Kitakyushu JALT:

Ten Reasons Why Not to Teach Culture in the Language Classroom

Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2001 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Speaker: Michael Guest, Miyazaki Medical College

Description:
Every language teacher would like his or her students to become sensitive to and understanding of other cultures. But do some of the currently popular models actually help or hinder in achieving this aim? I believe that the current emphasis upon detailing differences of cultures not only rests on faulty theoretical foundations but can and does easily lead to cross-cultural misunderstandings and even hostility. In this workshop I'd like to explain and demonstrate some of the dangers of certain popular approaches to teaching culture. I will ask participants to examine and interpret "loaded" cultural interactions and language samples with the hope that we can come to a more refined and accurate understanding as to role and method of teaching culture in a language classroom.

Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Kitakyushu JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen

Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, room 31

Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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