Interaction in the Language Curriculum by Leo Van Lier - 9780582248793

Interaction in the Language CurriculumAwareness, Autonomy and Authenticity\nAuthor(s): Leo Van Lier\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Longman\nISBN-13: 9780582248793, 978-0582248793\nSynopsis\nInteraction 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.\n\nLeo 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. \n\nIn t.