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Teaching culture . Teaching Intercultural Competence

Teaching culture . Teaching Intercultural Competence. Dr . Monika Badecka-Kozikowska. What is culture ?. „ The whole way of life of a people ” (Eliot, T.S. 1948). „ ..a membership

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Teaching culture . Teaching Intercultural Competence

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  1. Teachingculture. TeachingInterculturalCompetence Dr. Monika Badecka-Kozikowska

  2. Whatisculture ?

  3. „Thewholeway of life of a people” (Eliot, T.S. 1948)

  4. „ ..a membership in a discourse community thatshares a commonsocialspace and history, and commonimaginings” (Kramsch, 1998)

  5. . „ …. an invisible controlmechanism operating in our thoughts. We become only aware of this control mechanism when it is severely challenged by exposure to a different culture” (Hall 1983).

  6. a shared set of basic assumptions and values, behavioural norms, attitudes and beliefs manifested in systems and institutions; behavioural patterns and non-behavioral items. Culture is shared among members of one group or society (HofstedeinDahl2004; Spencer-Oatey2000).

  7. Culture is like an onion a system that can be peeled, layer by layer (Hofstede 1991) ; Outerlayers Rituals / Behaviouralpatterns Heroes Symbols Artefacts& products Systems &institutions Innercorevalues Basic assumptions Beliefs Attitudes Behaviouralconventions(Spencer –Oatey 2000)

  8. What do we teachwhen we teachculture ?

  9. SeeSlides6 & 7above

  10. Areas of Culture to teach Geography History Family life Social life Law & Order Power &Politics Economy Education Religion arts

  11. Whatisthepurpose of teachingculture ? To develop InterculturalCompetence

  12. Whoareculturelearners? Languageclassmembers Travellers / Tourists Sojourners

  13. WhatisInterculturalCompetence? An ability to: evaluatecritically , […], perspectives, practicesand products inone’sownandothercultures & countries(Byram, 1997)

  14. WhatisInterculturalCommunicativeCompetence (ICC)? Itis an ability to - interact with people from another country and culture - to act as a mediator between people of different cultural origins - to use language appropriately (sociolinguistic & discourse competence) - and be aware of specific meanings of thislanguage(Byram, 1998)

  15. Constructs of ICC Awareness Attitudes SkillsKnowledgeProficiency in the host tongue

  16. How do we teach ICC? A CultureAssimilator by means of CriticalIncidents(Cushner &Brislin 1996)

  17. Poetry as a means to bridge a cultural gap

  18. TheThreeOddestWords When I pronouncethewordFuture, the first syllablealreadybelongs to the past. When I pronounce thewordSilence, I destroyit. When I pronouncethewordNothing, I make something no non-beingcanhold. Wisława Szymborska transl. by St. Barańczak

  19. The……estWords / My / Their … Words When I ……………………. ……………………………… When I ……………………. ……………………………… When I …………………….. ………………………………. I ……………………………… ……………………………… .

  20. Laozi Laozi often explains his ideas by way of paradox.

  21. My ThreeWordsby Chen He When I pronouncetheword Enemy, I respecthim first of all. When I pronouncethewordHonour, I mustdefeatmyself. When I pronouncethe Word Sorrow. I alwaysfind a shadow by my side.

  22. Threewordsby SishiZhang When I readthewordPeace, the first syllablebelongs to security. When I readthewordFreedom, I pursueit. When I readthewordDeath, I make something no beingcanblock.

  23. THANK YOU monika.badecka@wp.pl www.monika-badecka-kozikowska.pl

  24. National Stereotypes Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanicsare German, the lovers are Italian, and it is all organized and run by the Swiss.

  25. National Stereotypes Helliswhere …………………………………………

  26. Hell is where … the police are German, the cooks are British, the mechanicsare French, the lovers are Swiss, and it is all organized and run by the Italians.

  27. Ethnocentrism Ethnorelativism Acculturation „Thirdness” Cultural / InterculturalAwareness InterculturalCompetence

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