Cultural adaptations

Babel ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-483
Author(s):  
Anne Becker ◽  
Yuko Asano-Cavanagh ◽  
Grace Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
Universal Theory ◽  
Cultural Meaning ◽  
Cultural Adaptations ◽  
European Languages ◽  
Contemporary Novels ◽  
Pragmatic Aspects

Abstract Linguistic and pragmatic aspects of the translation of politeness in contemporary novels were examined under the theoretical framework of Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS) (Toury 1995) and Newmark’s functional theory (1988). The analysis revealed that linguistic expressions tied to socio-cultural meaning and values were often neutralised due to the avoidance of creating non-normal target text expressions. Normalising culture-specific expressions was a strategy adopted by translators, enabling target language readers to relate to the stories according to their own cultural understanding. Notable differences in strategies to render texts were found across translators. From an educational perspective, this research provides realistic examples for intercultural language teaching and learning. An important implication is that the findings highlight the fact that, unlike European languages that share roots with English, a universal theory and approach to translation is not viable due to socio-cultural meaning and values that are specific to Japanese culture. The study also contributes to social psychology and consideration of the role of culture in understanding universal and culturally specific values and the attribution of meaning in collectivist and individualist societies.

The language curriculum: A social contextual perspective

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Graves
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Curriculum Change ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Central Process ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
History Of ◽  
Integrated Approaches

This article examines curriculum from a social contextual perspective in which enactment – teaching and learning – is the central process, to which planning and evaluation contribute. It looks at the ways two kinds of contexts, target-language embedded and target-language removed, influence language curriculum planning and enactment. It provides a brief history of syllabus design and a rationale for moving beyond syllabus as the primary construct for curriculum planning. It then explores the classroom as the context of enactment and the role of the teacher as catalyst for curriculum change. It reconceptualizes the classroom as a learning community with potential links with real, virtual and imagined communities. It briefly explores integrated approaches to evaluation and assessment and concludes with examples of promising directions and suggestions for further research. Examples of practice that illustrate concepts are provided throughout the article.

The cultural dimensions of language teaching and learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Risager
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Learning Competence ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Language teaching and learning has many different cultural dimensions, and over the years more and more of these have been the subject of research. The first dimension to be explored was that of content: the images of target language countries and the world that were offered in textbooks and presented in class. The next dimension was that of the learner: the (inter)cultural learning, competence and identity of the learner or subject. The next dimension was context: the situation and role of language teaching and learning in society and in the world.

scholarly journals Japanese culture and emotional intelligence for improved teaching-learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Zouhaier Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
Competitive Pressure ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

The role and use of science and the academic institutions in charge of it are no longer limited to the knowledge taught to students. Universities must strengthen their scientific capacities and ensure that the sciences adapt to emerging needs, regions, economic and social. The university sees itself as the leading supplier in the knowledge supply chain through internship students, graduates and researchers who make up its customers. The new culture gives the University a dual scientific and commercial role. The first is knowledge-based and the second is commercial in nature since students invest in their studies (first customers) and employers (end users), under competitive pressure, demand more and more quality in graduate training. In this regard, academic institutions, aware of this new culture, strive to put in place the tools and practices to guarantee better quality by drawing inspiration from those of quality management in industry in addition to recent educational reforms that emphasize the role of emotional skills in teaching and learning.

Мethodological Support for University Students’ Independent Work

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Getsov ◽  
Sylvia Velikova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Language Varieties ◽  
Independent Work

This paper focuses on the role of media linguistics and the use of media discourse in (foreign) language education. Based on an example of a specific critical incident in the context of teaching Bulgarian as a foreign language, the study concludes that (foreign) language teaching and learning should go beyond the normative spaces of the “standard” language, and that learners should be exposed to the lexico-grammatical and discourse features of different target language varieties and registers. Thus, they will expand their language repertoire beyond the perimeter of the codified standard norm of public communication, which will allow them to use the language appropriately in diverse social and cultural settings.

scholarly journals Innovative Way to Improve Learning Languange and Cultural Understanding Through Film Background Minangkabau Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
Trisna Helda ◽  
Wahyudi Rahmat ◽  
Silvia Marni
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
West Sumatra

