Rodríguez_Diana_20171003266_task06_forum by Paola Rodriguez https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6 Task 06: Cultural Aspects in English Language Teaching en-us 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC 2025-07-23 15:52:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media.edutopia.org/styles/responsive_2880px_16x9/s3/masters/d7_images/cover_media/cronin-169hero-englishlanglearners-shutterstock-.jpg Culture Understanding in Foreign Language Teaching DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549741 Understanding culture is like having a context that allows you to give the right meaning to each new word you learn. The more you know about the sociocultural background, the easier it is to get involved and learn new words, expressions and ways of speaking.]]> 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549741 What is the relationship between language and culture? DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549743 Call and Brown (1994) describe the relation between language and culture as follows: 'A language is a part of a culture and a culture is a part of a language; the two are intricately interwoven. Thus, language cannot be separated from the culture in which it is deeply embedded. By failing to draw students’ attention to the cultural elements and to discuss their implications, the teachers allow misconceptions to develop in the students’ minds. Furthermore, these two areas cannot be separated because language is the key to the cultural heritage of another people or that knowledge of another language enables individuals to increase their personal culture through contact with great minds and literatures. ]]> 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549743 Language DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549745 Language is one of the most important parts of any culture.  It is the way by which people communicate with one another, build relationships, and create a sense of community (Greenheart Club, 2015).]]> 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549745 Tips for teaching Culture and Languages. DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549746 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549746 References DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549748
Brown, H. D. (1994). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. The Modern Language Journal, 72(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.2307/327571

Kovács, G. (2017). Culture in Language Teaching. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica, 9(3), 73–86. https://doi.org/10.1515/ausp-2017-0030

Thanasoulas, D. (2001). The Importance of Teaching Culture in A Foreign Language Classroom. Radical Pedagogy, 16. https://doi.org/10.35778/1742-000-026-008

Qu, Y. (2010). Culture Understanding in Foreign Language Teaching. English Language Teaching, 3(4), 58–61. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v3n4p58
]]> 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549748 Culture teaching DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549749 According to Kovács, (2017), cultural teaching is a long and complex process concerning something more than language use itself. One of the main aim is to increase students' awareness and to develop their curiosity towards the target culture and their own, helping them to make comparisons among cultures. Culture in language teaching has always been a challenging subject for teachers. The teaching of culture is a long and complex process that has to do with more than the use of language itself. The teacher's goal should be to increase students' awareness and develop their curiosity towards the target culture and their own, helping them to make cross-cultural comparisons.

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  • Describing and explaining the culture. 
  • Experiencing culture through language use.
  •  Dialogues and mini-dramas.
  •  Role-playing. 
    • ]]>     2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549750     Culture in the Language Classroom DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549752 It may seem obvious to many second or foreign language teachers that culture should be taught, but teaching culture in the classroom may not be as easy as it might seem. In most cases, the language classroom may be the only way that cultural contact occurs; therefore, the environment should be as open as possible to meaningful cultural learning (Damen, 1987).

    For this reason, some tools to introduce culture in language teaching can be:
    1.  The use of authentic materials: television shows, news broadcasts, films.

    2. The use of different websites or printed materials: travel brochures, photographs, newspapers, magazines, restaurant menus. 

    ]]>     2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549752     Conclusion: DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549753 Students must have the linguistic, communicative and intercultural skills necessary to reflect on their own society, express themselves and present their own culture in the target language. In addition, it is important that students compare the values and beliefs in the native culture of the students with the target culture, that the students can not only know the difference, but also can better appreciate and know both cultures.

    ]]>     2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549753     Why is culture important in language teaching? DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549755 Understanding culture allows you to give the right meaning to each word, in the larger context, because you'll be able to think in the foreign language. ... By understanding cultural differences while learning a language, you'll find new ways to express these things. Culture is essential when studying languages.]]> 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549755 What Culture Involves? DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549757  Culture may be defined as a ‘social heredity’ transmitted from one generation to another generation with the accumulation of individual experiences, or a mode of activities differentiating people of one society from another society (Taga, 1999). 
    The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief and behaviour. Culture thus defi ned consists of language, ideas, beliefs, customs, taboos, codes, institutions,  tools,  techniques,  works  of  art,  rituals,  ceremonies,  and other  related  components.]]>     2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549757     English Didactics Workshop I DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549758 Miss. Denia Catalina Matamoros
     
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    Sunday, April 11th 2021 ]]>     2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549758     DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549760 2021-04-09 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401549760 What is culture in language teaching? DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401772998 "Learning a language means also the study of a different culture." -Gabriela Kovács
    The culture in the teaching of a foreign language is the daily cultural practices. These are as varied as the use of language by a native speaker in everyday life, the focus is on behaviors, meals, celebrations and typical customs, sometimes stereotyped, of the dominant group or of that group of native speakers which is the most prominent to foreign eyes.
    ]]>     2021-04-09 23:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1401772998     Goals for Culture Teaching DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1402117113 According to Thanasoulas (2001), more specifically, the teaching of culture should make learners aware of speech acts, connotations, etiquette, that is, appropriate or inappropriate behaviour, as well as it should provide them with the opportunity to act out being a member of the target culture. 
    The main goal have to be arouse in students curiosity about the destination culture and empathy towards its people.]]>     2021-04-10 07:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1402117113     DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1402121983
    5. Songs and dance.
    6. Films
    7. Bulletin board 
    8. Inviting native speakers 

    ]]>     2021-04-10 07:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1402121983     DPaolaRS https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1403489906 CULTURE IN LANGUAGE TEACHING ]]> 2021-04-11 04:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/DPaolaRS/rjiiuai1x74nnci6/wish/1403489906