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- Using Modern Art to Teach Language and Culture to ESL Students
The Internet TESL Journal Using Modern Art to Teach Language and Culture to ESL Students Diane Watt dwatt034 [at] uottawa ca University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada) Introduction This unit on looking at modern art can be used with intermediate to advanced adolescentand adult ESL learners Many consider contemporary art simplistic, perplexing,and just plain weird, which makes it a perfect topic
- Kodotchigova - Role Play in Teaching Culture: Six Quick Steps for . . .
The Internet TESL Journal Role Play in Teaching Culture: Six Quick Steps for Classroom Implementation Maria A Kodotchigova mashamaria2001 [at] yahoo com Tomsk State University, Russia An extended version of this paper first appeared in: Sysoyev, P V (Ed ) (2002) Identity, Culture, and Language Teaching Iowa City, IA: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Abstract As
- ESL Conversation Questions - Culture (I-TESL-J)
Conversation Questions Culture A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom What are some things that define a culture? For example, music, language, What do you think is interesting about your culture? Do you know much about your own culture? When people from other countries think about your culture, what do they usually think of? In your culture is it polite to be
- The Place of Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Reflection
Language itself is already culture, and therefore it is something of a moot point to talk about the inclusion or exclusion of culture in a foreign language curriculum We might perhaps want to re-envisage the situation as a contrast between an active and deliberate immersion in culture, and a non-deliberate exposure to it
- Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know
The Internet TESLJournal Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know Yvonne Pratt-Johnson prattjoy [at] stjohns edu St John's University (Queens, New York, USA) This article looks at the need for teachers to be culturally responsive and competent as schools and classrooms become increasingly linguistically and culturally diverse It highlights five points of cultural difference
- ESL Conversation Questions - Food Eating (I-TESL-J)
Do you think that food defines a culture? If so, how? Do you notice any differences in the way food is served at the table when you travel? Do you enjoy eating intestines? (Substitute in other foods that students are not likely to enjoy ) How does the etiquette of eating together in your country differ from other countries?
- ESL Conversation Questions - Art (I-TESL-J)
In your opinion, is design an important part of culture? Can you tell me the name of a fashion designer you know? Is design a great importance in your daily life? The famous artist and designer William Morris said that you should not have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful' Discuss
- Practical Techniques for Teaching Culture in the EFL Classroom
The Internet TESL Journal Practical Techniques for Teaching Culture in the EFL Classroom Brian Cullen cullen [at] ks kyy nitech ac jp Nagoya Institute of Technology (Nagoya, Japan) Kazuyoshi Sato Nagoya College of Foreign Studies (Nagoya, Japan) Teaching culture is considered important by most teachers but it has remained "insubstantial and sporadic in most language classrooms" (Omaggio, 1993
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