Intercultural Language Activities with CD-ROM

by John Corbett

• ISBN13: 9780521741880
• ISBN10: 0521741882
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2010-02-26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Intercultural Language Activities offers practical teaching ideas which encourage learners to reflect on their own language and culture, as well as that of others. Topics covered in the fourteen chapters include childhood, food, sport, icons, politics and body language. The book also helps learners mediate in situations of cultural misunderstanding and start web-based intercultural exchanges. It examines interview techniques, how people present themselves, and ways to interpret cultural symbols and characteristics, such as those found in postcards, advertisements and online newspapers. In engaging with these topics, learners become intercultural explorers and raise their level of communicative competence. This is an invaluable resource for any teacher who wishes to combine language learning with cultural exploration. In addition, the accompanying CD-ROM provides print-friendly photocopiable worksheets and reading texts which can be put to immediate use.

Table of Contents

Thanks and acknowledgements	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Setting up an online community	p. 11
Setting up an online intercultural exchange	p. 12
Describing an e-partner	p. 15
Starting an online discussion	p. 16
Developing an online discussion	p. 19
Netiquette: devising rules for an online community	p. 23
Exploring culture through a virtual mascot	p. 24
Intercultural film club	p. 26
Journal of intercultural discussions	p. 28
Mediations	p. 31
Levels of formality	p. 32
Job interview	p. 36
Gender and sympathy	p. 40
Personal critical incidents	p. 42
Styles of conflict resolution	p. 44
Conflict mediation	p. 47
Reflecting on conflict	p. 50
Questioning and defending a belief	p. 51
Domestic life	p. 53
Our house, my territory	p. 54
Sofa studies	p. 58
Television viewing habits	p. 61
Domestic duties	p. 63
Which song reminds you of...?	p. 66
A day in the life	p. 67
Public spaces	p. 69
An A-Z of signs in English	p. 70
Comparing places	p. 72
Café society	p. 73
At the hairdresser's	p. 75
Behaviour on public transport	p. 78
Exploring an art gallery or museum	p. 80
Street performers	p. 82
Going out for the evening	p. 85
Holiday photographs	p. 86
Face to face	p. 88
Sharing stories in conversation	p. 89
Supporting talk	p. 91
Exploring non-verbal communication	p. 93
The eyes have it	p. 96
Empathy and body language	p. 99
Gestures	p. 102
In the office	p. 104
Exploring informal language	p. 108
Interviewing	p. 113
Developing interview questions	p. 113
Following up interview questions	p. 118
Exploring assumptions	p. 120
The interviewers from another planet	p. 123
Preparing for an online interview	p. 125
Interpretations	p. 130
Postcards	p. 131
Analysing advertisements	p. 132
Writing an online review	p. 134
Proverbs across cultures: using the TIME corpus	p. 137
Famous quotations in action	p. 141
Comparing newspapers around the world	p. 144
Childhood	p. 146
Children's games	p. 146
Children's toys	p. 149
Classrooms from culture to culture	p. 151
The language we bring to school	p. 156
Childhood's end	p. 159
Icons	p. 162
Five most famous...	p. 163
Founding figures	p. 165
National bards	p. 167
International heroes	p. 170
Someone I admire	p. 172
Sport	p. 174
Local sports	p. 174
Team sports: cultural associations	p. 180
The language of fandom	p. 183
Cheerleading	p. 187
Attending a sports event	p. 191
Debate on blood sports	p. 193
Food	p. 197
National dishes: cultural associations	p. 197
Regional and ethnic cuisine	p. 201
International food	p. 205
Food idioms: using the British National Corpus	p. 207
Shopping lists	p. 211
Supermarket psychology	p. 212
Politics	p. 216
Political symbols	p. 217
Politicians' body language	p. 219
Political debate	p. 223
Religion	p. 227
Religions: cultural associations	p. 228
Being accepted into a religion	p. 231
Religious services	p. 233
Presenting an image	p. 235
Choosing a wardrobe	p. 235
A question of style	p. 237
Exploring a fashion 'look'	p. 239
Smelling sweet	p. 242
Making up	p. 244
Living dolls	p. 250
Further reading and resources	p. 253
Index	p. 258
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