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- Demonstrates how foreign language textbook analysis can inform future materials development
- Reveals the texts and images that textbook producers selected from 1960 to 2010 to represent Canada and Quebec to beginning French learners
- Offers foreign language materials developers food for thought and methods for action
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Teaching Culture in Introductory Foreign Language Textbooks takes an important in-depth look at the treatment and study of québécois culture in beginning-level French textbooks. Chapelle expertly guides the reader through an understanding of the significance of culture in language teaching, appreciation for Québec’s cultural narrative, and insight into the critical importance of language politics and socio-semiotic theory. Simply-put, a must-read for future and current practitioners seeking to strengthen or improve their teaching of language and cultural narratives.” (Stacey Weber-Fève, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA)
“Few studies of language textbooks have offered the complex, historically situated account that one finds in Carol Chapelle’s book. She presents a compelling, evidence-based case for making cultural and political narratives a central aspect of beginning French textbooks, balancing critique with tangible recommendations for materials design. With its commitment to scholarly rigor and professional relevance, Teaching Culture in Introductory Foreign Language Textbooks places textbook study firmly on the agenda of applied linguistics research and practice.” (Csilla Weninger, National Institute of Education, Singapore)
Authors and Affiliations
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Iowa State University , Ames, USA
Carol A. Chapelle
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Teaching Culture in Introductory Foreign Language Textbooks
Authors: Carol A. Chapelle
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-49599-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69767-0Published: 19 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49599-0Published: 30 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 263
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Romance Languages, Language Teaching, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, general, Teaching and Teacher Education, Language Education