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 Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:34 am
Anyone have any tips on teaching a language along with the culture of the peoples who speak it? I want to teach English somewhere, but I also want to teach some of the cultures and possibly some dialects of English-speaking countries around the world such as Britain, South and North of the US, Ireland, Australia...
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:16 am
My topics always seem to be ignored... cry
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:04 pm
Maybe make activites to go with the lessons? i.e. if you are teaching clothing vocabulary, tell them about typical clothing, and maybe have some games that will help them remember both the vocabulary and the culture.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:28 pm
Hmm...That might work when I teach my brother and dad. 3nodding How about something online, though.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:39 pm
As they advance some, give them stories and dialogues which touch on cultural issues, then explain them further? Or have them watch tapes of American films or TV programs that demonstrate the point you're trying to make.
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:18 am
I like that idea. 3nodding
I actually have two movies I could use! xd Anyone ever heard on Harakiri or Kagemusha? I think I'll ask about those when I get around to the lessons...
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:35 pm
Yeah... Have them watch movies (in the language) that show the culture. For Chinese, my group watched three movies in the language, with subtitles. We're also going to some resturants and China Town later this year.
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:05 am
Actually games doesn't necessarly works with all teenagers .... I think that you could also tell some legends and stories to captivate them intellectually and its good on both points : it makes them focus on the language and if they understood it, they'd feel proud for understanding somethig in the regarded language
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:10 pm
Thanks everyone! I'll see what I can do online...I'm still open to ideas if anyone has anymore.
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:37 pm
For teaching dialects to advanced English students, you might want to send them clips of people speaking in different dialects. For example, you could show scenes from the documentary American Tongues to teach American dialects. In fact, I recommend the documentary to native speakers of English, too. It makes you realize how huge America is and how many cool cultures are in it.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:21 pm
For clothing vocabulary, after you show basic clothes, then have some clothing that is "typically ______" to show clothes that people associate with that country. Like do hat, shirt, pants, jeans...then do things like kilts and bowler hats and say what country they're from.
See what I'm saying? xd
Do that with food too. Just find typical foods of a some English speaking countries, like "Plantain - Jamaica" and "Apple Pie - America" Then bring the food to them and have them eat it so maybe it will stick in their mind longer.
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