scholarly journals The representation of cultural values in Korean as a foreign language (KFL) textbook

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Didin Samsudin ◽  
Velayeti Nurfitriana Ansas ◽  
Risa Triarisanti
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Multicultural Awareness ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Korean Language ◽  
Creative Products

The representation of cultural values in textbooks is crucial to be examined because learning a foreign language is bound with the culture. Although previous research has quite extensively investigated this issue, much is yet to be explored in the context of Korean as a foreign language learning. This study aims to address the gap by investigating how cultural values are represented in the Korean as a foreign language (KFL) textbook, published by The Korea Foundation for Indonesians. A critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach was employed to analyze the data. The findings exhibited the representation of cultural values in four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The introduction to the Korean language could be given through cultural recognition. Among the identified cultural values in the textbook, the representation of showing respect to creative products or the results of local culture was more evident than the other categories, followed by showing respect to cultural differences from various ethnic or religious groups and merging with nature and life. However, the representation category of showing respect to indigenous people’s culture was not seen in the textbook. This suggests that the textbook is intended to foster the students’ multicultural awareness in learning Korean as a foreign language.

scholarly journals Colombia’s nationwide EFL policy and the construction of equity in policy documents

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
Daniel Villegas
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Social Efficiency ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
The Government

The Colombia Bilingüe (Colombia Bilingual)1 program was introduced by the Ministry of Education (MEN) in 2004 with aims of increasing the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at primary, secondary and tertiary education level. However, this program has failed to reach its set language goals and has come under strong criticism. Scholars suggest that Colombia Bilingual has not only been unsuccessful in improving English skills but has resulted in unequal practices by favoring language instrumentation, marketization of language services and stratification of people. This paper offers a Critical Discourse Analysis of seven policy papers set forward by the government that have introduced and given continuation to this program. I will argue that the construction of equity in Colombia’s EFL policy is framed within a limited interpretation that has mainly given priority to improving Colombia’s international competitiveness while overlooking other important elements of equity such as autonomy, identity, and equality. I will conclude that the presence of social efficiency messages in the policy documents substantiates previous studies’ criticism and highlights the importance of policy documents towards reaching more equitable language learning practices.

scholarly journals Learning Foreign Language: Between Globalization and Hegemony in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
E. Sulyati
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
The People ◽  
Western Values ◽  
Western Hegemony

Implementation of foreign language learning in Indonesia is an effort for the Indonesian people to be able to absorb and follow the development of science and technology in the world, as well as a way to get into the global society. Behind this goal, there is a concern about the infiltration of (Western) values that can erode the identity of foreign language learners as Indonesian. This concern arises because in learning foreign languages contained information about foreign culture (Western) and its cultural values. Western cultural values, if not critically viewed by foreign language teachers and learners, are very likely to change the cultural outlook of learners in Indonesia. Foreign language learning is even suspected of being a Western means of doing hegemony towards the people of Indonesia (East). In this article explained about the situation of foreign language learning in Indonesia, forms of "Western" hegemony against "East" through foreign language learning, Alternative forms of ethnopedagogic and intercultural-based foreign language learning.

Korean Foreign Language Learning

2019 ◽  
pp. 1123-1146
Author(s):  
Byung-jin Lim ◽  
Danielle O. Pyun
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Korean Language ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Desktop Videoconferencing ◽  
Foreign Language Learners

This article presents intercultural and linguistic exchanges by foreign language learners in an exploratory study of Internet-based desktop videoconferencing between Korean learners at a university in the United States, and their counterparts at a South Korean college. The desktop videoconferencing project was designed for foreign language learners of Korean to assist in developing linguistic competence, as well as intercultural communicative competence, by providing the learners with the target language and culture through real-time, one-on-one communication. The study shows the emerging themes that recur in a video-chat. It also reports on the Korean language learners' self-rated proficiency in their target language. Challenges and difficulties in video-conferencing are examined, followed by a discussion of the effectiveness of synchronous one-on-one video-conferencing for language learning in general, and in Korean language education in particular.

