scholarly journals PERAN BUDAYA DALAM PEMEROLEHAN BAHASA ASING

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Zelvia Liska Afriani
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Cultural Literacy ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language Classroom

This study aims at examining the role of culture in learning English as a foreign language. Previous researchers explained that there is an intimate relationship between language and culture. It is obviously mentioned that when someone is willing to learn a language, he also needs to learn its culture so as to master it fully. Therefore, the researcher would like to investigate whether the teachers at school has understood and implemented cultural literacy in the language classroom or not. In this study, the researcher used a descriptive qualitative study and gathered the information needed from some English teachers in North Bengkulu. The result shows that the English teachers has been aware of the importance of cultural literacy in English language classroom since it can enhance students’ communicative competence. There are some offered ideas that can be employed in introducing cultural literacy, such as using authentic materials, proverbs, role-play, students as cultural resources, ethnography study, and literature.   

scholarly journals Role of (Local) Culture in English Language Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Kumar Narayan Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Meaningful Context

Since language and culture have muscle and bone relationship, the existence of one in the absence of another in unthinkable. But in practice, English language teaching has paid less attention to the local culture. It is commonly believed that the insertion of foreign cultural values is not in line with local cultural values. The insertion of local culture plays vital role in promotion of nationalism, different local cultures and local cultural wisdom. Similarly, it provides cultural identity and meaningful context for learning. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to shed light on the importance of local culture in the English language classroom. In doing so, it aims at defining culture, language, shows relationship between them and puts forth some pedagogical guidelines. Journal of NELTA, Vol. 21, No. 1-2, 2016, Page:54-60

scholarly journals A Set Of Methodological Tools For The Formation Of Sociolinguistic Competence Of Future English Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (12) ◽  
pp. 298-302
Author(s):  
Sarimsakova Dilafruz Muhamadjonovna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Sociolinguistic Competence ◽  
English Language Teachers

The complex of methodological tools for the formation of sociolinguistic competence as one of the key ones in the structure of foreign language communicative competence is considered in detail. The content of complex of methodological tools for the formation of sociolinguistic competence of future English language teachers are highlighted in this article.

THE ROLE OF TEXT AND METHODS OF WORK WITH IT IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE PRESENT TIME

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Tat’yana V. Baranova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Self Study ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Selection Of

The present article is dedicated to the necessity and importance of continuing teaching students to work with great amount of information in the form of texts, as well as to acquire methods and strategies of this work. Gradual but unfaltering rejection of the use of texts in teaching a foreign lan- guage can lead to lowering the level of its mastering. To understand the deep reasons for the existing situation in this sphere, it is necessary to look at the experts’ opinions of the new generation of young people. In spite of the quick changes in the world, education preserves its strict standards that establish the landmarks upon which the pedagogical and educa- tional processes are built. In the course of several last years the teachers of the department of foreign languages have participated in the preparation of English-language materials for the Olympiads, organized by the RSUH. The author analyzes strategies and tactics of work with big texts, selection of topics, used in these Olympiads, as well as the tasks, developed for operating such texts. These types of work with big amount of information lead us to the neces- sity of forming and developing in students such aspect of the communicative competence, as its text-forming component. Here we can speak about all the skills, technologies, tactics and strategies, that are used to facilitate the stu- dent’ work in the analysis of existing texts, creation of new texts, stimulation of class and home self-study in the spheres of creative scientific and artisticwork, for example, writing an artistic essay or a scientific article. And the basis for such work will be constituted by the text.

Teaching English as a Second Language to develop communicative competence of ESL Learners

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Harun Rashid ◽  
Wang Hui
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Sociocultural Development ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
High Level ◽  
Esl Learners

The article discusses issues concerning the development of future English teachers' communicative competence. It considers the idea that developing communicative competence benefits not only the learner's interactive abilities from an educational standpoint, but also the learner's psycho-emotional characteristics and sociocultural development as a person. As previously stated, communicative competence refers to the ability to interact effectively with others, and competence is defined as a collection of language skills an individual possesses in order to learn a foreign language. This potential contributes to his/her ability to perform at a high level. This paper discusses the theory of communicative competence and several of its models; the significance of developing communicative competence in future English teachers; and the implications of communicative competence in English language teaching and learning. Additionally, the work suggests fundamental methodological principles for developing future English teachers' communicative competence.

scholarly journals Visual Aids in Language Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-361
Author(s):  
Marioara Pateşan ◽  
Alina Balagiu ◽  
Camelia Alibec
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Visual Interface

Abstract Visual aids are powerful tools that can be used to assist the teachers in teaching a foreign language. They can be used to display complex information clearly and introduce variety into the activities in class. The benefits in using visuals in teaching are huge, ranging from grabbing and maintaining attention to motivating students to engage with the lecture’s particular topic and helping them to retain information. Specialists as well as teachers agree on the important role of visuals that can significantly enhance the learning of students that belong to a generation familiar with the visual interface of multimedia and internet technologies. The present paper examines some of the theoretical and practical aspects of the use of visual aids in the English language classroom

scholarly journals Language and Culture Interconnectedness

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Tomasz Zygmunt ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Present Discussion ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Main Stress ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Linguistic Determinism

Numerous criticism directed at the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis called forth the viewing of the hypothesis through the prism of language and culture interconnection and check to what extent the linguistic determinism is an applicable and useful tool in foreign language studies. For this reason, the present paper carries out a discussion to construct a somewhat modified version of the linguistic determinism idea by adding to the language–culture unit a third element such as expressiveness. To make the proposed here version of linguistic determinism comprehensible, it has been decided to describe and explain the notions of language, culture, and expressiveness to make them clear and digestible for the purpose of the present discussion. In the course of the discussion, strengthened by quotations from the literature, the main stress is put on the language-culture interconnectedness viewed as the key element determining successful language studies, especially in the foreign languages domain. Finally, the attention is directed at the role of creativity and expressiveness as factors responsible for the level of the language user’s competence, which, in turn, is viewed as creative communicative competence.

