期刊名称：International Online Journal of Education and Teaching
电子版ISSN：2148-225X
出版年度：2014
卷号：1
期号：2
页码：134-145
语种：English
出版社：Informascope
摘要：The National Standards for Foreign Language Teaching delineate broad goal areas for foreign language teaching in the U.S.with the overarching goal of “educating students who are linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate successfully in a pluralistic American society and abroad” (NSFLL,1996).These five goal areas Communication,Culture,Connections,Communities and Comparisons,frame national language curricula.However even with such a stated focus on preparing students to function in a multicultural,multilingual world,previous research has shown that language teaching often is solely prioritized in foreign language classrooms in the United States.This study examines whether or not contemporary foreign language teachers from across the U.S.still engage in the common practice of teaching about culture at the surface level or whether or not they lead students to a deeper understanding of how cultural products,practices,and perspectives are related.
关键词：culture;classroom;K-12 learners;National Standards for Foreign Language Learning;perspectives
