Culture Learning in a Changed World: Student Perspectives

Autor/in	Kearney, Erin
Titel	Culture Learning in a Changed World: Student Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 4 (2008) 1, S.62-82 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-9035
Schlagwörter	Second Language Instruction; Ethnography; Discourse Analysis; Cultural Influences; College Students; Student Attitudes; College Faculty; French; Simulation; Cultural Awareness; Reflection; Teaching Methods; Semi Structured Interviews; Monolingualism; Multilingualism; Required Courses; Global Approach; Consciousness Raising; Perspective Taking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ethnografie; Diskursanalyse; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Fakultät; Französisch; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Pflichtkurs; Globales Denken; Bewusstseinsbildung; Zukunftsperspektive
Abstract	In this paper, the author explores the views of a group whose perspectives have not often been included in discussions of new directions for foreign language education--students. Drawing from a larger ethnographic, discourse-analytic study of the nature of culture learning for one group of college students and their teacher, this paper presents data from interviews with students about their broad orientations to the role of culture in foreign language education as well as their more specific views of the culture learning process in the French class they were taking at the time. The approach used in the class, global simulation, engaged students in several culture learning processes, including being exposed to multiple perspectives, being able to try on those points of view, and engaging in self-reflection. The results of this study outline what today's college students expect and desire in terms of the cultural dimensions of their foreign language education. Additionally, the results suggest one approach that can successfully engage students in the kind of learning about culture that the Modern Language Association's report advocates (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. 315 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-7866; Fax: 706-542-3817; e-mail: jolle@uga.edu; Web site: http://jolle.coe.uga.edu
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Update	2020/1/01