Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching

Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education #7

by John Corbett

Intercultural language education has redefined the modern languages agenda in Europe and North America.  Now intercultural learning is also beginning to impact on English Language Teaching.  This accessible book introduces teachers of EFL to intercultural language education by describing its history and theoretical principles, and by giving examples of classroom tasks.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

John Corbett is a Capes International Fellow and Visiting Professor at the University of Sao Paulo. He was previously a Professor and Head of the English Department at the University of Macao, and before that a Professor at the University of Glasgow, where he served as Head of the Department of English Language. He has published widely on diverse topics, including Scottish literature and the Scots language, literary translation, intercultural language education, and corpus linguistics. He is an Honorary Vice-President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies and he has twice chaired the MLA Scottish Literature Forum.