The term intercultural dialogue has become a buzzword at policy level, but there is a pressing need to synchronise the terminology of policymakers with that of academics. An overarching aim of this book is to explore the wide-ranging terminology relevant to intercultural dialogue in order to promote clearer consideration of the underlying issues. More specifically, this book reports the findings of a research project conducted in Japan that brought teaching practice to bear upon some of the main conflicting theoretical perspectives on how value judgment should be managed in foreign language education. At the heart of this issue lies the management of prejudice, which is a key dynamic in intercultural dialogue that brings many other factors into play.
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Preface
Introduction
PART 1 EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF VALUE JUDGMENT
Chapter 1 Information Processing, Socialisation and the Self
Chapter 2 Ethnocentrism and Ethnorelativism
Chapter 3 Theoretical and Political Perspectives Upon Value Judgment
PART 2 MANAGING VALUE JUDGMENT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Chapter 4 Overview of the Study
Chapter 5 The Intercultural Dialogue Model
Chapter 6 Critically Analysing Self and Other
Chapter 7 Critically Evaluating Self and Other
Chapter 8 Shifting the Interface: From Self and Other to Self and Society
Conclusion
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Stephanie Ann Houghton is an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication at Saga University, Japan. She has published numerous articles and books on intercultural communication. She is a co-editor of the book series Intercultural Communication and Language Education (Springer), and the AILA Re N Coordinator for a research network focusing on native-speakerism.