Developing Criticality in Practice Through Foreign Language Education (Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning, Volume 8)

Houghton, Stephanie; Yamada, Etsuko

ISBN 10: 3034302789 / ISBN 13: 9783034302784

Editore: Peter Lang, Bern, 2012

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• Titolo: Developing Criticality in Practice Through Foreign Language Education (Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning, Volume 8)
• Editore: Peter Lang, Bern
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3034302789
• ISBN 13: 9783034302784
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: Used
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Teaching & Education

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Riassunto

Many universities have adopted criticality as a general aim of higher education, in order to meet the demands of an increasingly globalised world. But what is criticality, and how does it develop in practice? This book explores the concept in detail and considers how it can be systematically developed in practical ways through foreign language education.
Taking a practice-first rather than a theory-first approach, the book presents two case studies based on action research in order to investigate criticality development through foreign language education. One study was conducted in beginner level Japanese language classes at a British university by a Japanese teacher-researcher, and the other was conducted in upper-intermediate English language classes at a Japanese university by a British teacher-researcher. The two studies illuminate the complex experiences of students and teachers as criticality starts to develop in both planned and unplanned ways, from beginner-level to more advanced levels of foreign language learning. The authors also suggest a range of practical teaching approaches which can be used to develop criticality through targeted instruction.

Informazioni sull?autore

Stephanie Houghton is an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication at Saga University, Japan. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Durham, UK. Seeking ways of overcoming prejudice, her research activities focus on intergroup relations, self and identity in foreign language education and the development of intercultural communicative competence.
Etsuko Yamada is a Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan, where she teaches Japanese as a foreign language (JFL). Previously, she taught JFL in Germany and the UK. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Durham, UK. Her research interests lie mainly in the areas of criticality and critical thinking within language education.