Learning a Second Culture through Interactive Practices

• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Eunsil Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제15권 제4호, 137~156쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.12.30

영문 초록

This case study examines language learners' oral interactive practices and what they learn along with these practices Language learners who study abroad take on the challenge of living in a foreign place and undergo difficulties in communicating and interacting with people in their new country. These difficulties, caused by cultural differences, are experienced most particularly in their daily interactions Language learners' trials and efforts to learn English while dealing with a different culture and the difficulties are mainly observed for this paper. The process of learning a second culture is closely related to the process of learning a second language Oral interactive practices can give the study abroad language learners opportunities to learn their target culture. Therefore, the purpose of this paper 1s to discuss how participating in interactive practices assists the learners in understanding their target culture while they deal with their difficulties inherent in studying abroad. This study adds weight to the notion that culture is an essential and major factor in learning a language, and that only active participation in interactions can be effective in learning both a language and its culture

키워드

culture learning second language acquisition second culture acquisition interactive practices