Analyzing Culture in Spanish Literature. Studies in Language Education, No. 19.

Autor/inn/en	Bunker, Duane F.; Kalivoda, Theodore B.
Institution	Georgia Univ., Athens. Dept. of Language Education.
Titel	Analyzing Culture in Spanish Literature. Studies in Language Education, No. 19.
Quelle	(1975), (22 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Cultural Education; Instructional Materials; Language Instruction; Language Skills; Literary Criticism; Literature Appreciation; Novels; Second Language Learning; Spanish; Spanish Literature; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Literaturkritik; Literarische Wertung; Novel; Roman; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Spanisch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Reasons for studying the literature of a people may vary. While some value it for its aesthetic qualities only, others view it primarily as a source for providing opportunities for the extension of linguistic skills. An important component often overlooked, however, is that of culture. The type of culture referred to here is of an anthropological nature and has to do with the total way of life of a people, i.e., themes, attitudes and values, thus relating the life of the country or region to the language employed by the characters in the literature. This approach is proposed as an aid for providing fuller meaning to the study of literature. The article suggests basic guidelines which can be used as an instrument for gathering such information, makes sample application of these guidelines to a Spanish novel, "La barraca," by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, and relates to the application various descriptions of Spanish cultural patterns. (Author)
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Update	2004/1/01