The Effects of Cultural Instruction on Foreign Language Learning

Tsou, Wen-Li

doi:10.1177/0033688205053481

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“…The respondents also said that studying language helped their vocabulary, grammatical structures and other grammatical items. Such a finding accords with Tsou (2005) who found that Taiwanese students benefited from such cultural immersion in language learning. Their language proficiency was significantly improved.…”

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“…Besides, learning culture also contributes to the learning of language and some studies show that there is benefit to language learning deriving from learning culture. In a recent Taiwanese study, Tsou (2005) examined the effect of cultural instruction on foreign language learning. The researcher implemented culture instruction within two elementary EFL classrooms for one semester to see the effects of culture instruction on foreign language learning.…”

Section: The Benefits Of Teaching Culture In Language Classroomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Teaching Immigrants Norwegian Culture to Support Their Language Learning

Alhassan¹,

Kuyini²

2013

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This study was conducted with 48 adult immigrant students studying Norwegian under basic education program of the Ski Municipality Adult Education Unit between 2009-2011. Using the framework of Genc and Bada (2005), we tried to replicate their study in new setting -Norway. The study investigated migrant students' perceptions learning Norwegian culture and its effects on their learning of the Norwegian language. The participants responded to a set of questionnaire and one open-ended question adapted from Bada (2000) and Genc and Bada (2005). Descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis procedures were used to analyse the data. The results showed that teaching culture to immigrant students raised their cultural awareness of their own and the Norwegian society. It also improved both their language skills and attitudes to the Norwegian culture. The study revealed some similarity between the students' views and the theoretical benefits of a culture class as argued by some experts in the field. The results provide some further evidence of the benefits of learning cultural content as an integral part of learning a new language.

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confidence: 87%

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Teaching Immigrants Norwegian Culture to Support Their Language Learning

Alhassan¹,

Kuyini²

2013

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“…Therefore, Table 6 above shows that 78.6% of the students agree and strongly agree, whereas 7.1% disagree, 2.9% strongly disagree, and 11.4% are neutral. Tsou (2005) Table 7 shows that 25.7% of the respondents strongly agree and 51.4% agree with the statement, but 8.6% disagree, 2.9% strongly disagree, and 11.4% are neutral with this idea. Results clearly show that cultural knowledge is a pivotal in attaining linguistic proficiency.…”

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confidence: 96%

Effects of Learning Culture on English-Language Learning for Saudi EFL Students

Aldawood¹,

Almeshari²

2019

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This quantitative study aimed to investigate the influence of incorporating English-culture learning into English-language learning by observing the perspectives of Saudi EFL learners. It illustrated if there is an effect of learning culture on English language competence to the students of Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University . The studyʼs methodology included a questionnaire administered to 70 undergraduate female students in the English department at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Results show that Saudi students recognized that culture and language are related to each other and the learning process cannot be fully realized without consideration of both aspects. Moreover, the study found that learning the English language with its corresponding cultural elements will enhance the speed and enjoyment of Saudi studentsʼ learning process. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that learning a foreign language not only involves studying syntactic structures or learning new vocabularies, but also should incorporate some cultural elements. From Saudi students' point of view, the only difficulty that might face them is the differences between Arabic and English cultures. Finally, this study recommends that further research can investigate the effect of culture on learning from the teachers' point of view

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“…In the 21 st century, researchers interest in teaching the target culture together with the target language has only peaked (Bennett, 1997;Cakir, 2006;Ho, 2009;Schuetze, 2008;Fox & Diaz-Greenberg, 2006;Drewelow, 2013;Barnes-Karol & Broner, 2010;Izadpanah, 2011;Jiang, 2012;Karabinar & Guler, 2012;Chlopek, 2008 andSercu, Gracia, andPrieto, 2004). Tsou (2005), Yeşil, and Demiröz (2017) each put forth that teaching the target culture has a positive motivational impact on students' proficiency levels in English. Cheung (2001) shows us that it also motivates teachers as well.…”

Section: Culture Teaching In Eltmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Qualitative Exploration of Students' Experiences With Acquiring Culture During Foreign Language Instruction

Gözpinar

2018

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Language teachers ought to give their students a sound grounding in what is known as the five C's-communication, communities, cultures, connections, and comparisons-in addition to the classic four basic language skills. This study examines how first-year Turkish students currently enrolled in a culture course at Giresun University view culture-focused courses, and how much cultural training they had received (if any) in high school prior to entering university. This study is qualitative in nature, and provides information by using multiple sources of data. The fact of the matter is that their high school teachers focused more on grammar and avoided culture due to the constraints of both time and of an exam-oriented education system. Regarding the benefits, the course has pushed them to examine the relationship between language and culture, offered a reason to study the target language, and made the learning process real. It takes patience and effort in order to convince youth of the necessity of languages, as well as to make them better aware of, and to dispel their prejudices towards other cultures. The study also provides recommended practices that can encourage educators to implement during foreign language instruction.

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The Effects of Cultural Instruction on Foreign Language Learning

Cited by 19 publications

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Teaching Immigrants Norwegian Culture to Support Their Language Learning

Teaching Immigrants Norwegian Culture to Support Their Language Learning

Effects of Learning Culture on English-Language Learning for Saudi EFL Students

A Qualitative Exploration of Students' Experiences With Acquiring Culture During Foreign Language Instruction

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