Cultural Globalization and Language Education

by B. Kumaravadivelu

Book Overview

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. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030011110X
• ISBN13: 9780300111101
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"