Intercultural citizenship in the (foreign) language classroom. (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Porto, Melina; Houghton, Stephanie Ann; Byram, Michael
• Other Names: Porto Melina guest-editor.; Houghton Stephanie Ann guest-editor.; Byram Michael guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Language teaching research. Volume 22:Number 5(2018)
• Page Start: 484
• Page End: 498
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: civic engagement -- criticality -- duties and responsibilities of language education -- intercultural citizenship education -- instrumental and educational perspectives; Languages, Modern -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- Periodicals; 407.1
• DOI: 10.1177/1362168817718580
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1362-1688

Abstract

The purpose of this special issue is to bring the theory of intercultural citizenship education to readers' attention and to offer teachers and researchers working with this or similar concepts the opportunity to make their work known in a context of a coherent presentation of theory and practice. In this introduction, we will explain the rationale and the concepts involved in intercultural citizenship education and present the articles in this special issue which arose from our call for papers.