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Publication details [#53719]

Woodin, Jane. 2010. Cultural categorisation: what can we learn from practice? An example from tandem learning. Language and Intercultural Communication 10 (3) : 225–242.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

categorization | intercultural communication | language and culture | word meaning

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

A case study of tandem learners, debating word meaning in semi-structured interactions, illustrates how cultural categorisation can both lead to stereotyping or the opening up of possibilities.