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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIRS |
Andrea Eniko Lypka, Pinellas Education Foundation, USA
Barbara Lapornik, Liceo Scientifico, France Preseren, Italy |
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| LETTER FROM THE CO-EDITOR |
Amina Douidi, DEI and Intercultural Communication Consultant, UK |
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| ARTICLES |
| BOOK COMMENTARY: RAPHAELLE BEECROFT'S "THE PERFORMATIVITY OF THE INTERCULTURAL SPEAKER. PROMOTING SAVOIR AGIR THROUGH IMPROVISATIONAL TASKS" |
Mike Byram, Durham University |
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Back in November, Professor Mike Byram recommended to the Cultnet network (Intercultural Community for Researchers and Educators) Raphaëlle Beecroft’s book where she addresses the relationship between linguistic competences and intercultural competences, through the lens of Byram’s ‘savoir agir’. We asked him if he would share his impressions of the book with the rest of us and he kindly agreed. Read More |
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| BOOK COMMENTARY: MELINA PORTO (ED)'S: "FROM CRITICAL LITERACY TO CRITICAL PEDAGOGY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING. USING TEACHER MADE MATERIALS IN DIFFICULT CONTEXTS" |
Mike Byram, Durham University |
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Professor Mike Byram has kindly agreed to write a commentary on the edited book by Melina Porto which promotes critical language education and showcases ways to implement a critical agenda in English language classrooms. Read More |
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| LESSON PLANS |
| A LISTENING LESSON AIMED AT DEVELOPING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND CRITICAL THINKING: WHAT IS RAMADAN? |
Liliia Domashovets, Lviv, Ukraine |
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As a teacher of English you probably expose your students to a wide range of cultural topics that may or may not touch upon the theme of religion. This lesson is aimed at practicing listening skills and developing cultural awareness and critical thinking, specifically by addressing the topic of ‘Ramdan’ _ a Muslim religious practice. It was designed with care to create an opportunity for critical discussion and language learning among young adult learners and adults with A2-B1 language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Read More |
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