By Michael Byram
Overseas language instructing is social interplay, topic to the impacts and forces of the societies within which it occurs. this article argues that geo-political alterations impact language lecturers of their ideals approximately their paintings and within the daily equipment they use of their study rooms. in accordance with empirical study in Denmark and England, the ebook explores the results of significant modern adjustments as they're perceived and understood through language academics.
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All teachers in the sample were asked to complete a questionnaire (see Appendix 1) and, in England, 18 teachers were selected from approximately 30 who volunteered to be interviewed. The selection was again made in terms of opportunity and geographical convenience. In Denmark 42 teachers were selected from 175 who volunteered. In this case the selection criteria were to include as wide a spread as possible of the variety of views expressed in the questionnaire, together with representativeness in respect of locality, age and sex of the whole questionnaire sample.
We shall discuss these personal definitions of culture in Chapter 4. UK and Denmark: Euro-scepticism on Different Grounds As is well known, the United Kingdom and Denmark both have a certain tradition of scepticism towards European integration. This is an important context for understanding language teachers' attitudes to Europe, and we must ask ourselves to what extent they share the scepticism about the process of European integration. What does it mean for their opinions on language teaching, including the European dimension?
007dc21 98-31863 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 1-85359-441-5 (hbk) Multilingual Matters Ltd UK: Frankfurt Lodge, Cevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon BS21 7HH. USA: 325 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA. Canada: 5201 Dufferin Street, North York, Ontario M3H 5T8, Canada. O. Box 586, Artamon, NSW, Australia. Copyright © 1999 Michael Byram and Karen Risager. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher.