Detail Cultural Values As Catalysts in Learning A Foreign Language   Oleh:  Karya, I Wayan Sidha ; Pratiwi, Desak Putu Eka Jenis: Article from Proceeding Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 4, page 248-255. Topik: cultural values; cross-cultural understanding; intercultural communication Fulltext: hal 248.pdf (9.39MB) Isi artikel A culture if it is to maintain its existence must have values by which its people identify themselves, how they should act and what the people think is important. It is very often mentioned that the success of foreign language learning must be an integrative one since language and culture are two intertwining aspects, the missing of one would cripple its speaker. While it is true that in intercultural communication one needs to understand the culture whose language he is learning, immersing the learner just in the foreign culture could, at best, devalue his own cultural identity. Learning a foreign language and culture may also be viewed as a reflection to how well we are consciously aware of our own. The one component aspect a foreign language learner often suffers from is his inability to recognize or say what values he adheres. The writer’s point here is that in order for the learner to be equally balanced in his understanding of the target language and maintain his own cultural values, it is necessary for the teacher of English to juxtapose values from both cultures in the materials that he is using. One way this could be done is by introducing value concepts of both cultures through reading materials. A true cross-cultural understanding is when the foreign language learner is consciously aware of values from both cultures; then, a growth toward a mature individual could be expected as he constantly masters both values and has choices as to which or what values he feels fit to identify himself with. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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