AAUSC issues in language program direction; internet-mediated intercultural foreign language education.1413029922 AAUSC AAUSC American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators and Directors of Foreign Language Programs issues in language program direction; internet-mediated intercultural in·ter·cul·tur·al adj. Of, relating to, involving, or representing different cultures: an intercultural marriage; intercultural exchange in the arts. foreign language education. Ed. by Julie JULIE Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators JULIE Jena University Language and Information Engineering (Germany) A. Belz and Steven L. Thorne. Thomson / Heinle 2006 291 pages $27.95 Paperback P51 Fifteen academics from the U.S. and Europe contribute nine chapters exploring the use of technology to facilitate the intercultural aspects of foreign language (FL) learning and teaching, through lived experiences of communicative com·mu·ni·ca·tive adj. 1. Inclined to communicate readily; talkative. 2. Of or relating to communication. com·mu interaction with persons from other cultures. With coverage on the pedagogy of Internet-mediated intercultural foreign language education (ICFLE), research on ICFLE, and new developments in ICFLE, the text includes both chapters focusing on the development of intercultural competence Intercultural competence is the ability of successful communication with people of other cultures. This ability can exist in someone at a young age, or may be developed and improved due to willpower and competence. and chapters emphasizing linguistic competence in telecollaboration. No subject index. For language educators and program administrators. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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