This volume centres around concepts of personal and cultural authenticity as they play out in various contexts of foreign language teaching and learning worldwide. The chapters cover a wide range of contexts and disciplines, including both theoretical and empirical work; together they comprise both a rigorous analysis of authenticity in language teaching and a step away from notions of native-speakerism and cultural essentialism with which it is often associated. Written by a group of scholars working across several continents, the chapters offer diverse perspectives regarding the role language plays in processes of personal growth, learning, development, self-actualisation and power dynamics. The book addresses the theoretical and philosophical nature of authenticity while remaining grounded in the teaching and learning of languages, with authenticity viewed as a practical concern that guides our actions and beliefs. The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and students of authenticity as well as foreign language teachers interested in the theoretical underpinnings of their practice.
This volume centres around concepts of personal and cultural authenticity in foreign language teaching and learning. The chapters cover a wide range of contexts and disciplines, offering diverse perspectives regarding the role language plays in processes of personal growth, learning, development, self-actualisation and power dynamics.
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Authenticity has been one of the core concepts of Communicative Language Teaching since the 1970s. This multifaceted, interdisciplinary volume engages with authenticity both in a most stimulating philosophical chapter and in diverse empirical studies, spanning different languages, contexts and approaches. A very welcome and necessary book for those who like to delve into the fundamental questions of language learning and teaching. * Friederike Klippel, Professor Emerita, Munich University, Germany * This is a truly important book for language educators to better understand the notion of authenticity in our times both inside and outside language learning contexts. What makes this book highly relevant to current debates is its multilingual, global and cross-disciplinary orientation. * Werner Delanoy, University of Klagenfurt, Austria * The multi-disciplinary nature of these contributions makes for a remarkably comprehensive understanding of authenticity. Compulsory reading for all researchers of language learning and teaching. * Christa van der Walt, Stellenbosch University, South Africa *
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Brings together research in SLA, literary and cultural studies, philosophy and sociology to examine concepts of authenticity in foreign language teaching and learning
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| Foreword: Authenticity in Our Times |
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| Preface: Authenticity Revisited: It's Getting Personal |
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1 The Concept of Authenticity in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning |
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Part 1 Authenticity and Language Teaching |
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2 The Concept(s) of Authenticity in Russian as a Foreign Language |
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3 Multilingualism and Authenticity in Russian Heritage Language Teaching Practices |
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4 Authenticity in Language Assessment: Revisiting the Implementation of a Key Principle |
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5 Authenticity Beyond Teaching Materials: Teachers' Authentic Care on Students' Persistence at the Beginner Level of Foreign Language Courses |
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6 Designing for Authenticity: Making Sense of an English Pedagogical Grammar Course |
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7 Rethinking Authenticity in SLA from the Perspective of L1 Use: A Concept of Cognitive Authenticity |
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Part 2 Authenticity and Identity |
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8 Authenticity, Curricula and Authentic Education |
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9 Authenticity and the Psychology of Language and Learning during Early Childhood Education |
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10 Authenticity in Language Teaching: An African Language Perspective |
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11 When Moral Authority Speaks: Empirical Insights into Issues of Authenticity and Identity in Multilingual Educational Settings |
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12 Exploring Authenticity for an Endangered Heritage Language Context: Canadian Doukhobor Russian |
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Part 3 Authenticity and Aesthetics |
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13 Autobiographical Fairy Tales for Authenticity in the English Classroom: A South African Higher Education Case Study |
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14 Indie-Folk Music and the Quest for First-Person Authenticity |
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15 Authenticity and Literature(s) in Teacher Education: Bildung in Jigalong and Barbmo |
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16 Authenticity and Authentic Voices in the Literature Curriculum of Pre-Service Teachers of English |
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| Afterword: Taking Stock of the Authentic --- Critical Synthesis and Timely Outlook |
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Leo Will is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Giessen, Germany and an Adjunct Professor at Saint Marys University, Halifax, Canada. He is the author of Authenticity in English Language Teaching: An Analysis of Academic Discourse (2018, Waxmann Verlag). He is conducting phenomenological research in the realm of language teacher education and takes an interest in vocabulary learning.
Wolfgang Stadler is a Professor of Russian (Applied) Linguistics and Subject-Specific Language Education at Innsbruck University, Austria. He is the author of a hundred academic articles dedicated to research in pragmatics, sociolinguistics and Russian language pedagogy and the (co-)editor of eight books on topics such as connecting cultures, the testing and assessing of foreign language competences, the pragmatics of silence and the linguistics of football. He has recently founded the open access journal Didaktik der Slawischen Sprachen (DiSlaw) and serves on the editorial board.
Irma Eloff is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and Adjunct Professor at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. She is the author and editor of six books and more than 90 scientific articles and book chapters. She conducts research in sustainability sciences with particular interest in quality education and good health and wellbeing.
