Language Learners as Ethnographers (Modern Language in Practice, 16) - Softcover

Roberts, Dr. Celia; Byram, Prof. Michael; Barro, Ana; Jordan, Shirley; Street, Prof. Brian V

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853595020 ISBN 13: 9781853595028

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2000

Synopsis

This book looks at the role of cultural studies and intercultural communication in language learning. The book argues that learners who have an opportunity to stay in the target language country can be trained to do an ethnographic project while abroad. Borrowing from anthropologists' the idea of cultural fieldwork and 'writing culture', language learners develop their linguistic and cultural competence through the study of a local group. This book combines a theoretical overview of language and cultural practices with a description of ethnographic approaches and materials specifically designed for language learners.

About this title

About the Author:

Celia Roberts is a Senior Research Fellow at King's College, London, Michael Byram is Professor of Education at the Durham University, Ana Barro is at University of Passau, Germany, Shirley Jordan is a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and Brian Street is Professor of Language Education, King's College, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1853595020
• ISBN 13: 9781853595028
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272