Citizenship And Language Learning

by Osler, Audrey; Starkey, Hugh

• ISBN13: 9781858563343
• ISBN10: 1858563348
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Trentham Books Ltd

Summary

This volume breaks new ground by bringing together and synthesising contributions from practitioners and researchers in language teaching and citizenship. It draws on the work of the British Council in developing education for citizenship and good governance through language teaching. Language teachers across the world are increasingly recognizing their role as teachers of intercultural communication. Language learning develops skills for communication across cultural boundaries. The quality of the communication depends on respect, tolerance and acceptance of basic standards of human rights such as equality and dignity. The book develops a theory and practice of language teaching and learning for citizenship based on understanding and implementing human rights in education. It explores representations of cultures; curriculum and pedagogical frameworks; issues of equality and diversity. Case studies are drawn from a range of learning contexts in Latin America, Europe and Asia. They consider: young disadvantaged learners; e-learning exchanges; developing critical cultural awareness; civic education and language teaching; women's studies; and empowerment strategies for life long learning. The book will be essential reading for teachers and students of languages, for teachers and students of citizenship and for those responsible for curriculum policy and the training of teachers. Contributors to this volume are drawn from the lecturers and participants at the 2003 British Council International Seminar on Citizenship and Language Learning, which they directed.

Author Biography

Audrey Osler is Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for Citizenship Studies in Education (CCSE), University of Leicester.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
David Green
Acknowledgements	x
Acronyms and abbreviations	xi
Preface	xiii
Audrey Osler and Hugh Starkey
Part One Citizenship, Equality and Diversity
Chapter 1 Education for democratic citizenship: new challenges in a globalised world	3	(20)
Audrey Osler
Chapter 2 Language teaching for democratic citizenship	23	(18)
Hugh Starkey
Chapter 3 Representing Britain as a diverse society: the work of the British Council	41	(18)
Robin Richardson
Part Two Teachers Talking Citizenship
Chapter 4 Teaching for a better world: language education in Japan	59	(16)
Kip Cates
Chapter 5 Multilingual primary schools in Argentina	75	(8)
Teresa Cañas Davis
Chapter 6 Reclaiming the right to question: language teachers in Brazil	83	(12)
Vanessa Andreotti
Chapter 7 Interdisciplinary and humanistic learning: a case study for Cuba	95	(8)
Dolores Corona
Chapter 8 Intercultural Learning: connecting young citizens through ICT	103	(10)
Tuula Penttilä
Chapter 9 Human rights education in Romania: developing a textbook	113	(8)
Margot Brown and Ruxandra Popovici
Chapter 10 Task-based learning for citizenship	121	(12)
Christopher Palmer
Chapter 11 Language teachers' reflections on citizenship	133	(8)
Telma Gimenez
Contributors	141	(2)
Citation Index	143	(2)
Subject Index	145