Context And Culture In Language Teaching

Author : Claire Kramsch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993-06-17
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194371875

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"This book takes cultural knowledge in language learning not only as a necessary aspect of communicative competence, but as an educational objective in its own right. If the aim of foreign language education is to foster cross-cultural awareness and self-realization, language pedagogy needs to come to grips with a range of fundamental issues: what do we mean by cultural context? Can discourse practices be taught like rules of grammar? What role does literature play in the development of second language literacy? How can learners acquire both an insider's and an outsider's understanding of the foreign culture as expressed through its language? By exploring these and other issues, the book can help language teachers reflect on their profession and place it within its larger societal and educational context. In turn, they can help learners become not only skilful users of the language, but also active architects of a new cross-cultural world order.".

Author : Michael Byram,Peter Grundy
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853596574

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Context and Culture in Language Teaching and Learning by Michael Byram,Peter Grundy Pdf

The chapters in this book all address the significance of the relationship between the aims and methods of language teaching and the contexts in which it takes place. Some consider the implications for the ways in which we research language teaching; others present the results of research and development work.

Author : Jaroslaw Krajka,Hanna Komorowska
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3631808224

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The Culture of Language Education. Foreign Language Teaching in Diverse Instructional Contexts by Jaroslaw Krajka,Hanna Komorowska Pdf

Author : Romanowski, Piotr,Bandura, Ewa
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522581291

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Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts by Romanowski, Piotr,Bandura, Ewa Pdf

While research into intercultural teaching has grown exponentially during the past two decades, the research has primarily resorted to the use of quantitative data collection instruments and the interpretation of scores calculated through them. As such, studies in the field can seem somewhat decontextualized, ignoring in some cases setting-specific parameters. Therefore, further study is needed to bring together theory, research, and practice demonstrating how this teaching is reflected in research design and how it is undertaken in different settings. Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts is an essential reference source that provides a series of rich insights into the way intercultural education is practiced in numerous international contexts and showcases practical examples of teaching situations and classroom activities that demonstrate its impact within the classroom. Featuring research on topics such as higher education, multilingualism, and professionalism, this book is ideally designed for educators, researchers, administrators, professionals, academicians, and students seeking pedagogical guidance on intercultural teaching.

Author : Adrian Holliday
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994-09-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521437458

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Appropriate Methodology and Social Context by Adrian Holliday Pdf

An ethnographic framework to describe the varying cultures of classrooms, teacher communities and student groups in different countries and educational contexts.

Author : C. Kramsch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:635809840

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Context and Culture in Language Teaching by C. Kramsch Pdf

Author : Eli Hinkel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521644907

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Culture in Second Language Teaching and Learning by Eli Hinkel Pdf

This book identifies the many facets of culture that influence second language learners and teachers. The paperback edition identifies the many facets of culture that influence second language learners and teachers. It addresses the impact of culture on learning to interact, speak, construct meaning, and write in a second language, while staying within the sociocultural paradigms specific to a particular language and its speakers. By providing a comprehensive introduction to research from other disciplines on the interaction between language and culture, this volume offers an important contribution to the field of second language acquisition.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on How People Learn II: The Science and Practice of Learning
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309459679

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How People Learn II by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on How People Learn II: The Science and Practice of Learning Pdf

There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy. In 2000, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition was published and its influence has been wide and deep. The report summarized insights on the nature of learning in school-aged children; described principles for the design of effective learning environments; and provided examples of how that could be implemented in the classroom. Since then, researchers have continued to investigate the nature of learning and have generated new findings related to the neurological processes involved in learning, individual and cultural variability related to learning, and educational technologies. In addition to expanding scientific understanding of the mechanisms of learning and how the brain adapts throughout the lifespan, there have been important discoveries about influences on learning, particularly sociocultural factors and the structure of learning environments. How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures provides a much-needed update incorporating insights gained from this research over the past decade. The book expands on the foundation laid out in the 2000 report and takes an in-depth look at the constellation of influences that affect individual learning. How People Learn II will become an indispensable resource to understand learning throughout the lifespan for educators of students and adults.

Author : Margie Berns
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781475798388

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Contexts of Competence by Margie Berns Pdf

The introduction of communicative competence as the goal of second and for eign language teaching has led to recognition of the role of context in language learning and use. As communicative competence is defined by the social and cultural contexts in which it is used, no single communicative competence can serve as the goal and model for all learners. This recognition has had an impact on program design and materials development. One significant change is that the choice of a teaching method is no longer the primary concern. Instead, the first step for the program designer is becoming familiar with the social and cultural features of the context of the language being taught. This includes a consideration of the uses speakers make of the language, their reasons for using it, and their attitudes toward it. Contexts of Competence: Social and Cultural Considerations in Commu nicative Language Teaching explores the relationship between context and com petence from a theoretical and practical perspective. Its audience is applied linguists in general and language teaching practitioners in particular. The overall aim of its five chapters is to provide a framework for consideration of various contexts of language learning and use and to guide the implementation and development of models of communicative language teaching that are responsive to the context-specific needs of learners.

