Making a difference: Language teaching for intercultural and international dialogue

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 140 - 151
• Main Authors: Byram, Michael, Wagner, Manuela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Wiley-Blackwell 01.03.2018; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Bilingualism; Citizenship Education; Communicative Competence (Languages); critical and higher‐level thinking; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Cultural heritage; Cultural identity; Cultural instruction; Curricula; Duncan, Arne; Educational Cooperation; Foreign language learning; Grammar; Intercultural Communication; intercultural competence; Interdisciplinary Approach; Interdisciplinary aspects; Intergroup Education; Language Role; Language Skills; Language Teachers; Language teaching methods; multidisciplinary curriculum; Multilingualism; Nationalism; Official Languages; Pedagogy; Professional Identity; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second Languages; teacher development; Teaching; teaching culture; Teaching Methods; New York; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Europe; Germany

Language teaching has long been associated with teaching in a country or countries where a target language is spoken, but this approach is inadequate. In the contemporary world, language teaching has a responsibility to prepare learners for interaction with people of other cultural backgrounds, teac...