Staff

Prof Mike Byram

Contact (email at m.s.byram@durham.ac.uk)

Biography

Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus since October 2008.
His work in the School comprised initial teacher education and being Director of Research Degrees with supervision of research students. He began his career teaching French and German at secondary school level and in adult education in an English comprehensive community school. After being appointed to a post in teacher education at the University of Durham in 1980, he carried out research into the education of linguistic minorities, foreign language education and student residence abroad.
He supervised doctoral students in intercultural studies, language teaching and comparative education.
He has published many books and articles including, most recently, Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence; Language Teachers, Politics and Cultures (with Karen Risager); From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship; and is the editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning.
He is a Programme Adviser to the Council of Europe Language Policy Division, and is currently interested in language education policy and the politics of language teaching.

Research Groups

• Intercultural Studies and Education, English and the Arts

Publications

Journal papers: academic

• Byram, M. 2010. Linguistic and intercultural education for Bildung and citizenship. The Modern Language Journal 94(ii): 317-321.
• Byram, M. 2008. Plurilingvalnost u Evropi i njene implikacije. Revija za obrazovanja i kultura 8-9.
• De Korne, H., Byram, M. & Fleming, M. 2007. Familiarising the Stranger: Immigrant Perceptions of Cross-cultural interaction and Bicultural Identity. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 28(4): 290-307. (Additional information)
• Yuen, T. & Byram, M. 2007. National identity, patriotism and studying politics in schools: a case study in Hong Kong. Compare 37(1): 23-36. (Additional information)
• Byram, M.S. 2007. Thoughts on the Languages Review. Language Learning Journal 35(2): 297-299. (Additional information)
• Byram, M. & Feng, A. 2004. Culture and language learning: teaching research and scholarship. Language Teaching 37(3): 149-168. (Additional information) (View publication online)
• Lai, P-S. & Byram, M. 2003. The Politics of Bilingualism: a reproduction analysis of the policy of mother tongue education in Hong Kong after 1997. Compare: A journal of comparative education 33(3): 315-334. (Additional information) (View publication online)
• Alred, G. & Byram, M. 2002. Becoming an Intercultural Mediator: A Longitudinal Study of Residence Abroad. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 23(5): 339-352. (Additional information) (View publication online)

Journal papers: professional

• Byram, M.S. 2007. How do I teach the intercultural dimension if I have never left my country? Culture and Literature Special Edition: 8-11.

Books: authored

• Byram, M.S. 2008. From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship. Essays and Reflection. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. (Additional information)
• Roberts, C., Byram, M., Barro, A., Jordan, S. & Street, B. 2001. Language Learners as Ethnographers. Buffalo, N.Y.: Multilingual Matters. (Additional information) (View publication online)
• M.S.Byram & K. Risager 1999. Language Teachers, Politics and Cultures. Multilingual Matters Ltd.
• M.S. Byram 1997. Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence. Multilingual Matters Ltd.
• M.S.Byram, V. Esarte-Sarries & S. Taylor 1991. Cultural Studies and Language Learning: a research report. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
• M.S. Byram 1989. Cultural Studies in Foreign Language Education. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. (Additional information)
• M.S. Byram 1986. Minority Education and Ethnic Survival. Case Study of a German School in Denmark. Multlingual Matters Ltd. (Additional information)

Books: edited

• Byram, M.S. & Dervin, F. 2008. Echanges et Mobilités Académiques. Quel bilan?. (Additional information)
• Byram, M.S. & Phipps, A. 2007. Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education. Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education Book Series. Multilingual Matters. (Additional information)
• G. Alred, M. Byram & M. Fleming 2003. Intercultural experience and education. Languages for intercultural communication and education; 2; Buffalo [N.Y.]. (Additional information)
• M. Byram, A. Nichols & D. Stevens 2001. Developing intercultural competence in practice. NetLibrary, Inc.
• M.S. Byram 2000. Routledge Encylopedia of Language Teaching and Learning. London: Routledge.
• M. Fleming & M. Byram 1998. Language Learning in Intercultural Perspective: Approaches through Drama and Ethnography. Cambridge University Press.

Books: sections

• Byram, M. 2010. Intercomprehension; intercultural competence and foreign language teaching. In Lernerautonouire durch Interkomprehension. Doye, P. & Meissner, F-J. Tubingen: Narr Verlag.
• Byram, M.S. 2008. Education for intercultural citizenship: language teaching and education for citizenship - in Europe and beyond. In Visions of Language in Education. Visionen der Bildung durch Sprachen. Doff, S., Hullen, W. & Klippel, F. (eds) Berlin: Langenscheidt. 65-75.
• Byram, M.S. 2008. Researching residence and study abroad. In Auslandsaufenthalte in Schule und Studium. Bestanbdsaufnahme aus Forschung und Praxis. Ehrenreich, S., Woodman, G. & Perrefort, M. Munster: Waxman. 19-28.
• Byram, M.S. 2007. Developing Language Education Policy in Europe - and Searching for Theory. In Transcending Boundaries: Essays in honor of Gisela Hermann-Brennecke. Kindermann, W. Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik Seminar fur Angewandte Amerikanistik & Anglistik (AAA). 13: 13-28.
• Byram, M. 2007. Exploring languages, identities and education in a European Perspective. In Jezik: identiteti. Granic, J. Zagreb/Split: HDPL103-112. 103-112. (Additional information)

Conference contributions

• Byram, M. 2010, Global communities, cosmopolitan and intercultural citizenship, International Association for Intercultural Studies Conference. Guangzhou, China,
• Byram, M. 2006, Languages and Identities, Intergovernmental Conference. Languages of Schooling: towards a Framework for Europe. Strasbourg, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, (Additional information) (View publication online)

Reports: official

• M.S.Byram & J-C. Beacco (2003). Guide for the Development of Language Education Policies in Europe. Strasbourg, (Additional information) (View publication online)

Media Contacts

Available for media contact about:

• Subject specialists: modern languages
• Subject specialists: bilingual education
• Subject specialists: foreign language teaching
• Subject specialists: ethnic minority education
• Europe: Language, literature & culture: France/Germany
• Europe: Language, literature & culture: language teaching
• Foreign Literature & Language: French/German
• Foreign Literature & Language: modern language teaching

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