This article discusses how films set in Minangkabau culture can be used as an effective platform to enable students to understand Minangkabau culture and the target language. Through films, students broaden their understanding of culture, language, geography, sociolinguistics, socioeconomic, socio-political and educational in Minang society. This article describes how a small number of films set in Minangkabau culture have been used at different skill levels in language programs in schools as one of the local content subjects, especially schools located in West Sumatra with the majority of the Minang community. It also examines the role of films in the teaching and learning process, and how watching films strengthens classroom activities such as discussions, and debates and activities outside the classroom such as interviews and research on topics related to the films. To explore student feedback on this process, there was a discussion about responses to watching the film. It is proposed that three main issues need to be considered: film choice; development of lesson plans; and possible efficiency is obtained by asking students to watch movies. In conclusion, it is argued that the combination of these strategies demonstrates how films set in Minangkabau culture can be used in innovative ways to teach Minang language and culture in West Sumatra. Development of lesson plans; and possible efficiency is obtained by asking students to watch movies.

Alignment

2016 ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Pier Giuseppe Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Enactive Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Current Context ◽  
The Subject

The subject of alignment is not new to the world of education. Today however, it has come to mean different things and to have a heuristic value in education according to research in different areas, not least for neuroscience, and to attention to skills and to the alternation framework.This paper, after looking at the classic references that already attributed an important role to alignment in education processes, looks at the strategic role of alignment in the current context, outlining the shared construction processes and focusing on some of the ways in which this is put into effect.Alignment is part of a participatory, enactive approach that gives a central role to the interaction between teaching and learning, avoiding the limits of behaviourism, which has a greater bias towards teaching, and cognitivism/constructivism, which focus their attention on learning and in any case, on that which separates a teacher preparing the environment and a student working in it.

The Involvement of Native Speakers in Teaching and Learning Japanese Language at UiTM

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Choong Pow Yean ◽  
Sarinah Bt Sharif ◽  
Normah Bt Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Lexical Density

The Nihongo Partner Program or “Japanese Language Partner” is a program that sends native speakers to support the teaching and learning of Japanese overseas. The program is fully sponsored by The Japan Foundation. The aim of this program is to create an environment that motivates the students to learn Japanese. This study is based on a survey of the Nihongo Partner Program conducted on students and language lecturers at UiTM, Shah Alam. This study aims to investigate if there is a necessity for native speakers to be involved in the teaching and learning of Japanese among foreign language learners. Analysis of the results showed that both students and lecturers are in dire need of the Nihongo Partner Program to navigate the learning of the Japanese language through a variety of language learning activities. The involvement of native speaker increases students’ confidence and motivation to converse in Japanese. The program also provides opportunities for students to increase their Japanese language proficiency and lexical density. In addition, with the opportunity to interact with the native speakers, students and lecturers will have a better understanding of Japanese culture as they are able to observe and ask the native speakers. Involvement of native speakers is essential in teaching and learning of Japanese in UiTM.

STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO SPEAK IN A GROUP DISCUSSION

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajar Maulana ◽  
Ikhsanudin Ikhsanudin ◽  
Luwandi Suhartono
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Class A ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Integrative Motivation ◽  
Academic Year

This research was done to know the factors’ influencing students’ motivation to speak in a group discussion. This research is qualitative survey, in which the subjects are the Third-Semester Students of English Education Study Program of Tanjungpura University in Academic Year 2018/2019. The subjects of this research were 25 students in class A. The data were collected through observation and survey. Based on the data the students are motivated enough in speaking class and the motivation are relatively high across the students but most of the students faced several speaking problems such as afraid of making mistakes, lack of confidence, and lack of motivation. In summary, the factors that influenced the students’ motivation to speak in a group discussion are the students' interest to the materials of learning, the students’ interest to the culture of the target language, and lastly the reinforced that the students receive inside/outside the teaching and learning process. All of the factors are related to types of motivation, such as, intrinsic, extrinsic, instrumental, and integrative motivation. The writer claimed that knowing and understand sorts of motivation is essential with the intention of making a better teaching and learning environment

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