Culture in language learning / edited by Hanne Leth Andersen, Karen Lund, Karen Risager.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andersen, Hanne Leth.

Lund, Karen, 1950-

Risager, Karen, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and culture--Congresses.

Language and culture.

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Congresses.

Language and languages.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching--Congresses.

Languages, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Classical and modern foreign language studies no longer have a well-defined subject area, and language and culture can no longer be defined according to nations and national identities. New approaches are being developed with theoretical and methodological points of departure in new areas of research: for example, culture studies, anthropology, sociology, pragmatics and conversation analyses. The aim of modern language studies must therefore be redefined, and be more open for variation and diversity, both in culture and communication. The book discusses the relation between language and cultur

Contents:

Front Matter; Contents; Introduction; Culture in Language Teaching; Culture in Language: A Transnational View; Cultural and Historical Narrative in Native and Non-native Speaker Language; The Awareness of Context in Second Language Acquisition Theories; Authenticity and Textbook Dialogues; Film Dialogue as a Resource for Promoting Language Awareness; Appendix: A Technical Note; Contributors

Notes:

"This publication is the result of a conference held in Copenhagen on 18th May 2004 entitled Culture in language learning"--P. 7.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9788771245356

8771245359

9788779349339

8779349331

OCLC:

697122399