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The Tiger’s Wife – Promoting Intercultural Understanding
This paper presents a small case study that recorded developing intercultural understanding amongst advanced EFL students in a high school in Serbia as a result of studying The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht.
Olja Milosevic
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Intercultural Competence and the Promise of Understanding
In this chapter I adopt an interdisciplinary approach in the form of a philosophical investigation into the epistemological assumptions of the concept of competence and the ethical implications for intercultural dialogue. I intend to argue that the notion ofculture represents an ‘essentialist trap’ (Cole and Meadows, 2013) that fails to account for the
Giuliana Ferri, Ferri, Giuliana
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Teaching and learning second language pragmatics for intercultural understanding [PDF]
This collection argues for the need to promote intercultural understanding as a clear goal for teaching and learning pragmatics in second and foreign language education. The volume sees the learning of pragmatics as a challenging yet enriching process
McConachy, Troy, Liddicoat, Anthony J.
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The Promotion of Intercultural Understanding in English Language Teaching Textbooks
The paper centres around the idea that second language learning is an intercultural process. The global role of English as a primary means of intercultural communication has highlighted the need to develop intercultural competences in language learners ...
De Bartolo, Anna Maria +1 more
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Intercultural Challenges in Networked Learning [PDF]
This paper gives an account of themes that emerged from a preliminary analysis of a large corpus of electronic communications in an online, mediated course for intercultural learners.
Roche, Jörg +3 more
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University Leadership Based in the Humanities: An Interview with Prof. Hanne Leth Andersen
Interview with Prof. Hanne Leth Andersen Rector at Roskilde University, DENMARK
Hanne Leth Andersen
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This article deliberates on widening children’s horizons with picturebooks. The authors share with us their explorations in different Japanese settings: a preschool, a state primary school and an out-of-school picturebook read-aloud group, always with ...
Alison Hasegawa +3 more
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Arab West Report 2014, Weeks 16-26: Religious Holidays, Intern Experiences in Egypt
This dataset contains all Arab West Report special reports from the year 2014. This dataset is notable because much of it is the work of interns at the Center For Arab West Understanding during the 2014 summer internship season. The subject matter of the
Hulsman, Drs. C. (Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation (CIDT))
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Migrant integration remains a continuous challenge in many EU countries, as shown by the retreat from multiculturalism and the concerns regarding Muslim migrants. In recent years, the increase in asylum-seekers has added further complexities to the issue.
Andrea Carlà +4 more
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Developing intercultural understanding in primary schools [PDF]
This chapter explores cultural learning and intercultural understanding associated with foreign languages in primary schools. The chapter focuses primarily on the UK and more specifically on the English context. The issues explored, however, are relevant
Simpson, H., Driscoll, P.
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