This book offers alternative theoretical approaches and pedagogies
that challenge the worldview that divides things/people into bounded
categories/units perceived to be internally homogeneous, what it calls
“unit thinking” built on the nation-state ideology. Unit thinking
is problematic not only because it is inaccurate but also because it
encourages an imposition of the “ideal model” (e.g., the standard
language) onto people and a hierarchization based on their proximity
to the “ideal” (e.g., devalued “dialects”). This book explores
an alternative approach—“post-unit thinking”—by drawing on the
notions of “fetish” by Slavoj Žižek and Integrationist
Linguistics by Roy Harris and suggests pedagogies in fields that
capitalize on “learning from difference.” Theoretically, this
discussion of (post) unit thinking is of interest to researchers
seeking alternatives to post-structuralist discussions of the politics
of difference. This book is also a practical resource for
practitioners in study abroad, service learning, and world language
education.
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Teaching to Live beyond Categories
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ISBN
9783032052773
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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