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.

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Yes, you can access Language Learners as Ethnographers by Celia Roberts,Michael Byram,Ana Barro,Shirley Jordan,Brian V Street in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Cultural & Social Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Year

2000

ISBN

9781853596810

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Cultural & Social Anthropology

Index

Social Sciences

Contents
Part I Language Learning and Ethnography: Theory and Practice
Chapter 1 New Goals
Chapter 2 Introducing Cultural Learning into the Language Curriculum
Chapter 3 Theoretical Issues in Language and Cultural Practices
Chapter 4 Representations, Discourses and Practices
Chapter 5 Ethnography for Linguists
Part II The Ealing Ethnography Project: A Case Study
Chapter 6 Teaching Ethnography
Chapter 7 Developing the Principles for an Ethnography Course
Chapter 8 The Ethnography Class
Chapter 9 The Student Ethnography Projects
Chapter 10 ‘The Year Abroad’: An Ethnographic Experience
Chapter 11 Conclusions and New Perspectives
Bibliography
Index