Manuela Guilherme has been a teacher of foreign languages and cultures for the past 30 years both at secondary school and university levels, in Portugal as well as in Great Britain. She has also been a teacher trainer and a researcher in this area for the past 15 years. The research she presents in this book was awarded the 2001 Emma Birkmaier Award by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Modern Language Journal and her contribution to the study of language and culture worldwide was also recognised by the California Language Teaching Profession.

• Introduction1. Critical Pedagogy as Cultural Politics2. Philosophical Foundations for Critical Cultural Awareness3. The Critical Dimension in Foreign Culture Education4. The Teachers’ Voices: How they View Critical Cultural Awareness in Foreign Language/culture Classes5. Preparing Critical Citizens and Educators for an Intercultural WorldBibliographyAppendices

Critical Citizens for an Intercultural World should be on the personal reading list of every foreign language educator and required reading for those preparing to teach a second language and its culture.

Manuela Guilherme has been a teacher of foreign languages and cultures for the past 30 years both at secondary school and university levels, in Portugal as well as in Great Britain. She has also been a teacher trainer and a researcher in this area for the past 15 years. The research she presents in this book was awarded the 2001 Emma Birkmaier Award by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Modern Language Journal and her contribution to the study of language and culture worldwide was also recognised by the California Language Teaching Profession.

• Introduction1. Critical Pedagogy as Cultural Politics2. Philosophical Foundations for Critical Cultural Awareness3. The Critical Dimension in Foreign Culture Education4. The Teachers’ Voices: How they View Critical Cultural Awareness in Foreign Language/culture Classes5. Preparing Critical Citizens and Educators for an Intercultural WorldBibliographyAppendices

Critical Citizens for an Intercultural World should be on the personal reading list of every foreign language educator and required reading for those preparing to teach a second language and its culture.

Manuela Guilherme has been a teacher of foreign languages and cultures for the past 30 years both at secondary school and university levels, in Portugal as well as in Great Britain. She has also been a teacher trainer and a researcher in this area for the past 15 years. The research she presents in this book was awarded the 2001 Emma Birkmaier Award by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Modern Language Journal and her contribution to the study of language and culture worldwide was also recognised by the California Language Teaching Profession.

• Introduction1. Critical Pedagogy as Cultural Politics2. Philosophical Foundations for Critical Cultural Awareness3. The Critical Dimension in Foreign Culture Education4. The Teachers’ Voices: How they View Critical Cultural Awareness in Foreign Language/culture Classes5. Preparing Critical Citizens and Educators for an Intercultural WorldBibliographyAppendices

Critical Citizens for an Intercultural World should be on the personal reading list of every foreign language educator and required reading for those preparing to teach a second language and its culture.