scholarly journals MEDIASI BUDAYA LOKAL BERPRESPEKTIF GLOBAL DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ASING

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Mohamad Syaefudin
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Foreign Culture

The importance of expressing local geniuses in other language could be the best way to learn a foreign language. Learning strategies which mediates the local geniuses and foreign values expressed in a foreign language brings a global perspective of the foreign culture. The cultural connection will be achieved not only from the messages brought by the local geniuses but also the cultural values of the foreign language. Eventually learners realize that by recognizing their own culture, recognizing and appreciating other culture will not be difficult. The French and the Javanese culture get along well in this research.

scholarly journals Evaluation of EFL Textbook ‘Traveller Elementary’ from the Perspectives of Instructors and University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Kürşat CESUR ◽  
Narin ÖZİŞLER
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Language Content

Undoubtedly, foreign language teaching intends to make students obtain the required competence so as to get the linguistic knowledge needed in a foreign language. With this respect, a textbook should supply to the users as much as possible, be satisfactory to fit into the syllabus, and meet all the needs and expectations of the students during the learning process in order to achieve required targets in foreign language learning. Particularly in English Language Teaching, textbooks as the basic instructional materials are expected to build learners’ four skills that are speaking, listening, reading and writing. Depending on this basic assumption, this study attempts to get in-depth evaluation of the textbook in terms of methodology and language content, language skills, practicality, topic, social and cultural values by taking into consideration university first year students and their instructors’ evaluations, observations, beliefs, and suggestions on the textbook. From the students’ perspectives, results reveal that the textbook is moderately efficient in terms of methodology and language content, language skills, practicality, topic, social and cultural values; however, instructors find some parts of the textbook weak; especially some aspects of language skills, practicality, social and cultural values. As a result, the textbook is neither completely insufficient nor perfectly adequate. At the end of the study some suggestions for instructors and material writers are provided.  

Korean Foreign Language Learning

2016 ◽  
pp. 253-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung-jin Lim ◽  
Danielle O. Pyun
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Korean Language ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Desktop Videoconferencing ◽  
Foreign Language Learners

This article presents intercultural and linguistic exchanges by foreign language learners in an exploratory study of Internet-based desktop videoconferencing between Korean learners at a university in the United States, and their counterparts at a South Korean college. The desktop videoconferencing project was designed for foreign language learners of Korean to assist in developing linguistic competence, as well as intercultural communicative competence, by providing the learners with the target language and culture through real-time, one-on-one communication. The study shows the emerging themes that recur in a video-chat. It also reports on the Korean language learners' self-rated proficiency in their target language. Challenges and difficulties in video-conferencing are examined, followed by a discussion of the effectiveness of synchronous one-on-one video-conferencing for language learning in general, and in Korean language education in particular.

scholarly journals PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ASING DI INDONESIA: ANTARA GLOBALISASI DAN HEGEMONI

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Iman Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
The Other ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
The West ◽  
The World ◽  
Western Values ◽  
Points Of View

Foreign language learning in Indonesia constitutes an attempt for Indonesians to be able to absorp and keep up with the development of science and technology in the world, and to provide a way for Indonesian people to interact with other global members. On the other hand, there appears some concern that there may be infiltration of foreign values, especially from the West, that might weaken the learners‘ identities as Indonesians. This concern has emerged because foreign language learning generally presents Western elements of cultures and  values. If it is not critically examined, these Western values are likely to change the learners‘ points of view of cultural values appropriate to be practised in their lives. Foreign language learning is also suspected as a means for the West to extend the Western hegemonies over the East such as Indonesians. This article explores a number of issues: (i) learning situations of foreign languages in Indonesia, (ii) Western hegemonic forms over the Eastern world through foreign language learning and (iii) alternative forms of foreign language learning based on ethnopedagogic and intercultural values.

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