Little c Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom

“Little c” Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom Presenters: Jessica Bickert, Kelly Eichenlaub, John Mac. Donald, Cameron Murray, Kayleen Notchick

Video http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=SBu. Ku. A 9 n. Hsw

Overview

Overview

Overview Culture

Overview c ulture

Overview Summary

The Cultural Iceberg “Big C” “little c”

A Waste of Time

Teaching No Culture �+ Time �– Ethnocentrism Lack of Dialectical language Culture shock

Teaching Solely “Big C” Culture �+ Broad, extensive overview “C–ing” culture �– Overgeneralization Stereotyping Misunderstanding

Teaching “little c” Culture �+ Ethnorelativism Culture + language Comprehensive analysis �– Time Hard to assess

Summary �Implementation �Vitality �Curriculum Conflict

The Three Step Plan � 1. Get over yourself � 2. What can you “C”? � 3. Ask why.

Conclusion What should students take away from the foreign language that they studied in high school? It is not likely that students will remember every single vocabulary word or verb conjugation of the target language. But if students can celebrate differences as unique rather than wrong, then language teachers have done their job.

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