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Rauschert, Petra; Cardetti, Fabiana – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2022
This article presents an analysis of a teaching concept we developed based on the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) (Council of Europe, 2018), that not only provides opportunities to practice communicative skills but puts a major focus on democratic competences. Mathematics students and TEFL (Teaching English as a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Democracy, Teaching Methods, Guidelines
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Madden, Oneil N. – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
The interconnectivity of peoples worldwide is sufficient rationale for foreign language learners to develop the relevant competences for intercultural interactions in both local and global--"glocal" contexts. This study presents a conceptualisation of "glocal" competence for Jamaican foreign language teaching professionals from…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Bautista Pérez, Nancy Yolanda – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2017
This article reports an action research project carried out with a group of 24 undergraduate students in a private university in Ibagué, Colombia. The study aimed to characterize the development of university students' sociocultural skills, to analyze their perceptions and to examine the teacher's procedures and possible implications required to…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Consciousness Raising, Focus Groups, Questionnaires
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Baird, Robert; Hyde-Simon, Caroline – Language Teaching, 2009
The Centre for Applied Language Research at the University of Southampton is one of two research centres within the discipline of Modern Languages. Established in 2004, CALR now has more than 50 members, predominantly faculty members working in the School of Humanities/Modern Languages, as well as growing number of postgraduate researchers. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Local Issues, Intercultural Communication, Language Research
Facchinetti, Roberta, Ed.; Crystal, David, Ed.; Seidlhofer, Barbara, Ed. – Peter Lang Bern, 2010
All languages encode aspects of culture and every culture has its own specificities to be proud of and to be transmitted. The papers in this book explore aspects of this relationship between language and culture, considering issues related to the processes of internationalization and localization of the English language. The volume is divided into…
Descriptors: Group Membership, English, Jews, Foreign Countries
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2002
These two publications fill the need of newly posted Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) for self-directed learning activities to aid the community entry process. A volunteer's guide provides a way to learn about biophysical, economic, and social aspects of the host community during the first few months of service. It has ideas and activities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Resources, Cross Cultural Training