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Chapter 15 - Teaching about Language by Integrating Culture

from Cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2018

By
David S. Kreiner
Edited by
Kenneth D. Keith
Kenneth D. Keith
Affiliation:
University of San Diego
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Summary

Language is a central topic in modern psychological science. In addition to longstanding interest in the psychology of language in its own right, language is an important topic within many subfields of psychology, such as developmental psychology, cognition, perception, neuroscience, comparative psychology, and multicultural psychology. The study of language is also important because of its role in the historical development of psychology. I propose that instructors can integrate cultural concepts into a course without substantially reducing other content about language. An efficient way to integrate culture into the teaching of language is to use cultural examples as a tool for helping students understand language concepts. This approach supports effective teaching of language concepts via the integration of cultural content.
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Culture across the Curriculum
A Psychology Teacher's Handbook
 , pp. 318 - 338
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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