TOPIC 4 & 5

What's anthropology?

Answer explanation

Anthropology is the discipline which is centrally concerned with the concept of culture, and linguistics is concerned with languages and how their speakers use them. Charles F. Hockett (1973) emphasises that “linguistics without anthropology is sterile; anthropology without linguistics is blind”.

[TOPICS 4, 5 14, 15] What Competence should we mention besides the Communicative one?

Answer explanation

CAE

Before dealing with the wording of thE TOPIC 4, it is vital to define the ... ...

How can the language barrier be overcome?

What's the Status of English nowadays? Why?

RD 157/2022 of 1 March establishes that the core of the FL curriculum is crossed by the two dimensions of plurilingualism: ... and ....

... indicates several initiatives to foster that plurilingualism

• Kramsch (1998)

• Dell Hymes (1972)

• Charles F. Hockett (1973)

• Coyle & Marsh (2010)

What are those four Kramsch's initiatives?

Answer explanation

1. 1. To establish the sphere of interculturality – to put in relation one’s culture to the targeted culture so the educational process is real.

2. 2. Teaching culture as an interpersonal process – meaning is not isolated; it appears in discourse.

3. 3. Considering culture as difference because of the multiculturalism and globalisation explained beforehand, establishing labels is becoming more complex.

4. 4. Crossing disciplinary boundaries since English is not only words and institutions, but also sociology, anthropology, and semiology.

What projects/initiatives highlight the interculturalism?

What are the two of the new dimensions listed in the Common European Framework in language teaching?

• Cultural Expression and Intercultural Competence

• Cultural Awareness and Cultural Competence

• Cultural Awareness and Intercultural Competence

• Cultural Awareness and Expression, and Intercultural Competence