The Promotion of Intercultural Understanding in English Language Teaching Textbooks

The paper centres around the idea that second language learning is an intercultural process. The global role of English as a primary means of intercultural communication has highlighted the need to develop intercultural competences in language learners. Based on these premises, this study will ex...

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Autores principales: De Bartolo, Anna Maria, Mancuso, Costanza
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c01b26a09174409c9b7b0d6084f8c7292021-11-22T17:14:11ZThe Promotion of Intercultural Understanding in English Language Teaching Textbooks2280-679210.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2021/03/004https://doaj.org/article/c01b26a09174409c9b7b0d6084f8c7292021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://edizionicafoscari.unive.it4/riviste/elle/2021/3/the-promotion-of-intercultural-understanding-in-en/https://doaj.org/toc/2280-6792 The paper centres around the idea that second language learning is an intercultural process. The global role of English as a primary means of intercultural communication has highlighted the need to develop intercultural competences in language learners. Based on these premises, this study will explore the extent to which intercultural aspects are incorporated in course materials and textbooks. A content analysis of 4 textbooks will be conducted. The preliminary results will highlight the limited coverage of intercultural content in most of the textbooks analysed and the need to promote intercultural knowledge and understanding in the language classroom. De Bartolo, Anna MariaMancuso, CostanzaEdizioni Ca’ FoscariarticleLanguage and culture. ELT/ELF textbooks. Intercultural communication. Teachers’ awareness. Content analysis.Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammarP101-410ENITEducazione Linguistica Language Education, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp - (2021)
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topic Language and culture. ELT/ELF textbooks. Intercultural communication. Teachers’ awareness. Content analysis.
Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
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spellingShingle Language and culture. ELT/ELF textbooks. Intercultural communication. Teachers’ awareness. Content analysis.
Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
P101-410
De Bartolo, Anna Maria
Mancuso, Costanza
The Promotion of Intercultural Understanding in English Language Teaching Textbooks
description The paper centres around the idea that second language learning is an intercultural process. The global role of English as a primary means of intercultural communication has highlighted the need to develop intercultural competences in language learners. Based on these premises, this study will explore the extent to which intercultural aspects are incorporated in course materials and textbooks. A content analysis of 4 textbooks will be conducted. The preliminary results will highlight the limited coverage of intercultural content in most of the textbooks analysed and the need to promote intercultural knowledge and understanding in the language classroom.
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