Critical Cultural Awareness Managing Stereotypes through Intercultural (Language) Education.

Houghton, Stephanie Ann.

Critical Cultural Awareness Managing Stereotypes through Intercultural (Language) Education. [electronic resource] : - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013. - 1 online resource (288 p.)

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Table of contents; contributors; acknowledgements; introduction; part i: defining, eliciting and illustrating stereotypes; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; chapter four; chapter five; part ii: addressing stereotypes through intercultural (language) education; chapter six; chapter seven; chapter eight; chapter nine; chapter ten; chapter eleven; chapter twelve; index

In a rapidly globalizing world, one of the most challenging barriers to be overcome is the stereotype. This book aims to promote understanding of the nature of stereotypes, and to suggest ways in which teachers can manage them by developing critical cultural awareness as an intrinsic part of the intercultural communicative competence of their students. Part 1 of the book explores ways of defining, eliciting and illustrating stereotypes from theoretical standpoints. Part 2 showcases ways of a...

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Intercultural communication -- Study and teaching.
Language and culture -- Study and teaching.
Multicultural education -- Study and teaching.
Stereotypes (Social psychology).
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
EDUCATION / Essays
EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions
EDUCATION / Reference


Electronic books.

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