Language Teachers, Politics and CulturesForeign language teaching is social interaction, subject to the influences and forces of the societies in which it takes place. This text argues that geo-political changes have an effect on language teachers in their beliefs about their work and in the everyday methods they use in their classrooms. Based on empirical research in Denmark and England, the book explores the effects of major contemporary changes as they are perceived and understood by language teachers. |
Contents
Political and Educational Trends | 40 |
The Cultural Dimension in Foreign Language Education | 58 |
Teachers Views on the Cultural Dimension | 82 |
National Stereotypes and the Process of European | 92 |
The Cultural Dimension in the Curriculum | 100 |
Stereotypes Prejudice and Tolerance | 106 |
Methods and Techniques | 112 |
Contacts Abroad | 121 |
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