700 Reasons: Reason #35

Reason: 35
Language teaching has a crucial role to play in ensuring that communication in the emerging world community is fully multilingual and multicultural
Reference:
Kelly, M. ‘Towards an intercultural practice of language teaching’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 121-130
Related Keywords:
Globalisation, Intercultural competence, Multilingualism, Teaching

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