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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Visualizing Intercultural Literacy: Engaging Critically with Diversity and Migration in the Classroom through an Image-Based Approach
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Arizpe, Evelyn; Bagelman, Caroline; Devlin, Alison M.; Farrell, Maureen; McAdam, Julie E. – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2014
Accessible forms of language, learning and literacy, as well as strategies that support intercultural communication are needed for the diverse population of refugee, asylum seeker and migrant children within schools. The research project "Journeys from Images to Words" explored the potential of visual texts to address these issues.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Literacy, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Pluralism
Intercultural Education in Primary School: A Collaborative Project
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Santos, Marta; Araújo e Sá, Maria Helena; Simões, Ana Raquel – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2014
In this article, we present and discuss a collaborative project on intercultural education developed by a group of educational partners. The group was made up of 12 people representing different institutions in the community, namely primary schools, cultural and social associations and the local council. The project takes an intercultural approach…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Intercultural Communication, Elementary School Students, Interviews
Language Attitudes of Asturian Students in the Area of Navia-Eo (Spain)
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González-Riaño, Xosé; Hevia-Artime, Isabel; Fernández-Costales, Alberto – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2013
This paper presents a synthesis of a pioneering study that approaches the sociolinguistic and educational reality of the area of Navia-Eo, a region in the western part of Asturias (Spain). This research aims to provide an insight into the language attitudes and the sociolinguistic awareness of students in the final year of primary education. Using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Primary Education
Literacies Crossing Borders: Transfronterizo Literacy Practices of Students in a Dual Language Program on the USA-Mexico Border
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de la Piedra, Maria Teresa; Araujo, Blanca E. – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2012
Research on transnational literacies has generally focused on youth who live in one country and communicate using digital literacies across national boundaries. Our work contributes to this literature by providing a view of transnational literacies that are unique to the USA-Mexico border region. The students in this ethnographic study navigate…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Information Technology
Plurilingualism in Europe: More than a Means for Communication
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Glaser, Evelyne – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2005
While plurilingualism is not necessarily a novel concept, the author argues that the ability to speak several languages will help Europeans to develop a European identity and to deconstruct existing cultural and even genetic barriers. To this aim it would make sense to be introduced at a very early age to elements of language and culture from…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Immigrants
Exploring Intercultural Awareness in the Primary Modern Language Classroom: The Potential of the New Model of European Language Portfolio Developed by the Irish Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative (MLPSI)
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Rantz, Frederique; Horan, Pascaline – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2005
This paper reflects a key concern for teacher trainers: how can primary language teachers promote the development of intercultural awareness among their pupils? It addresses the concept of intercultural awareness as it applies to young learners and refers more specifically to the context of the Irish primary classroom and its curriculum. It argues…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Modern Languages, Language Teachers, Foreign Countries