A Qualitative Exploration of Students' Experiences with Acquiring Culture during Foreign Language Instruction

Autor/in	Gözpinar, Halis
Titel	A Qualitative Exploration of Students' Experiences with Acquiring Culture during Foreign Language Instruction
Quelle	9 (2018), S.114-125 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Experience; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Language Skills; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Cultural Awareness; High School Graduates; College Students; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienerfahrung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Collegestudent; Türkei
Abstract	Language teachers ought to give their students a sound grounding in what is known as the five C's--communication, communities, cultures, connections, and comparisons--in addition to the classic four basic language skills. This study examines how first-year Turkish students currently enrolled in a culture course at Giresun University view culture-focused courses, and how much cultural training they had received (if any) in high school prior to entering university. This study is qualitative in nature, and provides information by using multiple sources of data. The fact of the matter is that their high school teachers focused more on grammar and avoided culture due to the constraints of both time and of an exam-oriented education system. Regarding the benefits, the course has pushed them to examine the relationship between language and culture, offered a reason to study the target language, and made the learning process real. It takes patience and effort in order to convince youth of the necessity of languages, as well as to make them better aware of, and to dispel their prejudices towards other cultures. The study also provides recommended practices that can encourage educators to implement during foreign language instruction. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01