Staff profile

• bilingual education
• comparative education
• foreign language teaching

• 2022: Lecture on ‘Assessment and Measurement of Intercultural Communicative Competence’ for doctoral seminar on Models of Intercultural Assessment in Language Education for Beatriz Peña Dix at Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia: 21 January 2022
• 2022: Plenary lecture on ‘Values in Intercultural Language Teaching’ at 5oth Anniversary meeting of LEND Italian teachers association, Rome, Italy,: 21 October 2021
• 2022: Keynote lecture on ‘Internationalisation through internationalism’ at a conference ‘International Service Learning and Intercultural Competence’, University of Bologna, Italy: 23 June 2022
• 2022: Plenary lecture on ‘An Educationist Response to the Challenges of Internationalisation’ at Thammasat University Bangkok Thailand, conference Liberal Arts of the Future: Changes and Challenges in Research and Pedagogy: 26 July 2022
• 2022: Commentator ‘grand témoin’ on the conference on ‘Des histoires de réceptions des politiques didactico-linguistiques du Conseil de l’Europe’ University of Tours (France): 3 June 2022
• 2022: Plenary lecture on “Intercultural (Communicative) Competence and Student Mobility” at workshop on Bæredygtighed og global dannelse / Sustainability and global education, organised by Danmarks Efterskoler in Riga, Latvia: 4 October 2022
• 2021: Lecture and seminar online ‘Intercultural Citizenship - Origins and Futures’ for the British Association of Teachers of Japanese: 11 September 2021
• 2021: Lecture on ‘Interculturality in Language Teaching and Education’ for Dept of Languages Rhode Island University USA: 14 December 2021
• 2021: Lecture Citoyenneté interculturelle – origines et futurs, and workshop Retombées de l’enseignement de la citoyenneté interculturelle pour l’enseignant, Université de Haute Alsace France, ‘Journées Novatri: 18 June 2021
• 2021: Webinar on ‘Intercultural Citizenship and the Language Teacher’ for LEND, Italian teachers of languages: 21 September 2021
• 2021: Seminar for Language and Education Network on Ethical Issues in Teaching Intercultural Citizenship in Foreign Language Education, University of Exeter, UK: 25 January 2021
• 2021: Public lecture online: ‘When does/should intercultural communication include being critical?’ Københavns Universitet, Institut for Engelsk, Germansk og Romansk: 26 April 2021
• 2021: Plenary lecture on ‘Global Citizenship - Concepts. Models and Applications’ and workshop, at the conference on ‘Global Citizenship Education – intercultural understanding and democratic dannelse’ of Danmarks Efterskoler: 6th October 2021
• 2020: Lecture (by internet) for research laboratory L’interculturel dans la formation des enseignants de langues étrangères, Université de Batna 2: 15 November 2020
• 2020: Lecture on ‘Teaching Intercultural Competence in the Foreign and Second Language Classroom’ Dalian University, China (by internet connection): 22 May 2020
• 2020: Lecture (internet) for Interart - Higher Arts Education in Denmark on “Language is not enough - intercultural competence in internationalisation': 26 October 2020
• 2020: Lecture on ‘Multilingualism and plurilingualism in the EU’ Eurasia Online Dissemination Conference May 28th - 29th 2020, Sofia University (by internet): 28 May 2020
• 2019: Lectures to students and staff on ‘intercultural competence’ at Wenzao Ursuline University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan: 15-18 October 2019
• 2019: Lecture and seminar on intercultural competence on the Erasmus Mundus masters course ‘Play, education, toys and languages’, University of Cordoba, Spain: 2-25 September 2019
• 2019: Plenary lecture ‘Some Questions in International(ist) Foreign Language Education’ at conference ‘Educating the Global Citizen - International Perspectives on Foreign Language Teaching in the Digital Age’, University of Munich: 25-28 March 2019
• 2019: Plenary lecture ‘Mediation, the Intercultural Speaker and Education’ for the Fachverband Chinesisch annual conference, Munich: 5-8 September 2019
• 2019: Plenary lecture ‘Education through Language Teaching for Intercultural Competence and Citizenship’ at the conference ‘Teaching Language and Intercultural Communicative Competence in Higher Education Issues, research and best practices': University of Leiden (NL), 7 June 2019
• 2018: Webinars: ‘English Language Teaching and a Community of a Shared Future for Humankind’ and ‘Interpreting the Humanistic Features of Foreign Language Education from an Intercultural Perspective’ (with Qin Shuoqian) at UNIPUS, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing, 14 June 2018.
• 2018: Foreign Language Teaching in 'Interesting Times:

  Plenary lecture and workshop at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey conference ‘Teaching Beyond Boundaries’ 3-4 May 2018.

