Intercultural Aspects in Teaching English at Primary Schools

Slovak education, including foreign language education, is going through curricular reform. Even though the development of intercultural communicative competences is claimed to be one of the key aims of foreign language teaching, recent research suggests that most teaching time is devoted to the development of grammatical and vocabulary skills, and that it is often difficult to convince English teachers that the teaching of culture ought to be a primary goal. From her own first hand experience of living in foreign countries and through teaching, the author has learned the importance of intercultural competence for communicating successfully in a foreign language with speakers from cultures different to one’s own. This study features a qualitative approach to the intercultural dimensions of English language teaching in Slovak primary schools, including observations and interviews, along with analysis of relevant policy and curricular materials.Additional ISBNs9783653047080, 9783653979251Intercultural Aspects in Teaching English at Primary Schools 1st Edition is written by Eva Reid and published by Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for Intercultural Aspects in Teaching English at Primary Schools are 9783653979268, 3653979269 and the print ISBNs are 9783631655535, 3631655533. Additional ISBNs include 9783653047080, 9783653979251.