Intercultural Citizenship in Language Education - Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education by Kaishan Kong & Allison J Spenader

About the Book

This book explores Intercultural Citizenship across a variety of US learning contexts. The chapters, which comprise both conceptual and empirical studies, represent a wide variety of languages at levels ranging from beginner to advanced. They urge us to look at how Intercultural Citizenship enhances and expands the work of world language educators.

Book Synopsis

This book explores Intercultural Citizenship across a variety of US learning contexts. The chapters, which comprise both conceptual and empirical studies, represent a wide variety of languages at levels ranging from beginner to advanced. They urge us to look at how Intercultural Citizenship enhances and expands the work of world language educators.

Review Quotes

This volume is a seminal step in the reconceptualization of current language education, urging educators and learners alike to embrace a broader, more socially conscious understanding of what it means to teach and learn languages.

Building on the seminal work of Michael Byram, this timely and important volume offers valuable insight into the complex construct of intercultural citizenship and provides educators with fresh ideas to bridge the gap between related theory and practice within the context of second language teaching and learning. Highly recommended!

Language educators have recognized that the goals of intercultural citizenship along with matters related to social justice are critical to the contemporary endeavor of teaching languages. In this volume, major figures in the field join a diverse array of scholars to skillfully advance our discipline. An impactful work!

The editors of this work have assembled a unique group of experienced educators dedicated to addressing a compelling and timely topic for everyone in today's world. The various contributors examine the topic of intercultural citizenship and describe various approaches to teaching and developing intercultural citizenship, a topic relevant not only to those interested in ethnicities, diversity, bilingual-biculturals, immigrants and refugees, but to everyone else, everywhere.

About the Author

Kaishan Kong is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA. Her research interests include Intercultural Communicative Competence, Intercultural Citizenship, World Language Education and Teacher Education.

Allison Spenader is a Professor at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, Minnesota, USA. Her research interests include Intercultural Development in Study Abroad, Intercultural Citizenship, Immersion Education, Critical Content-Based Language Instruction (CBI, CLIL) and Teacher Preparation.