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Cultural Awareness in ELT
Who is the course for?
This course is for experienced teachers of English with a good standard of English, working with secondary or adult students.
Course aims
The course aims to explore aspects of British life and institutions as reflected in the language, media, some contemporary literature and the views of British people and to discuss how we can raise the cultural awareness of our students.
Course programme
The course is taught through a series of informal talks, seminar discussions/workshops, visits and optional projects. We will explore aspects of British life and institutions reflected in the language, media, contemporary literature and the views of British people. We will look at the relationship between cultural awareness and language learning in the classroom context and consider practical teaching ideas using authentic materials. Topics can include
- The media
- Education
- The political scene
- Language and class
- Youth culture
- Family life and social behaviour
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9.30
10.30
Introductions
to cultural
studies
Contemporary
english - new
vocabulary
Social
attitudes in
modern Britain
Preparing
an opinion
survey
Using authentic
media material
with students
Coffee
11.00
12.30
12.30
Images of Britain
texts on
national identify
texts on
national identify
Media and society
in contemporary
Britain
in contemporary
Britain
Language and
class-changes
in pronunciation
class-changes
in pronunciation
Guest
speaker-education
in Britain
speaker-education
in Britain
Raising cultural
awareness by
language teaching
awareness by
language teaching
Lunch
14.00
15.30
Contemporary
Britain-general
knowledge quiz
TV/dramas
language and
social context
Lecture
Cambridge
town and
University
Excursion
Cambridge
Colleges
guided tour
Free
afternoon
Optional self access in the Study Centre
The staff are practising teachers and trainers, many of whom have written language teaching material. Bell Cambridge is located in an elegant group of buildings with beautiful gardens in a residential area in the south of the city. The school has tennis courts, a football pitch and facilities for volleyball and aerobics. Participants on our teachers’ courses are accommodated in local homes. Self-catering accommodation in the city centre is also available.