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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814983703321

Titolo

Global encounters : pedagogical paradigms and educational practices / / edited by Bruce C. Swaffield and Iris Guske

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2011

ISBN

1-283-19276-4

1-4438-3012-7

9786613192769

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Classificazione

5,3

DI 1000

DO 9000

Altri autori (Persone)

SwaffieldBruce C (Bruce Carl)

GuskeIris

Disciplina

370.117

Soggetti

Teaching

Education

Multicultural education

Education and globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF READING THROUGH TEACHER LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN ELLMIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; WRITING SKILLS; ISCIENCE AND GENERAL EDUCATION; IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE, INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AMONG TEACHER CANDIDATES TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON LEARNING; THEIR VOICES, OUR EARS; CHAPTER TWO; GLOBALIZATION, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES; LANGUAGE LEARNING THROUGH CONTENT

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AND THE WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN POLISH ADOLESCENTS LEARNING ENGLISHLEARNER AUTONOMY AND ITS INDISPENSABILITY IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN ALBANIA; ITALIAN-CANADIAN, ITALIAN-AUSTRALIAN, AND ITALIAN ADOLESCENT SPEECH; SPANISH IN



THE UNITED STATES; CHAPTER THREE; A POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTELLECTUAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MCNAIR SCHOLARS; GREAT TEACHERS GO WITH THE FLOW; TRANSFORMING OUR WORLDVIEW INTO A UNIVERSALVIEW

ASSESSMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS THROUGH COMPANY-SPONSORED PROGRAMS AND BUSINESS SCHOOLSBUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS; STUDENT MOBILITY AS A WAY OF UNITING CULTURES; INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PARLIAMENTS - EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENGAGEMENT; CHAPTER FOUR; ANALYZING DESIGN TO UNDERSTAND CULTURE; LEARNING TO READ A PAINTING- THE ARTIST AS ETHNOGRAPHER; DELIBERATE CULTURAL CURRICULUM; INVISIBLE ENCLOSURES; ON OPPOSITISM; LINES, ANGLES, AND SQUARES; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

Scholars throughout the world have come together again in a second book to share their most successful teaching practices and concerns in the areas of cross-cultural studies and international education. Many disciplines are represented and diverse subjects are discussed: science literacy and worldview perspective; second-language acquisition, student mobility, and international universities; teacher professional development and government programs for disadvantaged children; zoos, industrial ...