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題 名 | Teaching Multiculturalism in the Freshman English Course |
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作 者 | Lee, Chang-chun; | 書刊名 | Journal of Applied English |
卷 期 | 1 2008.08[民97.08] |
頁 次 | 頁55-68 |
分類號 | 525.48051 |
關鍵詞 | Multiculturalism; Freshman English; literature; Intertextuality; |
語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | The goal of teaching Freshman English in college is certainly beyond the language level. Due to the mental development of college students, it is absolutely necessary to teach them not only grammar of English but also culture perspectives of English as a second language. With the development of post colonial theory, now more the more English courses begin to emphasize multiculturalism, which hopes learners will be more sensitive to the cultural difference of their own language and English, especially when English is always regarded as a dominant international language. The purpose of this paper is hoping to lead students to learn a very important cultural issue: Globalization. As a popular topic nowadays, globalization is a very good topic for discussing multiculturalism, because of the diversity included within the term itself. The main idea of this paper is hoping to establish a dialogue between an article in the textbook and one short story, which are both related to the idea of globalization. This paper will argue that a literary work usually has three advantages over a prose article. First, short stories usually reveal or explore cultural issues in an implicit and indirect way. This ambiguity can challenge students to pay more attention to subtle cultural issues. The second is some basic elements existing in a story, such as character, symbols can offer students a new perspective to discuss culture. The third one is the life experience students can learn from a story. By comparing their own life experience with the fictional one in a story, students can have a better understanding of their own personal traits. With the intertextuality of these two texts, students will have a better understanding of multiculturalism. |
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