Schools and society have become more diverse.Culturally responsive teaching as an effective teaching method has been applied in different school subject areas.This article introduces the concept of culturally responsi...Schools and society have become more diverse.Culturally responsive teaching as an effective teaching method has been applied in different school subject areas.This article introduces the concept of culturally responsive teaching and discusses its implementation in the Chinese classroom.This article addresses the establishment of an inclusive,safe,and academically rigorous learning environment,diversification of curriculum content knowledge and instructional strategies,and incorporation of culturally responsive assessment.Culturally responsive teaching in the Chinese classroom provides an opportunity for teachers not only to develop students'language skills and cultural understanding,but also to cultivate students'attitudes and dispositions toward diversity for their attainment of effective intercultural communication.展开更多
Language is closely related to culture. Whenever you teach a language, you also teach a complex system of culture. Additionally, cultural knowledge facilitates language learning. The Language-Culture Connection princi...Language is closely related to culture. Whenever you teach a language, you also teach a complex system of culture. Additionally, cultural knowledge facilitates language learning. The Language-Culture Connection principle is about the complex interconnection of language and culture. This research paper focuses on the reasons why it is important to understand something about the culture to learn a language, and on ways to help students learn the culture of the language they are learning.展开更多
文摘Schools and society have become more diverse.Culturally responsive teaching as an effective teaching method has been applied in different school subject areas.This article introduces the concept of culturally responsive teaching and discusses its implementation in the Chinese classroom.This article addresses the establishment of an inclusive,safe,and academically rigorous learning environment,diversification of curriculum content knowledge and instructional strategies,and incorporation of culturally responsive assessment.Culturally responsive teaching in the Chinese classroom provides an opportunity for teachers not only to develop students'language skills and cultural understanding,but also to cultivate students'attitudes and dispositions toward diversity for their attainment of effective intercultural communication.
文摘Language is closely related to culture. Whenever you teach a language, you also teach a complex system of culture. Additionally, cultural knowledge facilitates language learning. The Language-Culture Connection principle is about the complex interconnection of language and culture. This research paper focuses on the reasons why it is important to understand something about the culture to learn a language, and on ways to help students learn the culture of the language they are learning.
