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CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
David Aguirre FernándezCarolina Fernández HerreraAna María Narváez TempranoMónica Zambrano Ponguillo
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Key words
• Legacy of the history – Herencia histórica• Awareness - Conciencia• Culture - Cultura • Language - Idioma• Flesh - Carne• Blood - Sangre• Core – Núcleo
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What is culture?
• “The set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group, and that it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs.”
(UNESCO)
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Language as a fundamental part of culture
• Philosophical point of view: flesh + blood• Communicative point of view: swimming skill + water• Pragmatic point of view: vehicle + traffic light
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Why is culture becoming a central core of language learning?
Most important reasons:• Globalised world• Influence of culture• Learning culture through language
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Other reasons:• Need of developing – cultural awareness– intercultural learning–empathy and tolerance
• Contents are not enough
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How can we use culture to teach foreign languages?
• British culture as a model.
• British culture: legacy of the history of a developed country.
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How can we use culture to teach a foreign language?
1. The London Philarmonic Orchestra
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2. The Five O’clock Tea
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3. Let’s play football!
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4. Hamley’s toy shop. The coolest one!
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5. Let’s go to London =)
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But this is not the end…
• Songs, rhymes, games…– The English corner.
• Food, clothes, typical toys.• Books, comics, newspaper, restaurant menus,
labels…– Using real texts
• Don’t forget about Australia, New Zealand, Southafrica, Canada…
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To create new cultural activities:
Think about differences in: Language , food, architecture, clothing, expression of emotions., physical contact…
CONCLUSSION
Grammatical and formal features combined with cultural contents.
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Bibliography- UNESCO (2002) Culture – competing
definitions. (http://www.unibas-ethno.ch/redakteure/foerster/dokumente/Culture20080228.pdf) Seen on the 7th May, 2013.
- Jiang, W. (2000). The relationship between culture and language. ELT journal, 54(4), 328-334. (http://203.72.145.166/ELT/files/54-4-3.pdf) Seen on the 7th May, 2013.
- Brewster, J. Ellis, G. & Girard, D. (2002) The Primary English Teacher's Guide. Second Edition. Longman. (http://moodle.unican.es/file.php/735/CULTURE/Brewster-cap._10-Culture.pdf) Seen on the 7th May, 2013.
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Thank you for listening!