A Non-Culture-Bound Theory of Language Education

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_3249
dc.title	A Non-Culture-Bound Theory of Language Education
dc.contributor.author	Balboni Paolo E.
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/elle/2020/1/a-non-culture-bound-theory-of-language-education/
dc.description.abstract	Educational linguistics is a dyadic science. The noun, linguistics, is a broad term which includes neuro-, psycho-, socio-, pragma-, ethno-linguistics and communication studies: areas where national ‘schools’ non longer exist. Educational, on the contrary, is a culture-bound term: language teaching is carried out according to laws which concern syllabi, exams and certifications, the language(s) of instruction, the teaching of the host language to migrant students, teacher training programmes etc. These juridical and administrative acts are meant for the local educational systems. We propose that it is possible to find a number of principles and models (we call them “hypotheses”) which can be accepted by culture-bound educational decision-makers, thus increasing consistency within language teaching and research throughout the world.
dc.relation.ispartof	EL.LE
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 9 \| Issue 1 \| March 2020
dc.issued	2020-07-30
dc.dateSubmitted	2020-05-24
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2280-6792
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2020/01/001
dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Communicative competence
dc.subject	Communicative competence
dc.subject	Educational linguistics
dc.subject	Educational linguistics
dc.subject	Edulinguistics
dc.subject	Edulinguistics
dc.subject	Intercultural communication
dc.subject	Intercultural communication
dc.subject	Language education
dc.subject	Language education
dc.subject	Language teaching
dc.subject	Language teaching
dc.subject	Semiotic competence
dc.subject	Semiotic competence

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Paolo E. Balboni Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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Educational linguistics is a dyadic science. The noun, linguistics, is a broad term which includes neuro-, psycho-, socio-, pragma-, ethno-linguistics and communication studies: areas where national ‘schools’ non longer exist. Educational, on the contrary, is a culture-bound term: language teaching is carried out according to laws which concern syllabi, exams and certifications, the language(s) of instruction, the teaching of the host language to migrant students, teacher training programmes etc. These juridical and administrative acts are meant for the local educational systems. We propose that it is possible to find a number of principles and models (we call them “hypotheses”) which can be accepted by culture-bound educational decision-makers, thus increasing consistency within language teaching and research throughout the world.

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July 30, 2020

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May 24, 2020

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Keywords: Intercultural communication • Language teaching • Edulinguistics • Educational linguistics • Language education • Communicative competence • Semiotic competence

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