“Who is the real stranger — the one who lives in a foreign land and knows he belongs elsewhere, or the one who lives the life of a foreigner in her native land and has no place else to belong?” Elif Safak
The paper focuses on the inter-cultural dimension of language teacher education. Cross-cultural problems are central to language teaching problems and teachers must be inspired to co-operate in the globalizing world of 21st century, which was the motive for Willems to Read More …
First of all, I must confess that I have read this piece with a lot more interest than I have read the other articles. It was like an exploration of culture through several perspectives and discussions. It had a sense Read More …
Building Intercultural Competence in the Language Classroom by Moeller & Nuget is an article written on practical implications of developing intercultural competence in the American classrooms where students are taught a foreign language, yet many of the activities cited can Read More …
The paper was a thorough study of official documents which involve the national education councils held in Turkey starting from 1939. It was especially interesting to me in that I had never before read about the history of foreign language Read More …
Communicative competence aims to develop situational contexts in which the student is exposed to authentic language used in circumstances of the native speakers. The article Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence by Cem Alptekin (2002), questions the validity of communicative competence developing Read More …
The article Cross-Cultural Communication- Deborah Tannen (1985) dwells on how complex language, and therefore, interaction is and how culture-dependent the interpretation of communication mediums can be. Though complex, cross-cultural communication is indispensable to today’s world in which international relations are Read More …
‘Sibop’ is what I heard in a supermarket I frequent in Ankara, uttered by a kid about 5 years old, exclaimed to his mother. I paused for a moment and thought in retrospect. Many a time I was puzzled with Read More …
The advancements in information and communication technology have revolutionized the notion of teaching and learning in terms of strategies, context, methods, etc. One of the most remarkable tools used in teaching and learning in the 21st century is YouTube, especially Read More …
Abstract: Research on decision-making skills of teachers has indicated the importance of experience. Also, occupational culture has been found significantly related to teachers’ thinking and behavior in the class. This study investigates in what aspects experienced teachers (cooperating teachers) and Read More …
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