Interaction in the Language Curriculum: Awareness, Autonomy and Authenticity

by Leo Van Lier

Overview

Interaction in the Language Curriculum offers an innovative theory of language education integrating curriculum practice, research and teaching. It emphasises the interdependence of knowledge and values and stresses the central importance of learning as a social process.

Leo van Lier argues that moral as well as intellectual and practical principles must underlie curriculum development and everyday teaching, captured in his triple focus on Awareness, Autonomy, and Authenticity. In addition to its rich grounding in language education practice, the book draws support for his position from diverse sources in sociology, philosophy and cognitive science, from the work of Bourdieu, Giddens, Wittgenstein, Peirce, Vygotsky, Bakhtin, and Dewey.

In the current broadening context of language education this study makes an important contribution to research. It presents a coherent philosophical theory as well as considering practical issues in implementation of a new language curriculum. As such, it will be of great benefit to teachers, applied linguists and educationalists generally.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317891222
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Series:	Applied Linguistics and Language Study
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Leo van Lier is Professor of Educational Linguistics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.

Table of Contents

1. The AAA curriculum
2. The curriculum as a theory of practice
3. The growth of proficiency
4. Language awareness and learning to learn
5. Motivation, autonomy, and achievement
6. Authenticity
7. Contingency
8. The curriculum as interaction
9. The profession of teaching development and research
References
Index