• 2018: Conditions and Competences in Successful Intercultural Communication – what is thecontribution from language teaching?: Plenary lecture at Confucius Institute, Université d’Artois conference and training event ‘Culturel et interculurel: connaissances, compétences et évaluation, 28-29 June 2018.
• 2018: Intercultural Learning and Criticality - from praxis to theory and back again: Plenary lecture at Erfaringsseminar for engelsk i KFK. Theme: Looking at ELT critically in global times. Trondheim 8 – 9 May 2018.
• 2018: Intercultural Education and a Shared Future for Mankind - from a European Perspective: Keynote lecture Chinese Association for Intercultural Communication annual conference, Shandong University in Jinan

Authored book

• Wagner, M., Cardetti, F., & Byram, M. (2019). Teaching Intercultural Citizenship Across the Curriculum. ACTFL American Council on the Teaching of Fereign Languages
• Jia, Y., Byram, M., Xuerni, S., & Xualai, J. (2019). Experiencing Global Intercultural Communication. Preparing for a Community of Shared Future for Mankind and Global Citizenship. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
• Porto, M., & Byram, M. (2017). New Perspectives on Intercultural Language Research and Teaching: Exploring Learners’ Understandings of Texts from Other Cultures. Routledge
• Byram, M. (2017). Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching and TCSOL. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
• Lai, P., & Byram, M. (2012). Re-Shaping Education for Citizenship: Democratic National Citizenship in Hong Kong. Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Byram, M. (2008). From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship. Essays and Reflection. Multilingual Matters

Book review

• Byram, M. (2015). Researching Cultures of Learning: International Perspectives on Language Learning and Education Researching Intercultural Learning: Investigations in Language and Education. ELT Journal, 69(3), 331-334. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccv019

