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Language and Culture: Pictures and Short Movie Clips. Dr. Rasma Lazda The University of Alabama. Why culture???. ACTFL Standards. Communication Cultures Connections Comparisons Communities. Goals. Learn to navigate and look for key words in the target language
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Language and Culture: Pictures and Short Movie Clips Dr. Rasma Lazda The University of Alabama
ACTFL Standards • Communication • Cultures • Connections • Comparisons • Communities
Goals • Learn to navigate and look for key words in the target language • Discern information on … in C2 in L2 • Compare and make connections between C1 and C2 • Generate acceptance of differences in C2 • Leave students with a feeling of : • accomplishment in regard to L2 and C2 through a deeper understanding = INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE
Culture versus culture
Culture • High Culture: • “Enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training; acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills.” (Merriam Webster) • Art, Literature, Theater, Music, Food …
culture • Popular culture: • “…the characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life} shared by people in a place or time.” (Merriam Webster)
Culture = ?
Culture = Kultur, Bildung
culture = ?
culture = Landeskunde ? = Civilisation ?
How to integrate culture in the classroom: • … • … • … • … • …
How to integrate culture in the classroom: • Movies • Music • Reading • Interviews • The Internet • …
How to integrate culture in the classroom with pictures and short movie clips
Searching for Cultural Differences C 2 - C1
Da hast du aber Schwein gehabt! Cultural differences?
Searching for Cultural Differences C 1 - C2