Global Citizenship in Foreign Language Education (Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication)

In light of increasing globalization, this collection makes the case for global citizenship education as a way forward for transforming foreign language learning and teaching to better address current and future global challenges in times of unprecedented change.

The volume maps a multi-dimensional approach within foreign language pedagogy to take up the challenge of "educating the global citizen". Drawing on sociocultural, pedagogical, cosmopolitan, digital and civic-minded perspectives, the book explores the challenges in constructing epistemological frameworks in increasingly global environments, the need for developing context-sensitive educational practices, the potential of linking up with work from related disciplines, and the impact of these considerations on different educational settings. The collection reflects an international range of voices, attuned to global and local nuances, to offer a holistic compilation of conceptual innovations to showcase the relevance of global citizenship issues in foreign language education and encourage future research.

This book will be of interest to scholars in intercultural education, foreign language education, and language teaching, as well as policymakers and foreign language teachers.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Christiane Lütge is Professor and Chair for Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the University of Munich (LMU), Germany. She is also the Director of the Munich Centre of Teacher Education (MZL).

Thorsten Merse is Professor of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Education with a special focus on Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Petra Rauschert is Senior Lecturer in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language with a research focus on Intercultural Service Learning at the University of Munich (LMU), Germany.