Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching

Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education #7

by John Corbett

Intercultural language education has redefined the modern languages agenda in Europe and North America.  Now intercultural learning is also beginning to impact on English Language Teaching.  This accessible book introduces teachers of EFL to intercultural language education by describing its history and theoretical principles, and by giving examples of classroom tasks.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

John Corbett grew up in Ayr and studied Scottish and English literature and language studies at the University of Glasgow. He has taught in a number of higher educational institutions in Brazil, China, Macau, Scotland and Russia. Now retired from teaching and administration, he remains an adjunct professor at Beijing Normal Hong-Kong Baptist University and a visiting professor at the University of Glasgow.

He has published widely on diverse topics, including Scottish literature and the Scots language, literary translation, intercultural language education, and corpus linguistics. He is Publications Convener of the Association for Scottish Literature and has twice chaired the MLA Scottish Literature Forum.