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3 - Intercultural Awareness and Good Language Teachers

from Part I - Macro Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2020

Carol Griffiths
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Zia Tajeddin
Affiliation:
Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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Chapter 3 looks at trends in intercultural language teaching and learning and presents findings from two studies focused on teachers’ intercultural teaching practices. It draws on research to offer implications for the enhancement of intercultural competence in the classroom and teachers’ reflectivity on their intercultural awareness.

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Print publication year: 2020

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