Language Teaching

Paper Summary:

This paper contends that, as a result of the ever expanding
globalization process, and with an understanding of the place that English currently holds as the lingua-franca used in international and intercultural communication settings, there is an immediate need to modify, or in some cases scrap previously relied upon second and foreign language teaching methodologies employed in language instruction around the world. According to the paper, a new, more holistic approach to language learning and teaching is needed to better foster understanding across cultures and allow for more mutually beneficial intercultural communication. The paper supports this contention through an examination of the shortcomings of contemporary and past language instruction and through an examination of intercultural language teaching and its techniques. The paper concludes with a personal reflection by the other on her teaching experiences in Japan and Korea.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Shortcomings of Contemporary and Past Language Instruction
Intercultural Language Teaching
ILT Instruction Techniques
How Can Research Inform Language Teaching
Reflections on Teaching Methodology and Personal Experiences

From the Paper:

"Viewing culture in this way allows students to realize the connections between culture and individual behavior. Previously invisible and inaccessible culture becomes tangible, and students can come to understand how culture acts as a blueprint for individual behavior. They see a social construct in which the individual has choices that may be differentially appropriate in different social contexts. This approach allows students to relativise their own beliefs, behaviors and values, and see that there are many possible cultural constructs"

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