Author : Eleni Griva,Vasilios Zorbas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : EDUCATION
ISBN : 1536126802
Multicultural and Citizenship Awareness Through Language by Eleni Griva,Vasilios Zorbas Pdf
"This book offers a theoretical backdrop on issues related to multicultural education and intercultural approaches to language pedagogy as well as a wide repertoire of educational practices for developing intercultural awareness and communication along with the enhancement of second/foreign language skills development. Considering the growing multicultural nature of education as well as the development of cultural knowledge, intercultural awareness constitutes a significant parameter in promoting effective communication and mutual understanding, leading to social inclusion beyond the classroom boundaries. These cultural dimensions stress the need for teachers to adopt effective practices (in the foreign language classroom) that blend intercultural knowledge and understanding, and enable students to identify themselves, understand others, and use a foreign language to convey and create a cultural reality" --