Becoming Interculturally Competent through Education and Training (Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education, 18)

Review This anthology is another major achievement from the ‘Durham team’ and is by far their most honest and balanced volume in terms of theory, research and practice. The contributions, skillfully weaved together, offer thought-provoking and inspiring coverage of many untrodden paths of the vital scholarship on intercultural competence. A must read! -- Fred Dervin, PhD (Turku) & Docteur ès Lettres (Sorbonne), Senior Lecturer, University of Turku, FinlandA wide variety of contexts from HE, initial teacher education, intercultural training, SMEs, management contexts, NHS and workplace diversity training are all represented here and this broader cultural and social base to the volume is one of its particular strengths. Often the discourse gets ghettoized into one of those listed and it is exciting to see these brought together so well. -- Alison PhippsAlthough this book, Becoming Interculturally Competent through Education and Training, is the only book in the series that I have read, if it is indicative of the others in its balance of theory and practice and the depth and honesty of its narrative, I will gladly add the others to my library. -- Peter van Gelder, The Netherlands ― dialogin, February 2010 Product Description The development of intercultural competence is the avowed purpose of teachers/trainers in commercial training and further and higher education, and yet the approaches are often seen as different and even in opposition. This book shows that there is complementarity in ‘education’ and ‘training’ in theory and in practice. The first group of chapters focuses on analysis of intercultural experience and the competence needed to be successful in that experience. The following chapters describe the practice of courses in both commercial and educational contexts where it becomes evident that ‘education’ and ‘training’ are indeed complementary without denying the tensions which exist and the expectations different learner groups may have. This book is thus not simply another discussion of the theory of interculturality but a juxtaposition of theory and practice to the benefit of both. About the Author Anwei Feng is Professor of Language Education at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). He has had teaching and research experience in many countries and regions including China, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. His research areas include multilingualism, multilingual education, and intercultural studies in education.Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus University of Durham. He has written on language issues for many years and has been an expert writing documents for the Council of Europe for the last 30 years. He has also published books with Multilingual Matters and is editor of a series at Multilingual Matters.Mike Fleming is emeritus professor of education at the School of Education, Durham University. He has a background in teaching Drama and English. and wide experience in teacher training and research. He has written a number of books and academic papers on drama and arts education, and has published on the relationship between drama and intercultural education. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Becoming Interculturally Competent through Education and TrainingBy Anwei Feng, Mike Byram, Mike FlemingMultilingual MattersCopyright © 2009 Anwei Feng, Mike Byram, Mike Fleming and the authors of individual chaptersAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-84769-163-7ContentsAbout the Authors, vii, Foreword, xi, Adrian Holliday, Foreword, xv, Anne Davidson-Lund, Introduction Mike Fleming, 1, Part 1: Investigations of Intercultural Encounters and Learning, 1 Cultures of Organisations Meet Ethno-linguistic Cultures: Narratives in Job Interviews Celia Roberts, 15, 2 Exporting the Multiple Market Experience and the SME Intercultural Paradigm Terry Mughan, 32, 3 Evolving Intercultural Identity During Living and Studying Abroad: Five Mexican Women Graduate Studen