LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching
Vol 23, No 2 (2020): October 2020

ENGLISH TEACHING IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS: LANGUAGE TEACHERS AS CULTURAL MANAGERS

Adi Suryani (Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember)
Soedarso Soedarso (Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember)
Kurnia Tri Diani (Madrasah Tsanawiyah Ulul Ilmi)
Rosmawati Rosmawati (SMPN 20 Simbang Maros)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Aug 2020

Abstract

Teaching English language can be dilemmatic since English teachers should introduce foreign culture and sustain their own students culture. Todays students are the future leaders. Thus, it is vital for the English teachers to introduce global culture and local-national culture. This study aims to explore our own experiences at school and higher education levels, in managing culture in our EFL practices: which cultural elements should be sustained, how, why and what the challenges are. The data are collected from our experience-based reflection. The study indicates that English language teachers play a meta-role as cultural managers. They are selecting, infusing, inventing ways to teach culture through various approaches: materials, social interaction, classroom routines and artefacts. However, this process can be impeded by the disruptive technology, students, teachers own and organizational factors. Thus, this cultural managing role is influenced by organization, technology, learners adaptation process and teachers own cultural awareness and understanding.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LLT

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, to be published twice a year, namely in April and October, is a scientific peer-reviewed journal published by the English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta. The ...