Developing Intercultural Competence in Practice

by Byram, Michael; Nichols, Adam; Stevens, David

• ISBN13: 9781853595363
• ISBN10: 1853595365
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-25
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Summary

It is now widely recognised that learning a language should not just involve linguistic competence but also intercultural competence. It is also clear that intercultural competence can be developed through related subjects such as geography, history, mother tongue teaching. This book takes this as a given and provides practical help for teachers who wish to help their learners acquire intercultural competence in the ordinary classroom. It contains descriptions of lessons and materials from a wide range of classrooms in several countries and for beginners to advanced learners.

Author Biography

Michael Byram, Adam Nichols and David Stevens are in teacher education at the University of Durham. They specialise in the teaching of foreign languages (Byram), geography (Nichols) and English as mother tongue (Stevens) and have found a common interest in the ways in which all these subjects involve cultural issues. They have invited authors from throughout Europe and North America to describe their work in the classroom or in producing teaching materials to develop intercultural competence.

Table of Contents

Foreword	4
Alison Phipps
Introduction	1	(8)
Michael Byram
Adam Nichols
David Stevens
Part 1: In the Classroom	9	(122)
Beginners
The International Partnership Project	11	(18)
Carol Morgan
Intermediate
Teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence through Literature	29	(15)
Eva Burwitz-Melzer
'Up the Hills of Identity'	44	(16)
Elena Tarasheva
Leah Davcheva
Advanced
Visual Codes and Modes of Presentation of Television News Broadcasts	60	(17)
Maria Metodieva Genova
An Approach to Implementing a Cultural Studies Syllabus	77	(16)
Iskra Georgieva
'Family life' and 'Regional Identity' - Comparative Studies while Learning French	93	(18)
Sylvia Duffy
Janet Mayes
'It Must Be Cultural Because I Don't Do It': Cultural Awareness in Initial TESOL Teacher Education	111	(20)
Mary Williams
Part 2: Beyond the Classroom	131	(86)
Using New Technologies
Virtual Intercultural Competence: A Programme for Japanese Elementary School Students	133	(13)
Lynne Paramenter
Yuichi Tomita
Students as Virtual Ethnographers: Exploring the Language Culture-Connection	146	(16)
Sheila Carel
Working in Tandem: an Anglo-French Project	162	(14)
Clare Dodd
New Tools for Old Tricks: Information and Communication Technology in Teaching British Cultural Studies	176	(13)
Paul Whittaker
In the Field
Tandem Learning as an Intercultural Activity	189	(14)
Jane Woodin
`Why Do Danes Put Their Elderly in Nursing Homes?' - Working Outside the Classroom with Adult Second Language Learners	203	(14)
Judith Parsons
Peter Junge
Part 3: Developing Resources	217	(60)
Cultural Understanding in Danish Schools	219	(17)
Leon Aktor
Karen Risager
`I Thought My Teacher Fancied Me'	236	(10)
Tanya Madjarova
Magdalena Botsmanova
Tanya Stamatova
British and Bulgarian Christmas Cards: A Research Project for Students	246	(14)
Krassimira Topuzova
Study of Landscapes as an Approach to Openness to Others	260	(17)
Francoise Vigneron
Further Reading	277	(5)
Index	282