Raising sociocultural awareness through contextual analysis: some tools for teachers.

Autor/in	McConachy, Troy
Titel	Raising sociocultural awareness through contextual analysis: some tools for teachers.
Quelle	In: ELT journal, 63 (2009) 2, S. 116-125 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben; Tabellen 2
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-8290; 1477-4526
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Bewusstmachung; Verbale Kommunikation; Methodik; Lehrwerk; Kommunikativer Ansatz; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Englischunterricht; Dialog
Abstract	Despite long-standing recognition of the importance of sociocultural context in meaning making, criticisms have been levelled at communicative language teaching (CLT) for failing to effectively address this at the level of classroom practice. In fact, it has been argued that the way CLT presents content reveals a fundamentally reductionist view of communication. The paper uses examples of dialogues from the New Interchange series to briefly illustrate what can be considered a typical shortcoming of many modern commercial English language textbooks: the neglect of the place of sociocultural context in dialogues and dialogue-related activities. The paper shows two ways in which this neglect is manifested and then suggests some concrete ways that teachers can use the SPEAKING model developed by Hymes (1972) to increase their awareness of elements of sociocultural context and also develop analytical questions for learners. (Verlag, adapt.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/3