively with conventional resources and utilise classroom experiences in order to help learners interpret aspects of communication in insightful ways and develop awareness of the influence of cultural assumptions and values on language use. The book provides extensive analysis of a range of classroom interactions to demonstrate how teachers and learners can work together to construct opportunities for intercultural learning through reflection on pragmatics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McConachy, Troy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures and Tables

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Pragmatics and Culture in Communicative Language Teaching

Chapter 2: Linking Pragmatics and Intercultural Language Learning

Chapter 3: Developing a View of Language Use as Social Action

Chapter 4: Reflection on Experience as Resource for Intercultural Learning

Chapter 5: Combining Performance and Reflection for Learning

Chapter 6: Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use

Conclusion

List of References

Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

McConachy, Troy
Troy McConachy is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK. He is the author of Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use: Exploring Pragmatics and Culture in Foreign Language Learning (2017, Multilingual Matters).

Troy McConachy is Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, UK. His research interests include intercultural pragmatics and intercultural language teaching and learning.