This collection of essays and reflections starts from an analysis of the purposes of foreign language teaching and argues that this should include educational objectives which are ultimately similar to those of education for citizenship. It does so by a journey through reflections on what is possible and desirable in the classroom and how language teaching has a specific role in education systems which have long had, and often still have, the purpose of encouraging young people to identify with the nation-state. Foreign language education can break through this framework to introduce a critical internationalism. In a 'globalised' and 'internationalised' world, the importance of identification with people beyond the national borders is crucial. Combined with education for citizenship, foreign language education can offer an education for 'intercultural citizenship'.
Acknowledgements Introduction I FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION Purposes 1 Foreign Language Education in Context 2 Purposes for Foreign Language Education Possibilities 3 Is Language Learning Possible at School? 4 The Intercultural Speaker - Acting Interculturally or Being Bicultural 5 Intercultural Competence and Foreign Language Learning in the Primary School 6 Analysis and Advocacy: Researching the Cultural Dimensions of Foreign Language Education Perspectives 7 Nationalism and Internationalism in Language Education 8 Language Learning in Europe 9 Foreign Language Teaching as Political Action II INTERCULTURAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 10 Language Education, Political Education and Intercultural Citizenship 11 Education for Intercultural Citizenship 12 Policies for Intercultural Citizenship Education 13 Curricula for Intercultural Citizenship Education 14 Assessment and/or Evaluation of Intercultural Competence and Intercultural Citizenship Conclusion References Appendix
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