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Teachers as Mediators in the Foreign Language Classroom
Michelle Kohler
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Description for Teachers as Mediators in the Foreign Language Classroom
Paperback. This book uses examples of classroom interaction to reveal how teachers of languages act as intercultural mediators and the implications of this for practice. The book offers an account of what teachers are thinking, feeling and doing as they enact an intercultural perspective on language teaching and learning. Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CJA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 328.
Language teachers are key figures in preparing young people for participation in an increasingly multilingual and culturally diverse world, yet little is known about how they go about this in practice. This book uses examples of classroom interaction to reveal how teachers of languages act as intercultural mediators and the implications of this for practice. To date, there has been little exploration of how teachers mediate language and culture learning from an intercultural perspective, and what underlies their mediation practices in terms of their conceptions of intercultural language teaching and learning. This book offers an account of what teachers are ... Read more
Language teachers are key figures in preparing young people for participation in an increasingly multilingual and culturally diverse world, yet little is known about how they go about this in practice. This book uses examples of classroom interaction to reveal how teachers of languages act as intercultural mediators and the implications of this for practice. To date, there has been little exploration of how teachers mediate language and culture learning from an intercultural perspective, and what underlies their mediation practices in terms of their conceptions of intercultural language teaching and learning. This book offers an account of what teachers are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783093052
SKU
V9781783093052
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Michelle Kohler
Michelle Kohler is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures at the University of South Australia, and Lecturer in Languages Education and Indonesian language at Flinders University. Her research interests are mediation, particularly in relation to intercultural language teaching and learning, languages pedagogy, curriculum and assessment, and Indonesian language education.
Reviews for Teachers as Mediators in the Foreign Language Classroom
This timely and engaging book makes a significant contribution to our knowledge about language teaching. It provides a detailed and thoughtful examination of teachers' practice in language classrooms that opens up new insights into how teachers work with complex ideas of language and culture and mediate these for their learners. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the intercultural ... Read more