Adolescent students' intercultural awareness when using culture-based materials in the English class/La conciencia intercultural de estudiantes adolescentes al usar materiales con contenido cultural en la clase de ingles
This article reports on a qualitative and interpretative case study conducted at a high school located in the southeast of Bogota. The case is comprised of a group of fifty-one eighth graders who had had little contact with English. It aimed at exploring how these adolescents made sense of the cultu...
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Veröffentlicht in: | PROFILE issues in teachers' professional development 2012-04, Vol.14 (1), p.29 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This article reports on a qualitative and interpretative case study conducted at a high school located in the southeast of Bogota. The case is comprised of a group of fifty-one eighth graders who had had little contact with English. It aimed at exploring how these adolescents made sense of the culture-based materials implemented in the English lessons, and at describing their perceptions about foreign cultures. Video and audio recordings, surveys, field notes and students' artifacts were used to collect data. In this article, teachers can find some materials and reflections upon cultures as well as some ideas on how they can be adapted to their own needs and/or teaching contexts. Key words: Culture, culture-based materials, foreign culture, home culture, intercultural awareness. En este articulo se reporta un estudio de caso de tipo cualitativo e interpretativo que se realizo en un colegio publico del suroriente de Bogota, con un grupo de cincuenta y un estudiantes del grado octavo, quienes tenian poco contacto con el idioma ingles. El objetivo fue explorar como estos adolescentes entendian los materiales con contenido cultural usados en las clases de ingles y describir sus percepciones de las culturas extranjeras presentadas en los materiales. Se recolecto informacion mediante grabaciones de video y audio, encuestas, diario de campo y material elaborado por los estudiantes. En este articulo, los profesores pueden encontrar materiales y reflexiones sobre culturas y adaptarlos a sus necesidades o contextos. Palabras clave: conciencia intercultural, cultura, cultura foranea, cultura materna, materiales con contenido cultural. |
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ISSN: | 1657-0790 2256-5760 1657-0790 |