Intercultural Encounters in the EFL Primary Classroom

Sarah Reader M.A.

Modul LAGS-GSD-ENG-BM2

Place & time: Thursdays, 13:45-15:15, Room 1/R311 (new: A30.311)

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The seminar Intercultural Encounters deals with aspects of inter- and transculturality in the context of primary EFL teaching. Learning a foreign language is influenced by the target language itself, the culture of the target language's users, the contexts in which the language is used and the learners’ backgrounds. In this seminar, we will examine the influence of cultural aspects on language learning and teaching in the classroom. We will see how we can incorporate the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of all learners in the EFL classroom. Students are asked to report on their own (inter-)cultural experiences and their stays abroad. Furthermore, students will participate in a virtual exchange project with teacher education students in Spain to learn about each other, compare courses of study, and plan an intercultural activity for use in a primary school English lesson.

This seminar will meet weekly on campus.

Register for this course on OPAL. Course materials will be provided on OPAL.

OPAL link: https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/41231220741/BusinessGroup/41229975561?9

Teilnehmer: Lehramt an Grundschulen Englischstudierende im 7. Semester

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