Intercultural Dialogue in Practice: Managing Value Judgment through Foreign Language Education

Stephanie Ann Houghton

Published by Multilingual Matters 2012

Intercultural Dialogue in Practice

Managing Value Judgment through Foreign Language Education

Stephanie Ann Houghton

In the series Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847697264

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About this book

This book explores the wide-ranging terminology relevant to intercultural dialogue. It reports on a research project that explored the management of value judgment in foreign language education to overcome prejudice, which is a key dynamic in intercultural dialogue that brings many other factors into play.

Author / Editor information

Houghton Stephanie Ann :

Stephanie Ann Houghton is an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication at Saga University, Japan. She has published numerous articles and books on intercultural communication. She is a co-editor of the book series Intercultural Communication and Language Education (Springer), and the AILA ReN Coordinator for a research network focusing on native-speakerism.

Stephanie Houghton is an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication in the Faculty of Culture and Education at Saga University in Japan. Her research activities focus on intergroup relations, self and identity in foreign language education and the development of intercultural communicative competence.

Reviews

Katrin Volt, George Simons International:

The book is intended for researchers or professionals at tertiary level interested in intercultural competence development in education and foreign language education. Hence, the book has a strong academic feel and ideas are backed up with previous research in the field.

Anwei Feng, Bangor University, UK:

A refreshingly engaging monograph sharing a passionate researching practitioner's insight into intercultural issues in foreign language education and offering a long-awaited theory- and evidence-based model for anyone interested in cultural issues in foreign language teaching and learning. One thing is for sure, once you start reading, you will find it hard to put the book down.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
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Preface Stephanie Houghton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Exploring the Roots of Value Judgment
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2. Ethnocentrism and Ethnorelativism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. Theoretical and Political Perspectives upon Value Judgment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Part 2: Managing Value Judgment in Foreign Language Education
4. Overview of the Study Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5. The Intercultural Dialogue Model Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
6. Critically Analysing Self and Other Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
7. Critically Evaluating Self and Other Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
8. Shifting the Interface: From Self and Other to Self and Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
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Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 224
Keywords: intercultural dialogue; Intercultural Communication; Foreign Language Teaching; foreign language education

eBook

Published: April 13, 2012
ISBN: 9781847697264