Chapter in book

• Byram, M. (2022). Learning to Belong: School, Language, and Identity in North Schleswig in the 1980s. In P. Thaler (Ed.), Like Snow in the Sun? (133-154). De Gruyter Oldenbourg. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110682120-011
• Byram, M. (2020). Assessment of Intercultural Competence and Intercultural Communicative Competence. In M. Dypedahl, & R. Lund (Eds.), Teaching and learning English interculturally (164-185). Cappelen Damm Akademisk
• Byram, M. (2018). Internationalism and Education in the 1920s and the Case of Foreign-Language Teaching Policy in Britain. In N. McLelland, & R. Smith (Eds.), The History of Language Learning and Teaching III. Across Cultures (22-36). Legenda
• Wagner, M., Cardetti, F., & Byram, M. (2018). The humble linguist: interdisciplinary perspectives on teaching and assessing intercultural citizenship. In E. Luef, & M. Marin (Eds.), The talking species: Perspectives on the evolutionary, neuronal and cultural foundations of language (419-443). Unipress Graz Verlag
• Boye, S., & Byram, M. (2017). Language awareness and the acquisition of intercultural communicative competence. In J. Cots, & P. Garrett (Eds.), Handbook of Language Awareness (435-449). Routledge
• Wagner, M., & Byram, M. (2017). Intercultural Citizenship. In M. Wagner, & M. Byram (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118783665.ieicc0043
• Hua, Z., Holmes, P., Young, T., & Angouri, J. (2016). How to identify research questions. In Z. Hua (Ed.), Research methods in intercultural communication: a practical guide (73-87). Wiley
• Byram, M. (2013). Identifications through languages. In R. Machart, C. Lim, S. Lim, & E. Yamato (Eds.), Intersecting Identities and Interculturality: Discourse and Practice (45-56). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Byram, M. (2013). Sprachenpolitik zwischen Theorie und Praxis. In G. Gombos (Ed.), Mehrsprachigkeit grenzuberschreitend. Modelle, Konzepte, Erfahrungen (35-45). Drava Verlag
• Byram, M. (2013). De la formation en langues étrangères à l'éducation à la citoyenneté interculturelle. In J. Beacco (Ed.), Éthique et politique en didactigue des langues (1-26). Paris: Didier
• Byram, M. (2013). Cultural awareness in multilingual education. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), Wiley Online Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics
• Byram, M. (2013). Intercultural Competence. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), Wiley Online Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0554
• Byram, M., & Masuhara, H. (2013). Intercultural competence. In B. Tomlinson (Ed.), Applied linguistics and materials development (143-160). Bloomsbury
• Byram, M. (2013). Citizenship Education. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), Wiley Online encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley
• Byram, M. (2012). Characteristics and competences of the plurilingual and intercultural citizen. In C. Facke, H. Martinez, & F. Meissner (Eds.), Mehrsprachigkeit. Bildung - Kommunikation - Standards (15-25). Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag
• Byram, M. (2012). Reflecting on teaching 'culture' in foreign language education. In D. Newby (Ed.), Insights into the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Byram, M. (2011). Language teaching (and learning) in a European perspective. In J. Appel, S. Doff, J. Rymarczyk, & E. Thaler (Eds.), Foreign language teaching - history, theory, methods (11-18). Langenscheidt
• Byram, M. (2011). La competence interculturelle. In P. Blanchet, & P. Chardent (Eds.), guide pur la recherche en didactique des langues et des cultures (253-260). Editions des Archives Contemporaines
• Byram, M. (2011). Conceptualizing intercultural (communicative) competence and intercultural citizenship. In J. Jackson (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication (85-97). Routledge
• Byram, M. (2011). Recherche et prise de position. In P. Blanchet, & P. chardent (Eds.), Guide pur la recherche en didactique des langues et des cultures (41-44). Editions des Archives Contemporaines
• Byram, M. (2011). A research agenda for 'intercultural competence'. In A. Witte, & T. Harden (Eds.), Intercultural competence. Concepts, challenges and evaluations (19-36). Peter Lang
• Byram, M. (2011). Intercultural citizenship - an education perspective. In M. Barrett, C. Flood, & J. Eade (Eds.), Nationalism, Ethnicity, Citizenship (163-180). Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Byram, M., & Guilherme, M. (2010). Intercultural education and intercultural communication: tracing the relationship. In Y. Tsai, & S. Houghton (Eds.), Becoming intercultural: inside and outside the classroom (2-22). Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Byram, M. (2010). Intercomprehension; intercultural competence and foreign language teaching. In P. Doye, & F. Meissner (Eds.), Lernerautonouire durch Interkomprehension. Narr Verlag
• Byram, M., & Parmenter, L. (2010). An overview of the international influences oon the CEFR. In M. Schmidt, N. Naganuma, F. O'Dwyer, A. Imig, & K. Sakai (Eds.), Statements in language education in Japan and beyond - Applications of the CEFR. Asahi Press
• Byram, M., Lapkin, S., LoBianco, J., Met, M., & Scott, A. (2010). Fremds[prachen] didaktik in englischsprachigen Landern. In W. Hallet, & F. Konigs (Eds.), Handbuch Fremdsprachendidaktik. Klett/Kallmeyer
• Byram, M. (2008). Researching residence and study abroad. In S. Ehrenreich, G. Woodman, & M. Perrefort (Eds.), Auslandsaufenthalte in Schule und Studium. Bestanbdsaufnahme aus Forschung und Praxis (19-28). Waxman
• Byram, M. (2008). Education for intercultural citizenship: language teaching and education for citizenship - in Europe and beyond. In S. Doff, W. Hullen, & F. (. Klippel (Eds.), Visions of Language in Education. Visionen der Bildung durch Sprachen (65-75). Langenscheidt

Conference Paper

• Wagner, M., Cardetti, F., & Byram, M. (2016). Exploring Collaborative Work for the Creation of Interdisciplinary Units Centered on Intercultural Citizenship. In P. Garrett-Rucks, & A. . E. Fantini (Eds.), Dimension 2016. Special Issue: Focus on Intercultural Competence (35-51)
• Byram, M. (2010). Global communities, cosmopolitan and intercultural citizenship.

