Cultural Globalization and Language Education

Name: Cultural Globalization and Language Education
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ISBN: 9780300111101

ISBN-10: 030011110X

ISBN-13: 9780300111101

Edition: 2007

Authors: B. Kumaravadivelu, B. Kumaravadivelu

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We live in a globalized and globalizing world that is marked by the twin processes of economic globalization and cultural globalization. In this thought-provoking book, Kumaravadivelu explores the impact of cultural globalization on second- and foreign-language education. nbsp; Kumaravadivelu examines in detail how the cultural component of second- and foreign-language education has been informed by the Western notions of cultural assimilation, cultural pluralism, and cultural hybridity.nbsp;Drawing insights from international and interdisciplinary sources, he argues that they have only a limited and limiting relevance to language education in the era of cultural globalization. Grounded…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.93" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface



The Lay of the Land



Culture and Its Complexities



Cultural Globalization and Its Processes



Cultural Stereotype and Its Perils



Cultural Assimilation and Its Delusions



Cultural Pluralism and Its Deceptions



Cultural Hybridity and Its Discontents



Cultural Realism and Its Demands



Cultural Realism and Pedagogic Principles



Cultural Realism and Instructional Strategies



Cultural Realism and Intercultural Communication



The Map of the Territory


References


Index