The Integration of Foreign Language and Culture Teaching: Comparative Analysis of Two Contemporary EFL Coursebooks - Couverture souple

Zavadil Kovács, Zsuzsanna

 
9783639180527: The Integration of Foreign Language and Culture Teaching: Comparative Analysis of Two Contemporary EFL Coursebooks
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ISBN 10 : 3639180526 ISBN 13 : 9783639180527
Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Modern EFL coursebooks have to satisfy numerous demands. On the one hand they serve as a basis around which teachers can build their lessons and on the other hand they provide guidance and security for the learners in the process of language learning. Besides representing different areas of the target language they should also give students an insight into the target culture and society. By so doing language learners` intercultural awareness can be raised, which means that by discovering the target culture they will understand better their own as well. In my thesis I have made an attempt to discuss the role and nature of the target culture in the process of foreign language teaching from a theoretical point of view. The analyses of the coursebooks serve to show how theory works in practice that is how two commonly- used coursebooks manage to integrate language and culture teaching. I recommend my thesis to those teachers and coursebooks writers who share my view that language and culture are intertwined and inseparable thus it is vital to use culturally relevant materials whenever we teach a foreign language.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Modern EFL coursebooks have to satisfy numerous demands. On the one hand they serve as a basis around which teachers can build their lessons and on the other hand they provide guidance and security for the learners in the process of language learning. Besides representing different areas of the target language they should also give students an insight into the target culture and society. By so doing language learners` intercultural awareness can be raised, which means that by discovering the target culture they will understand better their own as well. In my thesis I have made an attempt to discuss the role and nature of the target culture in the process of foreign language teaching from a theoretical point of view. The analyses of the coursebooks serve to show how theory works in practice that is how two commonly- used coursebooks manage to integrate language and culture teaching. I recommend my thesis to those teachers and coursebooks writers who share my view that language and culture are intertwined and inseparable thus it is vital to use culturally relevant materials whenever we teach a foreign language.

Biographie de l'auteur

Zsuzsanna Zavadil Kovács, MA: Studied English at the teacher training faculty of the University of Veszprem, Hungary. Graduated in 2000. Teacher of English at private and state secondary schools, Gyor, Hungary.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639180526
ISBN 13 
9783639180527
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
60
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Personne responsable
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