ROLE OF CULTURE IN LEARNING AND TEACHING ENGLISH
EFL TEACHING AND LEARNING
ROLE OF CULTURE IN LEARNING AND TEACHING ENGLISH
by CAROLINE JOHANA NARANJO DUCON
1. Culture are what make countries unique.
2. English is the most widely spoken language around the world.
3. People use English as a way to improve different aims.
4. It is necessary to teach culture along we teach English?
5. Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people.
6. To teach culture, students need to know about their own culture
6.1. Atmosphere of mutuality and respect
6.2. Culture differences- problems
6.3. Role plays
7. Materials for cultural awareness
7.1. Text books
7.2. Web pages
7.3. Literature
7.4. News paper
8. Students need to learn English related with the culture of it.
9. "A language is a part of a culture and a culture is a part of a language" (Brown 1994)
10. ON VOCABULARY
10.1. Basic ingredient of language
10.1.1. Vocabulary, and cultural factors.
11. ON LISTENING
11.1. Listening is related to the culture of the target language.
11.1.1. We need cultural background knowledge of the language.
12. ON SPEAKING
12.1. Use proper sentences in proper contexts.
12.1.1. What, when, where are you saying things
13. ON READING
13.1. Background information are necessary to avoid reading matters.
13.1.1. Understand the meaning of a word is not enough, we need context.
14. ON TRANSLATING
14.1. We should have enough knowledge about target and the source language.
14.1.1. Understand the culture when we are traslating.