Culture in a Global Society
Learning a new language means learning a new culture. When students learn English, they are learning the most widely used language for global communication. This book gives them an orientation into what culture is and how to approach intercultural communication.
Culture in a Global Society looks at culture in a global context. After learning about what elements make up culture, students look at their own culture to see how globalisation is making their own lives and society more and more multicultural.
Each chapter has readings with discussion questions that can be answered as group presentations or used for class discussions. There is also a real-life situation in each chapter involving intercultural misunderstandings that can be acted out or used for further discussion.
Level: Intermediate to advanced level, senior high school, university, or adult
Language: English
Craig Alan Volker, 2002, Nagoya: Sankeisha Ltd
ISBN4-88361-058-6
106 pages
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- What is culture?
- The geography of a culture
- The economics of a culture
- The ecology of a culture
- The sociology of a culture
- The ideology of a culture
- Inter-cultural communication
- Living in a multicultural world
- About the author
Culture in a Global Societyは、グローバルな文脈で文化を見ていきます。どんな要素が文化を形成するのかについて学んだ後、自分たち自身の文化を見て、グローバリゼーションによって私たちの生活や社会がどのように多文化のものになっているかを学びます。
各チャプターは、読解の課題とグループ発表やクラスの討論形式に対応したディスカッションの質問があります。また、実際の行動に結びつけられ、クラスでより深いディスカッションにつながるような、異文化間の問題などの日常生活も題材にしています。
レベルは中級、上級。高校生、大学生、大人向け。