Creating a Global Cultural Consciousness in a Japanese EFL Classroom

Autor/in	Aubrey, Scott
Titel	Creating a Global Cultural Consciousness in a Japanese EFL Classroom
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 2 (2009) 2, S.119-131 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Global Education; English (Second Language); English Instruction; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Lesson Plans; Ethnography; Global Approach; Teaching Methods; Language Acquisition; Classroom Techniques; Linguistic Theory; Adult Programs; Educational Practices; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Globales Lernen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Ethnografie; Globales Denken; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Klassenführung; Linguistische Theorie; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	Recently, culture has taken an important role in language education. In this view, creating a global cultural consciousness among second language (L2) students can help bridge the gap between linguistic ability and functional intercultural communication. This paper, which makes reference to Japanese adult EFL learners, justifies the body of opinion that creating a global cultural consciousness in the EFL classroom can eventually yield solutions to Japan's communication weaknesses. The first half of this paper illustrates the language-culture connection and its consequences for Japan in a globalizing world. I explain how, in the context of Japan, there is a need to create a cultural awareness in order to implement the ideal Japanese educational philosophy. In the second half of this paper, a five-day lesson plan using an ethnographic teaching methodology is outlined. A discussion of the formation of a new cultural identity for Japanese EFL students and its implications will conclude this paper. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01