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Sage Publishing Modern Languages : Learning And Teaching In An Intercultural Field by Phipps
`This Is An Important Book. A Very Important Book. It Is Important Because It Both Challenges Traditional Understandings Of Language Teaching And Learning In Universities And Rejects New Understandings Which Only Devalue The Potential Power Of Language Learning This Is Not However Merely A Critique. The Authors Offer A Compelling Alternative And Do So In A Language And Style Which Mirror The Alternative Proposed The Authors Illustrate Their Ideas Through Snapshots Of Classroom Practices Which Help To Build Up A Picture Of What Is Meant. Such Illustrations Are Invaluable - Teaching In Higher EducationEvery So Often A Book Comes Along Filled With So Much Wisdom Critical Insight And Sheer Humanity That It Takes OneS Breath Away. Modern Languages Is Such A Book. Reclaiming Language As Both A Site Of Struggle And A Crucial Sphere Of Politics Alison Phipps And Mike Gonzalez Make It Clear That Matters Of Language Lie At The Heart Of Any Viable Pedagogy In Which Democracy Matters. But Not A Language(S) Drained Of Critical Possibilities Passion Power Or Imagination But Language As The Context And Medium In Which Meaning Is Produced Affective Investments Made And Experiences Are Given Legitimacy. Any Educator Parent Student Or Citizen Of The World Who Cares About Democracy Pedagogy And The Crucial Role Of Modern Languages Creating The Conditions For Agency Politics And Yes Hope Should Read This Book - Professor Henry Giroux Waterbury Chair Penn State University UsaI Expect It Will Become A Much-Thumbed Handbook For Teachers In Search Of Inspiration And I Am Sure It Will Be A Catalyst To Further Debate And Exploration. But I Suspect It May Also Become A Turning Point For Thinking About Modern Languages. This Book Exudes Life And Hope. It Shows A Future Where Languages Can Thrive Because They Are An Integral And Indispensable Part Of What It Means To Be Human. It Is An Exhilarating Prospect To Help To Bring That Future Closer - Professor Michael Kelly Director Subject Centre For Languages Linguistics And Area Studies University Of SouthamptonModern Languages Is Argumentative In The Best Sense: It Is Intellectually Ambitious And Is Making A Bold And Brave Argument Of Its Own. The Story Is Exciting And Offers A Radical Way Of Reconceiving Teaching And Learning In Languages. It Is Written With Evident Passion And Conviction And It Seeks To Reach Out To An Audience. The Authors Come Across As Committed And Even As Brilliant Teachers. This Is A Book For Its Age But Yet May Have A Long Shelf-Life. It Has Made Me Think About Modern Languages And Language Teaching And Learning In Quite New Ways - Professor Ronald Barnett Institute Of Education University Of LondonThis Book Pushes The Traditional Field Of Modern Languages Into New Challenges And It Crosses Intradisciplinary Borders Between Different Languages And Cultures. It Is Intrinsically About Languaging And About Being Intercultural. The Authors Argue That Languages Are A Social Justice Issue Give Voice To Language Users In General And To Language Students In Particular And Engage Into Powerful Erudite Reflexive And Critical Insights. This Book Portrays Language And Culture Education As A Passionate Intelligent And Committed Undertaking. In Sum It Is Essential And Stimulating Reading For Those Language And Culture Educators Teaching In Modern Language Departments From Universities All Over The World Who Dare - Dr Manuela Guilherme Researcher Center For Social Studies Universidade De Coimbrathis Accessible Book Aims To Challenge And Stimulate All Those Engaged With Teaching Modern Languages In Higher Education. It Is Not A `How To Book; Rather It Engages With The Complex Often Paradoxical Position Of Modern Languages Today And Offers Arguments For And Illustrations Of The Ways In Which Teachers Of Modern Languages Can Position Themselves Critically In That Rapidly Changing Context. It Works With The Concepts Of Languaging And Being Intercultural Which Arise From A Rigorous Examination Of Research Findings A Challenging Critique Of Current Models Of Work Within The Discipline And A Reflection On Existing Teaching Practices.Beginning With An Examination Of The Crisis In Modern Languages In The U.K. And North America The Authors Draw On Data And Descriptions Of Learning Experiences In The Field And Position Themselves Critically Within The Debates. Key Problems For Teachers And Learners Are Identified And Elaborated Through Examples Of Critical Incidents Which Point To Generic As Well As Specific Issues And Solutions In Teaching Languages In Higher Education.The Teaching & Learning In The Humanities Series Edited By Ellie Chambers And Jan Parker Is For Beginning And Experienced Lecturers. It Deals With All Aspects Of Teaching Individual Arts And Humanities Subjects In Higher Education. Experienced Teachers Offer Authoritative Suggestions On How To Become Critically Reflective About Discipline-Specific Practices.Show More