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Teaching culture in language learning
Submitted by Diana k on 14 April, 2009 - 10:02
Hi everybody!I need your help for my research!please, answer these questions and suggest anything you can!thank you all!
do you teach culture during your language lessons?
how is it helpful?
what kind of activities?
do you try to assess culture knowledge? If yes,how?
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TE Team
Dear Diana
You may also find Barry Tomalin's blogs on this subject of some help to you in your research. Barry was a recent guest writer on TeachingEnglish.
You can find Barry's blogs and cultural activities here: http://www2.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/barry-tomalin
Wishing you good luck with your research,
Regards
Sarah Gamble
TeachingEnglish Team
Hi Diana
I'm not really sure if *teaching* is the best verb to use in this case; I'd rather use the expression *developing* intercultural competence in language learning.
There was a symposium in Cardiff about intercultural competence and there is some good material available for download at Cardiff Online. Please, check the link below
http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2009/sessions/65/intercultural-competence-and-elt
I hope it helps.
Chris Lima
thank you sarah and Chris for your contribution to my study
later i will post the results and comments!
regards,
Diana
The basics of the English Language remain the same. Culture does form a very critical aspect of the English Language. There are two reasons for this. Each country will have its own colloquial terms. Secondly one word may carry different meanings in different countries. Here I would like to clarify that I am not making a reference to Homonyms. Lack of cultural knowledge can spoil relationships or put people in embarrassing situations.
Hi
I think the culture comes by default