Keeping it Real! Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez | [email protected] Culturally Authentic Materials in...

Keeping it Real!

Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez | [email protected]

Culturally Authentic Materials in the Language Classroom

ACTFL National Standards “the 5 Cs”

CommunicationCommunicate in languages other than English

Connections Connect with other disciplines and acquire information

Comparisons Develop insight into the nature of language and culture

Communities Participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world

Cultures Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures

CULTURESGain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures

2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

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What is realia?

I know it when I see it!

Materials that convey the

everyday life of different cultures.

Folkart

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Utilitarian objects

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Games and toys

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Tickets, brochures, ads

Photographs

Popular music and song lyrics

Popular music and song lyrics

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Quotes, proverbs and sayings

Memes

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Magazines and Newspapers

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Video and television

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Video and television

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Short films and movies

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Stories, folktales, myths

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Children’s, Tween, and Teen Literature

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What kind of texts?fiction

• mysteries

• horror

• fantasy

• humor

folklore• fables

• myths

• legends

poetry• rhymes

• proverbs

• games

non fiction• science

• history

• biography

• art

Multicultural people and situations

Variety of…races/ethnicitiesfamiliesnamesabilitiesreligionsgenderssocioeconomic status

Culturally-appropriate illustrations

Example #1

very simple language

few words on the page

juvenile illustrations

Simple language, but too “babyish”

Example #2

filled with cultural references in text and illustrations multicultural theme interesting storyline language is too complicated

Interesting, but difficult

Example #3

simple languagecultural connectionsinteresting storyout-of-print! ? Fakealia?

Great, but you can’t get it!

Used copies for sale!

What is FAKEalia?

Ticket-o-Matic http://omatic.musicairport.com/

Where do

we FIND cultural

materials?

…on the newsstand!

Online!

www.miscositas.com/authenticmaterials.html

• music• tv & videos• podcasts & radio• magazines & newspapers• children’s lit & folklore• games and fun

in our travels…

language + culture = effective communication

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