SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentMaster’s Program in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, First Year Master’s Program in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Second Year
Course NameTopics on Culture and Language Teaching
InstructorHSU LI-YUAN
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

 



I. General Requirements





  1. To preview and review the assigned readings




  2. To check the MOODLE course website on a regular basis for announcements and supplementary materials




  3. To participate actively in class discussions




  4. To turn in an annotated bibliography assignment




  5. To do oral presentations on the assign readings and final research proposal




  6. To submit a proposal for a research project



     





II. Course Schedule



















































































































週次

課程內容與指定閱讀

教學活動與課前、課後作業

學生學習投入時間



（含課堂教學時數）

1. 9/21

Course Intro



 

  1. Compiling the course reading materials



3 h.s

2.



9/28

  1. *Moran, P. (2001). Defining culture. Teaching Culture. pp. 23-33.

  2. Atkinson, D. (1999). TESOL and culture. TESOL Quarterly, 33,625-654.

  1. In-class reading & discussion

6 h.s

3.



10/5

  1. *DeCapua, A. & Wintergerst, A. (2016). Cultural Perspectives. Crossing cultures in the language classroom. pp. 59-118.

  2. *Kramsch, C. (2003). Teaching along the cultural faultline. Culture as the core. pp. 19-35.




  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentations 1 and 2: DeCapua & Wintergerst (2016), Ch 2

6 h.s

4.



10/12

  1. *Phillips, J. K. (2003). National standards for foreign language learning: Culture the driving force. Culture as the core. pp. 161-171.

  2. *Bennett, et al. (2003). Developing intercultural competence in the language classroom. Culture as the core. pp. 237-270.

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 3: Philips (2003)

6 h.s



5.



10/19

  1. *DeCapua, A. & Wintergerst, A. (2016). Pragmatics and communication. Crossing cultures in the language classroom. pp. 257-316.

  2. *Byram, M. (1997). A model for intercultural communicative competence. Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. pp. 31-55.

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentations 4 and 5: DeCapua & Wintergerst (2016), Ch 6

6 h.s

6.



10/26

  1. Su, Y. C. (2011). The effects of the cultural portfolio project on cultural and EFL learning in Taiwan’s EFL college classes. Language Teaching Research, 15(2), 230-252.

  2. Liaw, M. (2006). E-learning and the development of intercultural competence. Language Learning & Technology, 10 (3), 49-64.




  • TESOL Saturday Workshop I (9:00-12:00 on 10/27)

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 6:



Su (2011)

6 h.s

7.



11/2

  1. Angelova, A. & Zhao, Y. (2016). Using an online collaborative project between American and Chinese students to develop ESL teaching skills, cross-cultural awareness and language skills, Computer Assisted Language Learning, 29:1, 167-185.

  2. Chao, T.C. (2013). A diary study of university EFL learners’ intercultural learning through foreign films. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 26, 247-265.

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 7: Angelova & Zhao (2016)

6 h.s

8.



11/9

  1. *Cortazzi and Jin (1999). Cultural mirrors: Materials and methods in the EFL classroom. Culture in Second Language Teaching and Learning, pp. 196-219.

  2. Ke, I. C. (2012). From EFL to English as an international and scientific language: Analyzing Taiwan’s high-school English textbooks in the period 1952-2009. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 25, 173-187.




  • TESOL Saturday Workshop II (9:00-12:00 on 11/10)

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 8:



Cortazzi and Jin (1999)



 

6 h.s

9.



11/16

  1. 黃雅英 (2015) 第七章:跨文化溝通教材編制原則與相關資源。華語文跨文化溝通教學理論與實務 pp. 181-219，黃雅英著。

  2. Yuen, K. (2011). The representation of foreign cultures in English textbooks. ELT Journal, 65(4), 458-466.

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 9:



黃雅英 (2015)



 

6 h.s

10.



11/23

  1. *Moran, P. (2001). Culture learning outcomes. Teaching Culture. pp. 107-121.

  2. Chao, T.C. (2014). The development and application of an intercultural competence scale for university EFL learners. English Teaching & Learning, 38.4, 79-124.

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 10: Moran (2001)

  3. Annotated bibliography assignment due on 11/23

6 h.s

11.



11/30

Oral presentations of the AB assignment

 

6 h.s

12.



12/7

  1. Schulz, R. A. (2007). The challenge of assessing cultural understanding in the context of foreign language instruction. Foreign language annals, 40(1), 9–26.

  2. Scarino, A. (2010). Assessing intercultural capability in learning languages: a renewed understanding of language, culture, learning, and the nature of assessment. The Modern Language Journal, 94(2):324–329.




  • TESOL Saturday Workshop III (9:00-12:00 on 12/8)

 




  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 11:



Schulz (2007)



 

6 h.s

13.



12/14

  1. Luk, J. (2012). Teachers’ ambivalence in integrating culture with EFL teaching in Hong Kong. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 25, 249-264.

  2. Young and Sachdev. (2011). Intercultural communicative competence: Exploring English language teachers’ beliefs and practices. Language Awareness, 20, 81-98.



 

  1. In-class reading & discussion

  2. Oral presentation 12:



Luk (2012)




  1. Post-workshop reflection due

6 h.s

14.



12/21

OFF (For TESOL Saturday Workshops I and II on 10/27 & 11/10)

OFF

3 h.s

15.



12/28

OFF (For TESOL Saturday Workshop III on 12/8)

OFF



 

3 h.s

16.



1/4

Oral presentations of the research proposal

  1. Oral presentations

8 h.s

17.



1/11

Oral presentations of the research proposal

  1. Oral presentations

  2. Research proposal due on 1/18

8 h.s

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

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Requirement/Grading

 





  1. Attendance, participation, and other assignments 15%




  2. Oral presentations on the assigned readings (2 for doctoral students; 1 for MA students) 25%




  3. Annotated bibliography assignment 20%




  4. Post-workshop reflection 10%




  5. Research project proposal (including the oral presentation part) 30%




Textbook & Reference

 



I. Five books in the Reserved Books Section of the main library:





  1. Teaching culture: Perspectives in practice, Moran (2001)




  2. Crossing cultures in the language classroom. DeCapua & Wintergerst (2016)




  3. Culture as the core: Perspectives on culture in second language learning, L. Lange & R. M. Paige (2003) (Eds.), Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.




  4. Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. M. Byram (1997)




  5. Culture in Second Language Teaching and Learning. Hinkel (1999)





II. Other reading materials (see the Weekly Schedules)



III. Supplementary Material (TBA)


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