Critical Citizens for Intercultural Worl: Foreign Language Education as Cultural Politics

by Manuela Guilherme and Dr. Maria Manuela Guilherme

Book Overview

Mindful of the fact that cultures are now more interdependent than ever, this book explores the development of critical cultural awareness through the processes of teaching and learning about foreign cultures. It draws upon theoretical foundations relating to inter- and intra-cultural communication from contemporary philosophical movements, namely Critical Theory and Postmodernism. The study adopts Critical Pedagogy, as it is described by Freire,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853596108
• ISBN13: 9781853596100
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.4"