Culture Portfolios Revisited: Feedback from Students and Instructors

Autor/inn/en	Abrams, Zsuzsanna I.; Byrd, David R.; Boovy, Bradley; Mohring, Anja
Titel	Culture Portfolios Revisited: Feedback from Students and Instructors
Quelle	In: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 39 (2006) 1-2, S.80-90 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-062X
Schlagwörter	Portfolios (Background Materials); German; Teaching Methods; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Cultural Education; Cultural Awareness; Films; Instructional Effectiveness; Introductory Courses; Student Surveys; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Deutscher; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Film; Unterrichtserfolg; Einführungskurs; Schülerbefragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Teaching culture in the foreign language (L2) classroom can be a real dilemma for instructors: What culture do we teach? What does it mean to learn about a culture? How can students learn culture? In order to answer these questions, we evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of two types of culture portfolios: a traditional one that used on-line and printed texts as primary resources, and one thematically organized around an authentic film. Using these portfolios, we sought to answer the specific question of how students and instructors of beginning-level German classes view the culture portfolio projects. Based on the results of a survey of 61 first-year German students and interviews with their instructors, we offer several suggestions for implementing culture portfolios into the L2 curriculum effectively. (Author).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Teachers of German. 112 Haddontowne Court #104, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-3668. Tel: 856-795-5553; Fax: 856-795-9398; e-mail: headquarters@aatg.org; Web site: http://www.aatg.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10