ERIC ED432918: Striving for the Third Place: Intercultural Competence through Language Education.

192 Pages·1999·2.2 MB·English

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FL 025 934
ED 432 918
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed.; Liddicoat, Anthony J., Ed.; Crozet,
AUTHOR
Chantal, Ed.
Striving for the Third Place: Intercultural Competence
TITLE
through Language Education.
Australian National Languages and Literacy Inst., Deakin.
INSTITUTION
ISBN-1-875578-93-5
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1999-00-00
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Adult Education; Cultural Education; *Cultural Pluralism;
DESCRIPTORS
Educational Policy; English (Second Language); Foreign
Countries; Identification (Psychology); *Intercultural
Communication; *International Education; International
Relations; Interpersonal Communication; Language Attitudes;
*Language Role; Peace; Public Policy; *Second Language
Instruction; Second Language Learning; *Second Languages
Australia; Europe; France
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
Essays concerning second language teaching as a means of
promoting intercultural competence include: "Intercultural Competence: From
Language Policy to Language Education" (Chantal Crozet, Anthony J. Liddicoat,
Joseph Lo Bianco); "Linguistic Diversity, Globalisation and Intercultural
Education" (Jagdish Gundara); "French Linguistic and Cultural Politics Facing
European Identity: Between Unity and Diversity" (Genevieve Zarate); "A
'Syntax of Peace'?" (Joseph Lo Bianco); "Language and Intercultural
Competence" (Richard D. Lambert); "Global English for Global Citizens"
(Michael Singh, Linda Singh); "Questions of Identity in Foreign Language
Learning" (Michael Byram); "From 'Sympathetic' to 'Dialogic' Imagination:
Cultural Study in the Foreign Language Classroom" (Jo Carr); "The Challenge
of Intercultural Language Teaching: Engaging with Culture in the Classroom"
(Chantal Crozet, Anthony J. Liddicoat); "Adult ESL: What Culture Do We
Teach?" (Helen FitzGerald); "Teaching Conversation for Intercultural
Competence" (Anne-Marie Barraja-Rohan); "Australian Perspectives on
(Inter)national European Narratives" (Piera Carroli, Roger Hillman, Louise
Maurer); "'Justification'--The Importance of Linguistic Action Patterns for
the Success of Intercultural Communication" (Winfried Thielmann); and
"Striving for the Third Place: Consequences and Implications" (Anthony J.
Liddicoat, Chantal Crozet, Joseph Lo Bianco).
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STRIVING FOR THE THIRD PLACE:
Intercultural Competence
through Language Education
Edited by:
Joseph Lo Bianco
Anthony J. Liddicoat
Chantal Crozet
LANGUAGE
AUSTRALIA
Language Australia
Melbourne
1999
Striving for The Third Place:
Intercultural Competence
through Language Education
Edited by
Joseph Lo Bianco
Anthony J. Liddicoat
Chantal Crozet
ISBN:
1 875578 93 5
© 1999.
Language Australia, the National Languages and Literacy Institute of
Australia Ltd. Copyright in this document is owned by Language Australia Ltd.
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Language Australia or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act.
All enquiries in relation to this publication should be addressed to:
Publications and Clearinghouse Manager
Language Australia
GPO Box
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VIC 3001
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do
not
necessarily reflect the views or policies of Language Australia Ltd.
Contents
List of contributors
v
Acknowledgements
vii
Introduction
Intercultural Competence: From Language Policy to Language Education
Chantal Crozet, Anthony J. Liddicoat & Joseph Lo Bianco
1
Part I
Intercultural Competence in Context
Linguistic Diversity, Globalisation and Intercultural Education
1
Jagdish Gundara
23
French Linguistic and Cultural Politics Facing European Identity:
2
Between Unity and Diversity
Genevieve Zarate
43
3 A 'Syntax of Peace'?
Joseph Lo Bianco
51
Language and Intercultural Competence
4
Richard D. Lambert
65
Global English for Global Citizens
5
Michael Singh and Linda Singh
73
Questions of Identity in Foreign Language Learning
6
Michael Byram
91
6
Part II - Intercultural Competence in Practice
From 'Sympathetic' to 'Dialogic' Imagination:
7
Cultural Study in the Foreign Language Classroom
Jo Carr
103
The Challenge of Intercultural Language Teaching: Engaging
8
with Culture in the Classroom
Chantal Crozet and Anthony J. Liddicoat
113
Adult ESL: What Culture Do We Teach?
9
Helen FitzGerald
127
10 Teaching Conversation for Intercultural Competence
Anne-Marie Barraja-Rohan
143
11 Australian Perspectives on (Inter)national European Narratives
Piera Carroli, Roger Hillman & Louise Maurer
155
12 'Justification'
the Importance of Linguistic Action Patterns
for the Success of Intercultural Communication
Winfried Thielmann
167
Conclusion
Striving for The Third Place: Consequences and Implications
Anthony J. Liddicoat, Chantal Crozet & Joseph Lo Bianco
181
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Contributors
Professor Joe Lo Bianco AM,
Chief Executive Language Australia; Adjunct Professor, Faculty
of Education,
University of Technology, Sydney; Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Education,
University of Melbourne.
Dr Anthony J. Liddicoat
Department
Linguistics, and Department
Classical and Modern European
of
of
Languages, Australian National University, Canberra.
Chantal Crozet
Language Australia; Visiting Fellow, Department
Linguistics, Australian
of
National University, Canberra.
Dr Jagdish Gundara.
Studies and Culture Communication and
International Centre for Intercultural
Societies, Institute
University
of London.
of Education,
Dr Genevieve Zarate
Ecole Normale Superieure Fontenay/Saint-Cloud, University Paris III 'Groupe
Frontieres Culturelles et Division des Langues' (France).
Dr Richard D. Lambert
National Foreign Language Center, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC,
USA.
Professor Michael Singh
and International Studies, Department
Hospitality,
Department of Language
of
Tourism and Leisure in the Faculty
Community
of Education, Language and
Services at RMIT University, Melbourne.
Linda Singh
Frenchville State Preschool, Department
of Education Queensland.
Dr Michael Byram
School of Education, University of Durham, UK.
Dr Jo Carr
Department of Language and Literacy Education, Queensland University of
Technology.
Helen FitzGerald
Adult Migrant Education Program, Canberra Institute of Technology.
Anne-Marie Barraja Rohan
Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne.
Piera Carroll
Italian Program, Department of Classical and Modern European Languages,
Australian National University.
Dr Louise Maurer
French Program, Department of Classical and Modern European Languages,
Australian National University.
Dr Roger Hillman
German and Film Studies Program, Department of Classical and Modern
European Languages, Australian National University.
Winfried Thielmann
German Program, Department of Classical and Modern European Languages,
Australian National University.
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Acknowledgements
We, the editors, wish to thank all the contributors for being able to meet
the short deadlines for submission of their work. We also wish to thank Dave Tout
our publisher at Language Australia for his hard work, Gabrielle Markus for her
graphic design work on the cover of the book and her desktop publishing and
Bari Hall for her assistance in proof-reading. Finally our gratitude goes to
Dianne Dean for her encouragement and valuable comments.
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