Culture Bound : Bridging the Cultural Gap in Language Teaching

Kniha je určena učitelům, kteří chtějí do své výuky zapojit kulturu. Články poskytují pohled na to, jak se jazyk a kultura vzájemně ovlivňují Popis: Culture Bound is designed to give language teachers a basis for introducing a cultural component into their teaching. The articles give a perspective on how language and culture interact and explore in particular the difference between interacting with another culture and entering it: language students are encouraged to understand the new culture without necessarily embracing it. This selection brings together representative practical and theoretical material written by a variety of scholars and teachers in the field. The essays are organized under three headings: language, thought, and culture. cultural differences and similarities. and classroom applications. The collection as a whole brings both breadth and depth to a topic that has been strangely neglected despite its recognized importance. Contents: Preface. Part I. Language, Thought, and Culture: 1. Language and thought Franz Boas. 2. Culture and the written language Robert B. Kaplan. 3. Acculturation and mind William R. Acton and Judith Walker de Felix. 4. Learning a second culture H. Douglas Brown. Part II. Cultural Differences and Similarities: 5. How to compare two cultures Robert Lado. 6. Kinesics and cross-cultural understanding Gennelle G. Mortain. 7. Intercultural differences and communicative approaches to foreign-language teaching in the Third World Karl-Heinz Osterloh. 8. ' ... So near the United States' John C. Condon. 9. Cultural clues to the Middle Eastern student Orin D. Parker and Educational Services Staff, AFME. 10. XANADU - 'A miracle of rare device': the teaching of English in China Alan Maley. 11. Compliments in cross-cultural perspective Nessa Wolfson. Part III. Classroom Applications: 12. Culture in the classroom Nelson Brooks. 13. Newspapers: vehicles for teaching ESOL with a cultural focus Charles H. Blatchford. 14. Culture in literature Joyce Merrill Valdes. 15. English language teaching from an intercultural perspective Stephen C. Dunnett, Fraida Dubin and Amy Lezberg. 16. An argument for culture analysis in the second language classroom George H. Hughes. 17. Culture bump and beyond Carol M. Archer. 18. The culture test Rebecca M. Valette. Bibliography. Index.