Incorporating Culture in Teaching English as a Lingua Franca between Intercultural Awareness and "Cultura Franca": A Reading in the Literature

Autor/in	Hariri, Khalid Al
Titel	Incorporating Culture in Teaching English as a Lingua Franca between Intercultural Awareness and "Cultura Franca": A Reading in the Literature
Quelle	In: MEXTESOL Journal, 46 (2022) 2, (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Cultural Awareness; Teaching Methods; Cultural Differences; Multicultural Education; Official Languages; Behavior Standards; Cultural Background; Language Teachers; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Role; Student Needs; Critical Thinking; Stereotypes; Culturally Relevant Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kultureller Unterschied; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Office language; Amtssprache; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerrolle; Kritisches Denken; Klischee
Abstract	This review of the literature on incorporating culture into English language teaching aims not only to revisit the need for intercultural awareness, which focuses on understanding the differences between cultures and appreciating them, but also to highlight the importance of foregrounding and endorsing similarities and commonalities, which can be found among different cultures. This will bring the students in a multicultural English language classroom closer when they realize how cultures can also be similar in certain aspects. Similar to the widely used term of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), this paper uses the term "cultura franca" to refer to the common grounds upon, which many cultures meet according to the recently published study of anthropologists Curry et al. (2019). Although the interpretations of the cultural behaviors or norms can differ from one culture to another, the core of these behaviors or norms are the same. Knowing that we as humans share a number of values, regardless of the cultural background we come from, is important to overcome our fear of the Other, of the person who is different. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01