Culture myths : applying second language research to classroom teaching /
DeCapua, Andrea,
Culture myths : applying second language research to classroom teaching / Applying second language research to classroom teaching Andrea DeCapua, Ed.D. - iv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Myth 1: We are all human beings, so how different can we really be? -- Myth 2: The goal of education is to develop each individual’s potential -- Myth 3: Focusing on conversational skills in the classroom is overrated -- Myth 4: Not looking at the teacher shows disrespect -- Myth 5: How something is said is not as important as what is said -- Myth 6: Everyone knows what a good instructional environment is -- Myth 7: By the time students get to middle or high school, they know how to be a student.
"Developing an awareness of one's own cultural assumptions deepens understanding and empathy and contributes to the breaking down of the cultural barriers that can affect communication. A goal of this book is to help readers strike a balance between minimizing cultural differences and assuming similarities across cultures on one hand, and exoticizing other cultures or accentuating surface differences on the other."--Publisher's website.
0472037234 9780472037230
Second language acquisition--Study and teaching
P118.2 / .D398 2018
401.93
Culture myths : applying second language research to classroom teaching / Applying second language research to classroom teaching Andrea DeCapua, Ed.D. - iv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Myth 1: We are all human beings, so how different can we really be? -- Myth 2: The goal of education is to develop each individual’s potential -- Myth 3: Focusing on conversational skills in the classroom is overrated -- Myth 4: Not looking at the teacher shows disrespect -- Myth 5: How something is said is not as important as what is said -- Myth 6: Everyone knows what a good instructional environment is -- Myth 7: By the time students get to middle or high school, they know how to be a student.
"Developing an awareness of one's own cultural assumptions deepens understanding and empathy and contributes to the breaking down of the cultural barriers that can affect communication. A goal of this book is to help readers strike a balance between minimizing cultural differences and assuming similarities across cultures on one hand, and exoticizing other cultures or accentuating surface differences on the other."--Publisher's website.
0472037234 9780472037230
Second language acquisition--Study and teaching
P118.2 / .D398 2018
401.93