From English Language learners to intercultural citizens
Session
Language and Culture
Description
In order for a person to be competent in English, it is not only about learning the basics of it, it is about how well you use it for the purpose that you have learned it, that is to say, how confidently you communicate in English, how well you understand different contexts in which language is put, how much you feel able to avoid misunderstandings and to put a flow to the communication. Here comes into consideration culture as one of the most important aspects of a language. Thus, it needs to be an inseparable part of EFL language classrooms. Also, it is not only about learning the target culture. Many students, depending on their family and education background, are not even aware of their own culture. Therefore, teaching the foreign culture can be considered as a tool for developing the sense of culture in general, and raise the awareness of students of the concepts and principles of culture all around the world, even theirs. This article aims to provide an insight on the importance of cultural awareness in English Language Classrooms, the attention that should be paid to culture of English when this language is being taught to students and ways how to do incorporate it within the class.
Keywords:
Cultural awareness, teaching, learning, methodology, target culture
Session Chair
Trendeline Haliti
Session Co-Chair
Feride Lohaj
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-96-7
Location
Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
31-10-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
31-10-2020 10:30 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2020.250
Recommended Citation
Haliti, Trendeline, "From English Language learners to intercultural citizens" (2020). UBT International Conference. 285.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2020/all_events/285
From English Language learners to intercultural citizens
Lipjan, Kosovo
In order for a person to be competent in English, it is not only about learning the basics of it, it is about how well you use it for the purpose that you have learned it, that is to say, how confidently you communicate in English, how well you understand different contexts in which language is put, how much you feel able to avoid misunderstandings and to put a flow to the communication. Here comes into consideration culture as one of the most important aspects of a language. Thus, it needs to be an inseparable part of EFL language classrooms. Also, it is not only about learning the target culture. Many students, depending on their family and education background, are not even aware of their own culture. Therefore, teaching the foreign culture can be considered as a tool for developing the sense of culture in general, and raise the awareness of students of the concepts and principles of culture all around the world, even theirs. This article aims to provide an insight on the importance of cultural awareness in English Language Classrooms, the attention that should be paid to culture of English when this language is being taught to students and ways how to do incorporate it within the class.