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Language learners as ethnographers

By Celia Roberts

Book information

Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Year
2001
ISBN
1853595020, 9781853595028, 1853595039, 9781853595035
LCC
P53.45 .R59 2001
Open Library ID
OL6786288M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
861 kB (881252 bytes)
Series
Modern languages in practice 16
Pages
273\273
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This book looks at the role of cultural studies and intercultural communication in language learning. The book argues that learners who have an opportunity to stay in the target language country can be trained to do an ethnographic project while abroad. Borrowing from anthropologists' the idea of cultural fieldwork and 'writing culture', language learners develop their linguistic and cultural competence through the study of a local group. This book combines a theoretical overview of language and cultural practices with a description of ethnographic approaches and materials specifically designed for language learners.

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