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科目名稱:文化與英語教學

Course Name: Culture and English Teaching

修別:選

Type of Credit: Elective

3.0

學分數

Credit(s)

20

預收人數

Number of Students

課程資料Course Details

課程簡介Course Description

This is an elective course for graduate students who are interested in the field of second/foreign language teaching. The course aims at helping students become familiar with current theories, research, and practices pertaining to the role of culture in the second/foreign language classroom.

核心能力分析圖 Core Competence Analysis Chart

能力項目說明


    課程目標與學習成效Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

    1. Understand the key concepts pertaining to teaching culture in the language classroom
    2. Develop an intercultural perspective in language teaching and learning
    3. And form research questions to further explore the issue of teaching culture in the language classroom.

    每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

    週次

    課程內容與指定閱讀

    教學活動與課前、課後作業

    學生學習投入時間

    (含課堂教學時數)

    1.

    7/16

    Course Intro

     

    • Compiling the course reading materials

    3 h.s

    2.

    7/21

    1. *Moran, P. (2001). Defining culture. Teaching Culture. pp. 23-33.
    2. *Kramsch, C. (2003). Teaching along the cultural faultline. Culture as the core. pp. 19-35.
    • In-class reading & discussion

    6 h.s

    3.

    7/23

    1. Holiday, A. (2009). The role of culture in English language education: key challenges. Language and Intercultural Communication, 9:3, 144-155.
    2. *Phillips, J. K. (2003). National standards for foreign language learning: Culture the driving force. Culture as the core. pp. 161-171.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 1:

    Holiday, A. (2009)

     

    6 h.s

    4.

    7/24

    1. *Hurn, B. J. & Tomalin, B. (2013). Chapter 2: Key thinkers in cross-Cultural communication (1). Cross-cultural communication: Theory and practice. pp. 20-46.
    2. *Byram, M. (1997). A model for intercultural communicative competence. Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. pp. 31-55.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 2:

    Hurn & Tomalin (2013)

    6 h.s

    5.

    7/28

    1. Alptekin, C. (2002). Towards intercultural communicative competence. ELT Journal, 56, 57-64.
    2. *Cortazzi and Jin (1999). Cultural mirrors: Materials and methods in the EFL classroom. Culture in second language teaching and learning, pp. 196-219.

     

    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 3:

    Alptekin, C. (2002)

    6 h.s

    6.

    7/30

    1. *Matsuda, A. (2012). Teaching materials in EIL. In Alsagoff, L. (Ed.) Principles and practices for teaching English as an international language. pp. 168-187.
    2. Yuen, K. (2011). The representation of foreign cultures in English textbooks. ELT Journal, 65(4), 458-466.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 4:

    Matsuda, A. (2012)

     

    6 h.s

    7.

    8/4

    1. Vinall, K. & Shin, J. (2019). The construction of the tourist gaze in English textbooks in South Korea: exploring the tensions between internationalisation and nationalisation, Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32:2, 173-190
    2. Davidson, R. & Liu, Y. (2020). Reaching the world outside: cultural representation and perceptions of global citizenship in Japanese elementary school English textbooks, Language, Culture and Curriculum, 33:1, 32-49.

     

    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 5:

    Vinall, K. & Shin, J. (2019)

     

    6 h.s

    8.

    8/6

    1. Angelova, A. & Zhao, Y. (2016). Using an online collaborative project between American and Chinese students to develop ESL teaching skills, cross-cultural awareness and language skills, Computer Assisted Language Learning, 29:1, 167-185.
    2. Chen, J. & Yang, C. (2014). Fostering foreign language learning through technology-enhanced intercultural projects. Language Learning & Technology, 18:1, 57–75.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 6:

    Angelova & Zhao (2016)

     

     

     

    6 h.s

    9..

    8/7

    Oral Presentations on the Self-Selected Reading Material (online)

     

     

    • 20-min online presentations (pre-recorded videos, asynchronous)
    • Post the link of your video via MOODLE by 8:30 am.
    • Provide feedback on your classmates’ videos via MOODLE by 10 pm.

    6 h.s

    10.

    8/11

    1. Freiermuth, M. F. & Huang, H.-c. (2012). Bringing Japan and Taiwan electronically: A look at an intercultural online synchronous chat task and its effect on motivation. Language Teaching Research, 16 (1), 61-88.
    2. Porto, M. (2019) Does education for intercultural citizenship lead to language learning?, Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32:1, 16-33.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 7:

    Freiermuth, M. F. & Huang, H.-c. (2012)

     

    8 h.s

    11.

    8/13

    1. Limberg, H. (2015). Principles for pragmatics teaching: Apologies in the EFL classroom. ELT Journal, 69:3, 275-285.
    2. Chao, T.C. (2013). A diary study of university EFL learners’ intercultural learning through foreign films. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 26, 247-265.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 8:

    Limberg (2015)

     

     

    6 h.s

    12.

    8/18

    1. Young and Sachdev. (2011). Intercultural communicative competence: Exploring English language teachers beliefs and practices. Language Awareness, 20, 81-98.
    2. Luk, J. (2012). Teachers’ ambivalence in integrating culture with EFL teaching in Hong Kong. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 25, 249-264.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 9:

    Young and Sachdev. (2011)

     

    6 h.s

    13.

    8/20

    1. Wu, W.-C.V., Marek, M.W., and Chen (2013). Assessing cultural awareness and linguistic competency of EFL learners in a CMC-based active learning context. System, 41(3), 515-528.
    2. Chao, T.C. (2014). The development and application of an intercultural competence scale for university EFL learners. English Teaching & Learning, 38.4, 79-124.
    • In-class reading & discussion
    • Oral Presentation 10:

    Wu et. al. (2013)

     

    6 h.s

    14.

    8/21

    Oral Presentations on the Self-Selected Reading Material (online)

     

     

    • 20-min online presentations (pre-recorded videos, asynchronous)
    • Post the link of your video via MOODLE by 8:30 am.
    • Provide feedback on your classmates’ videos via MOODLE by 10 pm.

    6 h.s

    15.

    8/25

    Final Test (open-book)

    (Bring a laptop to class.)

     

    6 h.s

    授課方式Teaching Approach

    40%

    講述 Lecture

    30%

    討論 Discussion

    0%

    小組活動 Group activity

    0%

    數位學習 E-learning

    30%

    其它: Others: 同學報告

    評量工具與策略、評分標準成效Evaluation Criteria

    1. Attendance, participation, and other assignments 20%
    2. An oral presentation on the assigned class reading 25%
    3. An oral presentations on the self-selected reading material 25%
    4. Final test 30%

    指定/參考書目Textbook & References

     

    *Books available in the NCCU library

    1. Teaching culture: Perspectives in practice, Moran (2001)

    2. Culture as the core: Perspectives on culture in second language learning, L. Lange & R. M. Paige (2003) (Eds.), Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

    3. Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. M. Byram (1997)

    4. Cross-cultural communication: Theory and practice. Hurn, B. J. & Tomalin, B. (2013). Electronic Version.

    5. Culture in Second Language Teaching and Learning. Hinkel (1999)

    6. Principles and practices for teaching English as an international language. In L. Alsagoff, et al. (2012) (Ed.)

    II. Other reading materials (see the Weekly Schedules)

    III. Supplementary Material (TBA)

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