The role of corpus analysis in the study of English loanwords and in teaching a second foreign language (on the example of French and Italian)

2021 ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Elena I. Zimina ◽  
Dmitrii A. Gubanov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
English Language ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
The Media ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Language Context

We argue that corpus linguistics should be used as a tool for teaching students a second foreign language. The researchers focus on the study of English loanwords in French and Italian. We propose a new approach to teaching a second foreign language to students who are fluent in English as a first foreign language. We emphasize the importance of concordance in linguistics and teaching a second foreign language. We analyze the works of the methodologists who suggest using corpus technologies in the language classroom to develop students’ lexical skills. We touch upon the characteristics of corpus technologies, define the term “loanwords” and refer to the concept of “English borrowings”. The researchers analyze the role of English loanwords in French and Italian, and identify the spheres where English borrowings are mainly used. Based on the language of the media, we study the models of assimilation of English loanwords in French and Italian. We focus on the most popular English loanwords used in France and Italy, provide statistical data on their use and analyze their grammatical and semantic assimilation. We analyze the most popular loanwords from the English language; study their origin, language context and the way they were modified according to the patterns of the receiving languages. It is advisable to implement the proposed approach in teaching the vocabulary of a second foreign language and to use other tools of corpus linguistics as teaching methods.

ОБУЧЕНИЕ МЕДИЦИНСКОМУ АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ С ПРИМЕНЕНИЕМ АУТЕНТИЧНЫХ АУДИОМАТЕРИАЛОВ / TEACHING MEDICAL ENGLISH WITH THE APPLICATION OF AUDIO AUTHENTIC MATERIALS

2021 ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
Liana Arzumanyan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Medical English

Статья посвящена специфике обучения аудированию медицинского английского языка в высших неязыковых учебных заведениях. Рассмотрены основные и специфические навыки и умения, которые необходимы специалисту для восприятия профессионально-значимых аудиотекстов, вопросы выбора учебного материала, проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются студенты, а также задачи, отвечающие требованиям аудитории. В статье предлагаются некоторые идеи, как улучшить развитие навыков слушания и расширить знания английского языка в медицинской сфере. Раскрыта также роль техники слушания в формировании иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции у студентов в неязыковых вузах. / The article is devoted to the specificity of teaching listening comprehension of medical English in higher non-linguistic institutions. The basic and specific skills and abilities that are necessary for a specialist in the perception of professionally significant audio texts, the questions of educational material selection, the problems faced by the learners, as well as the tasks that meet the requirements of the audience are considered. The article suggests some ideas how to improve the development of listening skills and extend the knowledge of English in the medical field. The role of listening technique in forming foreign language communicative competence of nonlinguistic training directions of students is revealed as well.

scholarly journals Authentic Materials and Tasks as Mediators to Develop EFL Students’ Intercultural Competence

HOW ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (27) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Alix Norely Bernal Pinzón
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
English Students

This article reports on a study carried out in a foreign language course at a private Colombian university. Its purpose was to identify the role of authentic materials and tasks, based on cultural topics, in the development of intercultural competence in third-level English students. The pedagogical implementation of the activities was designed under criteria proposed by Cortazzi and Jin (1999) to evaluate the material with cultural content. In regard to intercultural competence, Byram’s (2002) dimension of intercultural communicative competence was the support for planning and implementing the tasks. In this qualitative action research study, two surveys, one interview, and teacher field notes were used to collect data. Findings indicate that students were able to understand interculturality, to show respect for other cultures, and to demonstrate interest in getting to know other societies. Likewise, the students reported their willingness to be open to discussing topics related to cultural aspects.

scholarly journals An intercultural analysis of English language textbooks in Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parastou Pasand ◽  
Ali Ghasemi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Close Association ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
International Language ◽  
Intercultural Analysis

With the rise of English as an international language and the close association between language and culture, attaining intercultural competence has become necessary in English language teaching enterprise. Intercultural competence, as one of the components of communicative competence, is defined as the ability to interact with people from differing cultures using a foreign language (Byram, 1997). Meanwhile, textbooks are the main sources of input for many L2 learners in most EFL settings like Iran. As such, the present study aimed at examining the newly developed ELT textbooks used in Iranian junior high schools in terms of the representation of cultural points in them and also the extent to which the textbooks can develop intercultural competence in the learners. The sample was the three textbooks including English Prospect 1, 2, and 3. Content analysis of the lessons was done adapting a framework used by Hillard (2014). Results of the analyses revealed that the range of cultural topics represented in the series is rather narrow. The findings also showed that the series is very limited in its account of intercultural elements, and it is solely constrained to local matters. These findings indicate a need for the inclusion of more cultural topics in the textbooks and it highlights that more attention should be devoted to developing the students’ intercultural competence by the inclusion of tasks or activities directed to other cultures and communities.

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