What teachers say about addressing culture in their EFL teaching practices: the Vietnamese context. Issue 2 (3rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nguyen, Long; Harvey, Sharon; Grant, Lynn
• Is Part Of: Intercultural education. Volume 27:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 165
• Page End: 178
• Publication Date: 2016-03-03
• Subjects: EFL -- intercultural competence (IC) -- language teaching -- teacher beliefs -- Vietnam; Ethnic relations -- Periodicals; Social policy -- Periodicals; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; 370.11705
• DOI: 10.1080/14675986.2016.1144921
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1467-5986

Abstract

Abstract : This paper examines Vietnamese EFL teachers' beliefs about the role of culture in language teaching. It also considers how they address culture in their teaching practices in a Vietnamese university. Ethnographic data collected from semi-structured interviews indicated that opportunities for culture to find its way into EFL classroom activities were still limited. Priority was given to teaching language knowledge and skills, while culture played a minor role only.