Improving Culture Teaching in the English Major at Universidad Nacional: Perceptions and practices

Ligia Espinoza Murillo; José David Rodríguez Chaves

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dc.creator	Ligia Espinoza Murillo
dc.creator	José David Rodríguez Chaves
dc.date	2020
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-29T14:21:44Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-29T14:21:44Z
dc.identifier	http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44764873003
dc.identifier.uri	http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/145480
dc.description	The present study aims at exploring the bond between culture and language learning, in the curriculum of the English major (Bachillerato en Inglés, in Spanish) at Universidad Nacional (UNA). Specifically, the major under study is affiliated to Escuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje and implemented at Sede Interuniversitaria de Alajuela, Costa Rica. The researchers seek to diagnose current needs in this major by examining perceptions and practices in culture teaching in the classroom of English as a foreign language (EFL). Although culture is part of the curriculum of the English major, perceptions and practices toward the integration of the cultural component in this study plan have been first addressed in this research. Through a quantitative approach, this study determines several cultural teaching practices developed in EFL courses along four academic levels in the English major. Participants comprised 74 students and five faculty members. Learners understanding and perceptions toward culture learning were analyzed through a survey. Likewise, a questionnaire for professors was administered to identify teaching approaches to culture. Findings revealed that cultural aspects are addressed in most of the courses in the major; however, the practices implemented for approaching such aspects must be authentic and reflective for the broadening of cultural understanding per se and in turn the enhancement of cross-cultural communication.
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica
dc.relation	http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=447
dc.rights	Revista Electrónica "Actualidades Investigativas en Educación"
dc.source	Revista Electrónica "Actualidades Investigativas en Educación" (Costa Rica) Num.1 Vol.20
dc.subject	Educación
dc.subject	English as a foreign language (EFL)
dc.subject	culture learning
dc.subject	learners perceptions
dc.subject	teaching strategies
dc.title	Improving Culture Teaching in the English Major at Universidad Nacional: Perceptions and practices
dc.type	artículo científico