Author : Shen Chen,Thi Thuy Le
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351027168

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Teaching of Culture in English as an International Language by Shen Chen,Thi Thuy Le Pdf

The importance of integrating the teaching and learning of language and culture has been widely recognised and emphasized. However, how to teach English as an International Language (EIL) and cultures in an integrative way in non-native English speaking countries remains problematic and has largely failed to enable language learners to meet local and global communication demands. Developing students’ intercultural competence is one of the key missions of teaching cultures. This book examines a range of well-established models and paradigms from both English-speaking and non-English speaking countries. Exploring questions of why, what, and how to best teach cultures, the authors propose an integrated model to suit non-native English contexts in the Asia Pacific. The chapters deal with other critical issues such as the relationship between language and power, the importance of power relations in communication, the relationship between teaching cultures and national interests, and balancing tradition and change in the era of globalisation. The book will be valuable to academics and students of foreign language education, particularly those teaching English as an international language in non-native English countries.

Author : Mads Jakob Kirkebæk,Xiang-Yun Du,Annie Aarup Jensen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789462094406

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Teaching and Learning Culture by Mads Jakob Kirkebæk,Xiang-Yun Du,Annie Aarup Jensen Pdf

This book is based on educational research conducted by researchers from the Department of Learning and Philosophy and the Confucius Institute for Innovation and Learning at Aalborg University. Empirically, it reports on different approaches to teaching and learning of culture, including a student-centered task-based problem-based learning (PBL) approach, a digital technology-supported approach and more. It also reports on how, when teaching and learning culture, teachers’ professional identity and the informal teaching and learning environment impact the teaching and learning of culture in different educational settings from primary school to university. A central theme in the book is the power of context. The studies illustrate in multiple ways, and from different angles, that “culture is not taught in a vacuum or learned in isolation”, but may be influenced by many factors both inside and outside the classroom; at the same time, culture also influences the context of the learning. The context may be “invisible” and hide itself as tacit knowledge or embedded values, or it may be very visible and present itself as a fixed curriculum or an established tradition. No matter what forms and shapes the context takes, the studies in this book strongly indicate that it is essential to be aware of the power of context in teaching and learning culture in order to understand it and negotiate it. This book suggests that teachers should not try to limit or avoid contextual influences, but instead, should explore how the context may be integrated into and used constructively in the teaching and learning of culture. This allowance of context in the classroom will allow for teachers, students, subjects and contexts to enter into a dialogue and negotiation of meaning that will enrich each other and achieve the established goal – acquisition of cultural awareness and intercultural understanding.

Author : Michael Byram
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853592110

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Teaching-and-learning Language-and-culture by Michael Byram Pdf

Offers some theoretical innovations in teaching foreign languages and reports how they have been applied to curriculum development and experimental courses at the upper secondary and college levels. Approaches language learning as comprising several dimensions, including grammatical competence, change in attitudes, learning about another culture, and reflecting on one's own. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : B. Kumaravadivelu,Anonimo
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 030011110X

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Cultural Globalization and Language Education by B. Kumaravadivelu,Anonimo Pdf

We live in a world that is marked by the twin processes of economic and cultural globalization. In this thought provoking book, Kumaravadivelu explores the impact of cultural globalization on second and foreign language education.

Author : Anthony J. Liddicoat,Angela Scarino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781405198103

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Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning by Anthony J. Liddicoat,Angela Scarino Pdf

This wide-ranging survey of issues in intercultural language teaching and learning covers everything from core concepts to program evaluation, and advocates a fluid, responsive approach to teaching language that reflects its central role in fostering intercultural understanding. Includes coverage of theoretical issues defining language, culture, and communication, as well as practice-driven issues such as classroom interactions, technologies, programs, and language assessment Examines systematically the components of language teaching: language itself, meaning, culture, learning, communicating, and assessments, and puts them in social and cultural context Features numerous examples throughout, drawn from various languages, international contexts, and frameworks Incorporates a decade of in-depth research and detailed documentation from the authors’ collaborative work with practicing teachers Provides a much-needed addition to the sparse literature on intercultural aspects of language education

Author : Robert Lado
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1024550832

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Linguistics Across Cultures by Robert Lado Pdf