Publication details for Prof Mike Byram
Byram, M. (2007). Exploring languages, identities and education in a European Perspective. In Jezik: identiteti. Granic, J. Zagreb/Split: HDPL103-112. 103-112.- Publication type: Books: sections
- Keywords: identity, European identity, language teaching
Author(s) from Durham
Abstract
Languages and identities are constantly changing and seem to be changing ever more rapidly. The paper explores the potential new identity in Europe - a "European identity" - and the role languages and language teaching might play. It considers what function languages have in two aspects. First there is the development of identity - the deliberate cultivation identity by institutions. Second there is the evolution of identity as a consequence of life changes for individuals and societies.