Context and Culture in Language Teaching

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Dubious dichotomies and deceptive symmetries The importance of context in language education A discourse perspective Notes 1. Educational challenge Of challenges and conditions Challenge as action Challenge as paradox Challenge as dialogue Double-voiced discourse Dialogic breakthrough Notes 2. Contexts of speech and social interaction What's in a context? Discourse and culture Contextual shaping Conclusion Notes 3. Teaching the spoken language Five case studies Problems and paradoxes Teaching language as (con)/text Notes 4. Stories and discourses Dimensions of particularity Understanding of particularity Conclusion Notes 5. Teaching the literary text Current practices Defining the reader Teaching the narrative Teaching poetry Post-teaching activities Conclusion Notes 6. Authentic texts and contexts What is cultural authenticity? The communicative proficiency approach The discourse analysis approach The challenge of multimedia Notes 7. Teaching language across the cultural faultline Cultural reality and cultural imagination C2, C2': reconstructing the C2 context of production and reception C1': constructing a context of reception in the learner's native culture C1, C2: in the eyes of others Of bridges and boundaries Notes 8. Looking for third places A popular culture A critical culture An ecological culture Conclusion Notes Appendices Bibliography Index