Interculturality in Language Teacher Education: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

Interculturality in Language Teacher Education: Theoretical and Practical Considerations contributes to the ongoing discussions about the need to move towards an intercultural orientation in language teacher education; however, it pushes disciplinary boundaries by advocating for an articulation with critical interculturality and decolonial perspectives. Through theoretical and empirical research about educational processes such as material design, human interaction, identity development, and different means of instruction, the volume makes a cal) for critica! action and transformative reflexivity that impacts and challenges longstanding discourses in language teacher education. El libro Interculturality in Language Teacher Education: Theoretical and Practical Considerations contribuye a las discusiones actuales sobre la necesidad de avanzar hacia una orientacion intercultural en la formacion de profesores de idiomas, sin embargo, expande los limites disciplinarios y aboga por una articulacion con la interculturalidad critica y las perspectivas decoloniales. A traves de la investigacion teorica y empirica en procesos educativos tales como el diseno de materiales, la interaccion humana, el desarrollo de la identidad, y los diferentes medios de instruccion, el volumen hace un llamado a la accion critica y la reflexividad transformadora para que impacten y generen retos en los discursos tradicionales en la formacion de profesores de lenguas.