Intercultural Twinnings

Foreword: Acculturation and Contact Intergroups

 John W. Berry

Foreword: Intercultural Twinnings and Twinings

 Ofelia García

Acknowledgements

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

1 Intercultural Twinnings: An Overview

 Nicole Carignan, Suzanne Springer, Myra Deraîche and Marie-Cécile Guillot

PART 1: Theoretical Perspectives Related to Learning a Second Language in the Context of Intercultural Twinning

2 What Can Acculturation, Vitality and Intergroup Contact Tell Us about Intercultural Twinnings?

 Richard Y. Bourhis and Nicole Carignan

3 What Is the Value-Added of Intercultural Twinnings for Language Learning and Mainstream Acculturation?

 Marina M. Doucerain

4 Language Teaching for Intercultural Communication: Problematizing Essentialism, Highlighting Power, and Advocating for Social Justice

 Natalia Balyasnikova and Ruyko Kubota

5 Transcultural Communicative Competence in Teaching Second (or Foreign) Languages

 Denise Lussier and Valérie Amireault

6 The Task: A Framework for Intercultural Twinnings in the Language Class

 Myra Deraîche and Karine Lamoureux

7 The Perception of Accent in the Workplace

 Jennifer Ann Foote

PART 2: Intercultural Training as a Transformative Practice: Intercultural Twinnings in Action

Part 2: Guidance for Readers

 Elizabeth Mackinlay

8 Intercultural Mapping in an Urban Cityscape: Case Study of an Intercultural Twinning Project in Montreal

 Catherine Montgomery and Myra Deraîche

9 Profiles of Learners in a Linguistic Exchange Program in Quebec Guided by Intergroup Contact Theory: Option-Études Chateauguay

 Benoît Côté, Patricia Lamarre and Julie Lavoie

10 Intercultural Twinnings between Canadian Students and Japanese Students: Fostering an Online Community of Practice

 Sawako Akai

11 Overview of Connecting Classroom Microclimates with Virtual Team Teaching

 Nathan R.B. Loewen

12 Culture, Creation Myths, and the Canadian Indian Residential School System in the Intercultural Context of Virtual Team Teaching (VTT)

 Sharon Coyle and Lyne Marie Larocque

13 Intercultural Twinnings between Immigrants and Teachers in Training: Writing and Communication

 Marie-Cécile Guillot and Nicole Carignan

14 Intercultural Twinnings as a Transformative Practice in Post-Secondary Education

 Alhassane Balde

15 Training for Settlement Organizations, English Learners, and Graduate Education: An Intercultural, Collaborative Approach

 Julie Kerekes

16 Mutual AID within an Intercultural Twinnings Context between FSL and Group Work University Students

 Juliane Bertrand, Ginette Berteau, Cynthia Martiny and Annie Desaulniers

Afterword: Intercultural Twinnings: The Need for a Critical Perspective

 Malachie Azémar

Index