Naslov
Teaching foreign language and culture: An analysis of Croatian Primary School curricula

Autori
Magerl, Marta

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, diplomski rad, diplomski

Fakultet
Učiteljski fakultet

Mjesto
Zagreb

Datum
24.09

Godina
2020

Stranica
30

Mentor
Andraka, Marija ; Hanžić Deda, Silvija

Ključne riječi
culture ; curriculum ; foreign language learning ; textbook

Sažetak
Living in a multicultural world, it is very important for a person to understand what culture is and how to treat cultures that are not their own. Sometimes people have inadequate knowledge about culture and are prone to discrimination, which ultimately does not bring positive results in the advancement of the world. The aim of this thesis is to underline the importance of teaching culture in Croatian primary schools. The main objective is to explore the presence of teaching culture in the foreign language classroom with a particular focus on teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in Croatian primary schools. The paper is divided into two parts: first is the theoretical part where the importance of teaching culture is explained and topics prescribed in both Croatian National Curricula (one is from 2006, and the other is from 2019). The second part contains an analysis of three second grade coursebooks for teaching the English language in Croatia. The analysis shows how much these coursebooks follow the curricula and which cultural aspects they include. It is very important to emphasize the importance of interconnection between culture and language because a language does not exist without culture and vice versa. Taking into consideration the results of this analysis, it can be said that the analyzed coursebooks are mostly written in compliance with relevant Croatian National Curricula.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija, Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti

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