Abstract

CASTRO, Damaris. Inquiring into Culture in our Foreign-Language Classrooms. Colomb. Appl. Linguist. J. [online]. 2007, n.9, pp.200-212. ISSN 0123-4641.

This article presents some theoretical reflections about the concept of culture and its paramount importance in foreign language classrooms, as a basis for examining curriculum as inquiry, a facilitative tool to incorporate culture in courses in the Bachelor's degree in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language at the National University of Costa Rica (UNA). Feasible solutions to common problems that teachers face when trying to incorporate culture in their classrooms, are also discussed.

Keywords : Culture; curriculum as inquiry; foreign language classrooms; cultural context; inquiring; cultural misunderstandings.

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