Newspapers: Vehicles for Teaching ESOL with a Cultural Focus

With adult and non-academic students of ESOL in mind, the use of the newspaper as a resource for teaching about American culture is explored. The variety of features that the daily paper includes can provide many insights into the society to which students are trying to adapt and can thus ease the p...

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Veröffentlicht in:TESOL quarterly 1973-06, Vol.7 (2), p.145-151
1. Verfasser: Blatchford, Charles H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:With adult and non-academic students of ESOL in mind, the use of the newspaper as a resource for teaching about American culture is explored. The variety of features that the daily paper includes can provide many insights into the society to which students are trying to adapt and can thus ease the process of acculturation. While a focus upon the cultural content of the newspaper is advocated, it is noted that all interaction is in English and practice in communication about real concerns is afforded. All language skills can be exercised while the element of threat, which often exists in formal language classes is reduced. Various features of the newspaper are discussed and questions are suggested which may elicit discussion among students.
ISSN:0039-8322
DOI:10.2307/3585558