@article{discovery10004708,
           title = {Language teaching for democratic citizenship},
            year = {2006},
           pages = {44--54},
         journal = {Lingua e nuova didattica},
          author = {Starkey, Hugh},
             url = {https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10004708/},
        abstract = {This paper proposes some principles that language teachers can use to inform their preparation of courses and lessons that contribute towards education for democratic citizenship (EDC). By definition EDC includes a political dimension, since democracy means choices and discussions that do not always result in agreements. Some teachers may find a political role uncomfortable or be unsure how it can be justified in a public education system. Before presenting the principles, I consider why language teachers should be concerned with EDC and the issue of how this can be included in a language teaching programme. Drawing on evidence from interviews with language teachers, I suggest that issues of identity are important for teachers and learners of languages and for EDC. I also consider some of the barriers that language teachers may face when they attempt to implement EDC through language teaching.}
}