Yuko Ramzan

The construction of interculturality and foreign language education

Japanese language learning in Australian primary schools

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explored the curriculum areas of citizenship education and foreign language education within the Human Society and Its Environment Key Learning Area in NSW primary schools, focusing on how the curricula contribute to the goals of intercultural understanding, and examined the potential of applying Japanese language learning education as one of the tools to serve the development of students interculturality. The result indicates that Japanese language education can be a tool to promote and develop interculturality. Recommendations have been proposed in three major areas: the position of language education in the school curriculum; teachers professional development to enhance their interculturality; and future research. Language education should be a compulsory subject within any primary school curriculum. It is revealed that the importance of developing interculturality has to be manifested, not as a by-product of schooling, but should be purposefully directed. The notion of intercultural competency while learning a foreign language opens up new dimensions for the language teaching arena.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783639211962
• ISBN-10: 3639211960
• Artikelnr.: 27972181

Autorenporträt

Yuko Ramzan has had many years experience in the area of Japanese language teaching as foreign language. She is currently lecturing at the University of Wollongong, Australia. At present, she is conducting research into the effectiveness of e-learning to develop interculturality while learning Japanese language.