Edited book

• Byram, M., Fleming, M., & Sheils, J. (Eds.). (2023). Quality and Equity in Education: A Practical Guide to the Council of Europe Vision of Education for Plurilingual, Intercultural and Democratic Citizenship. Multilingual Matters
• Byram, M., & Stoicheva, M. (Eds.). (2023). The Experience of Examining the PhD: An International Comparative Study of Processes and Standards of Doctoral Examination. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003248569
• Byram, M., & Stoicheva, M. (Eds.). (2019). The Doctorate as Experience in Europe and Beyond: Supervision, Languages, Identities. CRC PRess, Taylir & Francis Online
• Wagner, M., Perugini, D., & Byram, M. (Eds.). (2017). Teaching Intercultural Competence Across the Age Range: From Theory to Practice. Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/wagner8903
• Byram, M., Golubeva, I., Hui, H., & Wagner, M. (Eds.). (2016). From Principles to Practice in Education for Intercultural Citizenship. Multilingual Matters
• Wen-Chuan, L., & Byram, M. (Eds.). (2016). New Approaches to English Language and Education in Taiwan: Cultural and Intercultural Perspectives. Donghua
• Byram, M., & Hu, A. (Eds.). (2012). Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning. Routledge
• Byram, M., & Parmenter, L. (Eds.). (2012). The Common European Framework of Reference: The Globalisation of Language Education Policy. Multilingual Matters
• Feng, A., Byram, M., & Fleming, M. (Eds.). (2009). Becoming Interculturally Competent through Education and Training. Multilingual Matters
• Byram, M., & Dervin, F. (Eds.). (2008). Echanges et Mobilités Académiques. Quel bilan?
• Alred, G., Byram, M., & Fleming, M. (Eds.). (2002). Intercultural Experience and Education. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters
• Byram, M., & Fleming, M. (Eds.). (2001). Perspectivas interculturales en el aprendizaje de idiomas: enfoques a través del teatro y la etnografiá. Cambridge University Press
• Fleming, M., & Byram, M. (Eds.). (1998). Language Learning in Intercultural Perspective: Approaches through Drama and Ethnography. Cambridge University Press

