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COURSE: TEACHING CULTURE IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS
SEMESTER: S3 / Master II
SPECIALTY: Literature and Civilisation
INSTRUCTOR: Prof. S. Merrouche
EMAIL : saramerrouche@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE
This course is intended for students of ‘literature and civilization’ at the Master level, third semester. It aims to raise students’ (or prospective teachers’) awareness of the importance of integrating culture in the foreign language class. More importantly, it argues for a systematic approach to teach the cultural component, attempting to answer questions as: What principles underlie culture teaching in the foreign language class? What are the cultural aims / objectives to be pursued in the foreign language class? How much culture to teach? What should be taught in the name of culture? What is the appropriate time to introduce culture? And what methods and techniques are used to teach culture? An important part of the course is also devoted to highlighting the way language and culture are interlocked, particularly in patterns of communication.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Define the complex concept of culture;
2. Demonstrate the way language and culture interrelate;
3. Argue for / against including the cultural component in the foreign language course;
4. Develop awareness of a systematic approach to teach culture in the foreign language class;
5. Design some culture-geared activities as culture capsules and critical incidents.