Community Formation and the World as Its Own Model.

• Autores: Steven L. Thorne
• Localización: Modern language journal, ISSN 0026-7902, Vol. 95, Nº 2, 2011, págs. 304-307
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article examines the published research and implications of establishing the term community by using the world as a model and defining community as a group built and transformed by semiotic and material actions. The author argues that the idea of community formation through engagement has had success in language education when applied to pedagogical approaches that link learners with social aspects of the world. According to the author, the social aspects of community formation can be examined in language classroom lessons and serve the goal of creating an atmosphere of heightened communicative awareness and improvement while preparing students for a multilingual life.