Journal Article

• Herrmann-Israel, A., & Byram, M. (2023). Comparing and Contrasting Approaches to Education for Transition and Transformation. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2023.2268508
• Porto, M., Golubeva, I., & Byram, M. (2023). Channelling discomfort through the arts: A Covid-19 case study through an intercultural telecollaboration project. Language Teaching Research, 27(2), 276-298. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688211058245
• Byram, M. (2023). Identity matters in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Companion Volume. The Language Learning Journal, 51(2), 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2021.1996622
• Byram, M. (2023). Nationalism and Internationalism in Education in Europe in the 1920s through the Eyes of an American Observer. Paedagogica Historica, 59(2), 342-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2021.1872659
• Byram, M. (2022). Politics, origins and futures of the CEFR. The Language Learning Journal, 50(5), 586-599. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2020.1845392
• Byram, M. (2022). The political and the ethical in language teaching. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice, 16(3), 394-402. https://doi.org/10.1558/jalpp.21088
• Porto, M., & Byram, M. (2022). Locus of enunciation: insights for intercultural language teaching. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 35(4), 404-420. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2021.2023562
• Barili, A., & Byram, M. (2021). Teaching Intercultural Citizenship through Intercultural Service Learning in World Language Education. Foreign Language Annals, 54(3), 776-799. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12526
• Porto, M., Byram, M., & Wagner, M. (2021). Ethical issues in teaching for intercultural citizenship in world/foreign language education. TESOL Quarterly, 55(1), 308-321. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3008
• Byram, M. (2021). Stanley Leathes and his influence on ‘The Leathes Report’. Language & History, 64(2), 113-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/17597536.2021.1933328
• Barrett, M., & Byram, M. (2020). Errors by Simpson and Dervin (2019) in their description of the Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture. Intercultural Communication Education, 3(2), 75-95. https://doi.org/10.29140/ice.v3n2.286
• Lourenço, M., Andrade, A. I., & Byram, M. (2020). Representations of internationalisation at a Portuguese Higher Education Institution: From institutional discourse to stakeholders’ voices. Revista lusófona de educação (Em linha), 47(47), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle47.04
• Byram, M. (2020). The Responsibilities of Language Teachers when Teaching Intercultural Competence and Citizenship - An Essay. China media research, 16(2), 77-84
• Byram, M. (2020). Applied Linguist, Ethnographer, International(ist) Citizen - Perspectives on the Language Learner. Status quaestionis (Roma), 19, 95-108. https://doi.org/10.13133/2239-1983/17141
• Byram, M., Hu, A., & Rahman, M. (2019). Are researchers in Europe European researchers? A study of doctoral researchers at the University of Luxembourg. Studies in Higher Education, 44(3), 486-498. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1378634
• Wang, L., & Byram, M. (2019). International Doctoral Students’ Experience of Supervision: A case study in a Chinese University. Cambridge Journal of Education, 49(3), 255-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764x.2018.1518405
• Díez-Bedmar, M. B., & Byram, M. (2019). The current influence of the CEFR in secondary education: teachers’ perceptions. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2018.1493492
• Porto, M., Houghton, S., & Byram, M. (2018). Intercultural citizenship in the (foreign) language classroom. Language Teaching Research, 22(5), 484-498. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168817718580
• Byram, M. (2018). An Essay on Internationalism in Foreign Language Education. Intercultural Communication Education, 1(2), 64-82. https://doi.org/10.29140/ice.v1n2.54
• Byram, M. (2018). Internationalisation in higher education – an internationalist perspective. On the Horizon, 26(2), 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/oth-11-2017-0090
• Rauschert, P., & Byram, M. (2018). Service learning and intercultural citizenship in foreign-language education. Cambridge Journal of Education, 48(3), 353-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764x.2017.1337722
• Byram, M., & Wagner, M. (2018). Making a Difference: Language Teaching for Intercultural and International Dialogue. Foreign Language Annals, 51(1), 140-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12319
• Byram, M. (2017). Realising the Educational Purposes of Foreign Language Teaching: “Broadening pupils’ horizons”. Lend. Lingua e nuova didattica, 46(3), 9-21
• Castro, P., Woodin, J., Lundgren, U., & Byram, M. (2016). Student mobility and internationalisation in higher education: perspectives from practitioners. Language and Intercultural Communication, 16(3), 418-436. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2016.1168052
• Porto, M., & Byram, M. (2015). A curriculum for action in the community and intercultural citizenship in higher education. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 28(3), 226-242. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2015.1087555
• Wagner, M., & Byram, M. (2015). Gaining Intercultural Communicative Competence. The language educator, 10(3), 28-30
• Byram, M., Holmes, P., & Savvides, N. (2015). Guest editorial. The Language Learning Journal, 43(2), 129-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2015.1023065
• Byram, M. (2014). Twenty-five years on – from cultural studies to intercultural citizenship. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 27(3), 209-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2014.974329
• Byram, M., Holmes, P., & Savvides, N. (2013). Intercultural communicative competence in foreign language education: Questions of theory, practice and research. The Language Learning Journal, 41(3), 251-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2013.836343
• Byram, M. (2013). Teaching communicative and intercultural competence. Lend. Lingua e nuova didattica, 2, 34-43
• Byram, M., Perugini, D., & Wagner, M. (2013). The Development of Intercultural Citizenship in the Elementary School Spanish Classroom
• Byram, M. (2013). Language teaching and its contexts. Iranian journal of language teaching research, 1(1), 1-26
• Byram, M. (2013). Foreign language teaching and intercultural citizenship. Iranian journal of language teaching research, 1(3), 53-62
• Porto, M. (2013). Language and intercultural education: an interview with Michael Byram. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/1554480x.2013.769196
• Byram, M. (2012). Language awareness and (critical) cultural awareness - relationships, comparisons and contrasts. Language Awareness, 21(1-2), 5-13
• Byram, M. (2011). The Common (European) CEFR of Reference - teaching foreign languages, mediation and intercultural competence
• Byram, M., & Wang, L. (2011). But when you are doing your exams it is the same as in China - Chinese students adjusting to western approaches to teaching and learning. Cambridge Journal of Education, 41(4), 407-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764x.2011.625001
• Yamada, E., & Byram, M. (2011). Criticality and the purposes of teaching foreign languages in Higher Education. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2, 171-188
• Byram, M. (2011). Teaching French and intercultural (communicative) competence
• Byram, M. (2011). From foreign language education to education for intercultural citizenship
• In Chinese, translated by Han Hui Hellen
• Byram, M. (2011). Intercultural citizenship from an internationalist perspective
• Byram, M. (2010). Identitast formalunk, vagy kompetenciakat fejlesztunk a tobbkulturaju allampolgarok kineveleseben?
• Hussein, A., Beverton, S., & Byram, M. (2010). Targets for the Reading Literacy Curriculum in the Egyptian Secondary School. The journal of reading, writing and literacy, 4(3),
• Byram, M. (2010). Linguistic and Cultural Education for Bildung and Citizenship. Modern Language Journal, 94(2), 317-321. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4781.2010.01024.x
• Byram, M. (2008). Plurilingvalnost u Evropi i njene implikacije
• 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
• Byram, M., & Feng, A. (2004). Culture and language learning: teaching research and scholarship. Language Teaching: Surveys and Studies, 37(3), 149-168. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0261444804002289

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Byram, M. (2018). Reference framework of competences for democratic culture. Volume 1: Context, concepts and model. Volume 2: Descriptors. Volume 3: Guidance for implementation. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing. [Dataset]