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Developing Intercultural Competence in the Language Classroom |
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Resource Category: |
Cultural Resource
Language Resource |
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Description: |
This chapter is addressed to language teachers and others interested in how to place culture at the core of language teaching by systematically introducing intercultural competence into the classroom. |
| Editorial Board Review: |
This article introduces a developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. It also explains this model in relation to a definition of culture containing two elements, objective and subjective culture. Three Ethnocentric and Ethnorelative stages are explained and exemplified. The Stages of Development of Intercultural Sensitivity are exemplified in relation to language development. |
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Bibliographic Information: |
Bennett, Janet M., Bennett, Milton J. & Allen, Wendy (1999). Developing Intercultural Competence in the Language Classroom. In CARLA Working Paper: Vol 15. Culture as the Core:Integrating Culture into the Language Curriculum (pp. 13-45). Minneapolis: CARLA.
ISBN: None |
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Internet Address: |
http://CARLA.acad.umn.edu |
| Keywords: |
Culture Learning Theory, Curriculum, Development, Instruction, Intercultural Sensitivity |
| National Standards: |
Communication: Interpersonal
Communities |
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Language of Resource: |
English |
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Target Language(s): |
English , German , Hindi , Turkish, Chinese , Hausa , Tamil , Japanese , Kiswahili, Arabic , French , Spanish , Yoruba , Quechua, Korean |
| Instructional level: |
Four-year College/University
High School
Junior High/Middle School
Teacher Education
Heritage Learners
K-6
Community College |
| Educator Level: |
In-service Teacher
Pre-service Teacher
University Professor
Community College
Language Institute Instructor |
| Area of interest: |
Heritage Learners
Programs by State
Requirements for Licensure by State
University Teacher Education
Student Entering an Articulated Program in the Middle
Funding Opportunities
Program Administration
Interview Processes
Exams (Praxis, etc)
License Renewal
Professional Development
Reading of Non-Roman Script
Teacher Job Postings
Emergency Licensure |
| Cultural topics: |
Cultural literacy
Cultural objectives
Cultural portfolios
Cultural standards
Current
Curriculum
Technology |
| Copyright Information: |
Status:
Protected by copyright
Other: This material is copyrighted |
| Acquisition Information: |
Points of Acquisition:
Downloadable from Internet
POA Comments:
From Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquistion, University of Minnesota |
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