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Kong, Kaishan, Ed.; Spenader, Allison J., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2023
This book explores the framework of Intercultural Citizenship within a variety of US teaching and learning contexts. The chapters, which comprise both conceptual pieces and empirical research studies, represent a wide variety of languages at levels ranging from beginner to advanced, from early elementary through higher education contexts. They…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness
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Hagley, Eric, Ed.; Wang, Yi'an, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Virtual Exchange (VE) is of great import to language and culture teachers and researchers but is also gaining popularity in other fields. However, around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region in particular, the number of exchanges is not high and the quality of those that exist needs to continue to improve. It is essential that the latest…
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, International Educational Exchange, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando, Ed.; Beaven, Tita, Ed.; Fuertes Gutiérrez, Mara, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2018
This edited volume contains 11 short papers selected from the 2017 Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University conference (InnoConf), which took place on the 16th of June at The Open University. The theme of the conference was "Integrating Informal Learning into Formal Language Education." The aim of the conference was to…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Witte, Arnd, Ed.; Harden, Theo, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2011
This book explores the idea of "intercultural competence", which, despite its current popularity across various discourses, has remained a vague and oscillating concept. Interculture lacks a universal definition and "competence" is not only a cognitive construct but also includes psychological traits such as attitudes,…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Interpersonal Competence, Second Language Learning, Research
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 1992
Written by U.S. teachers who traveled to China in 1991, this document contains a compilation of curriculum projects about China. The projects include: "China Via the Five Fundamental Themes of Geography" (S. Cassady); "Jiemei (Sister): An Analysis of the History and Role of Women in the People's Republic of China" (M.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, International Relations
Hawkins, John N., Ed.; Cummings, William K., Ed. – 2000
Born out of a bilateral project between distinguished scholars in Japan and the United States, this book provides a definitive and comprehensive study of the status of relations between these two countries in an educational context. The book covers a range of themes, including analysis of the traditions of educational exchange, the role of…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Cooperation, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries
Byram, Michael, Ed. – 1994
A collection of papers concerning cultural studies within college and university second language programs, particularly for foreign students, includes program descriptions from a variety of countries and discussions of cultural education and cultural conflict. Themes include the nature of cultural teaching, cultural education as a discipline,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Culture Conflict
Freed, Barbara F., Ed. – 1995
The collection of essays on second language learning during study abroad includes: "Language Learning and Study Abroad" (Barbara F. Freed); "Predictors of Foreign Language Gain During Study Abroad" (Richard D. Brecht, Dan E. Davidson, Ralph B. Ginsberg); "A Canadian Interprovincial Exchange: Evaluating the Linguistic…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Discourse Analysis