Developing Cultural Insights

1. Developing Cultural Insights • 1. Classroom reflects the target culture. • English labels on objects • Maps/posters of English-speaking countries • Bulletin boards including newspaper/magazine clippings or current events, ad.s, comic strips, proverbs, pictures, songs, music • Display case/table containing related objects: dolls, money, stamps, menus, costumes… • Library corner containing books, magazines, textbooks, literature • Record player/records of contemporary music/folk songs • Reference: Finocchiaro, M. (1989). English as a Second/Foreign Language: From theory to practice. New Jersey, Prentice Hall Regents. TESOL

2. Developing Cultural Insights • 2. Student projects related to target culture for class reporting/discussion • Maps-physical, economic, geographic • Itineraries for actual trips to target places • Floor plans of houses/other buildings • Menus of food eaten on special occasions • Calendars indicating special holidays • Question-answer games/quiz programs • An English language newspaper • Filmstrips/picture series • Play reading • Book fair • Forms/documents related to commerce/industry TESOL

3. Developing Cultural Insights • 3. Cultural study/experiences • Assembly program (songs, dances, talks…) • Festivals • Song/dances learning • 4. Audiovisual equipment/language lab. • Listening readings • Viewing videotapes, films • Seeing taped interviews • 5. Masterpieces of literature • Character of the people, situations, historical/geographical rationale for behaviors, values TESOL

4. Developing Cultural Insights • 6. Correlation with other areas in the curriculum • 7. Invite resource people to speak on tultual topics. • 8. Pen pal projects TESOL