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Being a good neighbour: developing intercultural understanding through critical dialogue between an Australian and Finnish cross-case study

Robyn MoloneyMaria LobytsynaJosephine Moate

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050101 languages & linguisticsLinguistics and Languageforeign language educationmedia_common.quotation_subjectTeaching methodForeign languageSelf-conceptEmpathykulttuurienvälinen viestintäLiteral and figurative languagePedagogyComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONCross-cultural0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSociologyintercultural pedagogykulttuuriosaaminencritical intercultural dialoguekulttuurienvälisyysmedia_commonkieltenopetusCommunication05 social sciences050301 educationintercultural understandingIntercultural communicationkieltenopettajatbeing a neighbour0503 educationCultural competencevieraat kielet

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Language educators in Australia and Finland are expected to foster intercultural understanding within foreign language education. This paper presents findings from a qualitative case study focusing on theoretical and practical intercultural understanding in secondary school language education. The data for this study includes lesson observations as well as student and teachers interviews collected in two secondary schools in Australia and Finland. The findings demonstrate the complex resources teachers and students draw on to develop and share intercultural understanding. The discussion addresses the value of different perspectives and the need for a new metaphor to conceptualise intercultural understanding. peerReviewed

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-10-14Language and Intercultural Communication
https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2020.1810258