New Perspectives on Intercultural Language Research and Teaching: Exploring Learners’ Understandings of Texts from Other Cultures
Author:   Melina Porto ,  Michael Byram
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138672406


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   07 July 2016
Format:   Hardback
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New Perspectives on Intercultural Language Research and Teaching: Exploring Learners’ Understandings of Texts from Other Cultures


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Author:   Melina Porto ,  Michael Byram
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781138672406


ISBN 10:   1138672408
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   07 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword Henry Widdowson Introduction. 1. Reading and Cultural Understanding 2. A Model of Cultural Understanding of Texts 3. Using the Model of Cultural Understanding in text selection and analysis 4. Analysing Comprehension of Texts in Readers’ First Language 5. Developing New Instruments for Research and Teaching 6. The Reading Response Task and Foreign Language Texts 7. The Visual Representation Task and Foreign Language Texts 8. Using the Model of Cultural Understanding in Self-Assessment 9. Conclusions

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Melina Porto is Professor of English Language at Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina and Researcher at Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina. Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus at University of Durham, UK, Guest Professor at University of Luxembourg, and Visiting Professor at University of Sussex, UK.

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