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  • Why does culture matter in ELT?
    Šabec, Nada
    This article deals with the issue of integrating cultural knowledge into ELT. Culture is presented as an integral part of language that often determines the way we perceive reality. These perceptions ... may differ partially or completely across cultures, which is why intercultural communication frequently results in misunderstandings. One area in which such problems are extremely common is speech acts. The use of compliments, complaints and invitations in English and Slovene are discussed in order to illustrate the difficulties facing non-native speakers. It is and Slovene are discussed in order to illustrate the difficulties facing non-native speakers. It is concluded that developing cultural competence is essential to successful ELT and that such teaching not only helps students communicate more effectively and appropriately, but that it also raises their level of tolerance toward others and contributes to a higher level of intercultural awareness
    Vir: Strani jezici : časopis za primijenjenu lingvistiku. - ISSN 0351-0840 (31, br. 1-2, 2002, str. 85-94)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2002
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 12018952

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