Incorporating Multicultural Literature in EFL Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Mandarani, Vidya; Munir, Ahmad
Titel	Incorporating Multicultural Literature in EFL Classroom
Quelle	In: Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 6 (2021) 1, S.1-12 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2527-6492
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Cultural Pluralism; Diversity; Literature; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Multicultural Education; Instructional Materials; Selection Criteria; Critical Thinking; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kulturpluralismus; Literatur; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Kritisches Denken; Indonesien
Abstract	Nowadays' multicultural education poses various challenges. One of the latent issues currently emerged in Indonesia education is the mistreatment towards the students of minority ethnic amongst the fellow learners. This status quo pushes schools' stakeholders to reflect upon their responsibilities and reconsider the use of multiculturalism in enhancing diversity awareness towards both teachers and students. In an attempt to promote multicultural education, the use of multicultural literature that portrays various cultures, values, and views, may assist the students in appreciating their own culture by the acquisition of diverse perspectives of the society. Moreover, it provides potential teachers to comprehend the diversity of multicultural issues beyond mono-cultural perspectives. This paper aims to emphasize the significance of multicultural literature as teaching materials; recommend selection and evaluation criteria for the said literature; as well as to present strategies of formulating literature-based classrooms. In providing the best teaching materials, it is necessary to select high-quality multicultural literature to present accurate and authentic representations of cultural communities. At any rate, 10 overall criteria should be embedded within the selected literature, thus the QUILT metric can be utilized to assess its quality. Afterward, there are also several recommended approaches, techniques, or strategies for formulating a literature-based classroom that may promote critical thinking in literary discussion. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. English Department, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, State Islamic Institute of Samarinda, Indonesia. e-mail: ijeltalj@gmail.com; Web site: https://ijeltal.org/index.php/ijeltal
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01