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Myself and others: intercultural awareness in the EFL classroom
Liubov Zaliubovska
Cambridge University Press ELT Consultant
Linguist ltd
Cambridge University Press
Why do people study English?
to live abroad
to study abroad
to work abroad
to travel abroad
What is ‘culture’?
values
norms
behaviours
Cross-cultural lessons:
communicate better with people from other cultural backgrounds,
be more aware of the kind of differences and similarities that can exist both between and within cultures,
reflect on aspects of their own and other cultures in an objective, non-judgmental way,
contribute to an exchange of ideas about cultures by drawing on their own observations and experiences.
A things which you can recognize quite easily
B things which take some time to recognize
C things which you recognize only when you are
very familiar with the culture
British hypocritical
Germans cowardly
Italians sex-mad
Spaniards arrogant
Swedes lazy
Adopted from
Adopted from
At Oliver’s house…
Oliver: I’m hungry, Mum.
Mum: Would you like some spinach
and potatoes?
Oliver: No, Mum.
Mum: What about some rice with peas
and beans?
Oliver: I don’t like vegetables. Can I
have a hamburger?
The next day after school…
Oliver: Adil, I’m hungry. Let’s get a
hamburger.
Adil: Oliver, I don’t like hamburgers.
Come to my house, we can have
dinner there.
Oliver: Ok, but I have to phone my
mum from your house.
Two days later…
Oliver: Mum, can I have some
vegetables with potatoes, please?
What can we learn from the story?
Food from other cultures is not healthy
It’s often interesting to try food from other culture.
Eat only what you really know.
The earliest cars were very uncomfortable. The driver’s
seat and the front seat of the car was _______________.
Cars were definitely not fast. In 1896, the New York City
Police Department chased speeding motorists on
_______________.
In the early 1900s when Henry Ford produced the first
petrol-powered cars in the United States, there was only
one colour, _______________.
hard board
bicycles
black
1 3 2
Netherlands ₤697
Britain ₤442
Germany ₤310
Spain ₤438
Sweden ₤775
Italy ₤341
France ₤575
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