Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.21464/mo41.221.4154
American Corner Zadar as Communication Platform for Linguistic and Cultural Interaction
Cathy-Theresa Kolega
; Zadar Private High School, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
This paper presents a form of collaboration between Zadar Private High School and American Corner Zadar, which is an integral part of the Zadar Public Library. What is American Corner and how its programme can be incorporated into Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) is also elaborated. The aims are: to expand curriculum contents by using authentic materials, to provide students with a possibility to take part in direct face-to-face communication with American native speakers, and to make language learning more interesting by leaving a formal learning environment. Some practical examples are also included in the paper. The benefits of such programmes are specified according to the educational outcomes of the curriculum for English as a foreign language considering the linguistic, communicative and intercultural aspect of competences.
Keywords
American Corner; face-to-face communication; native speakers; linguistic competence; intercultural competence
Hrčak ID:
154869
URI
Publication date:
17.2.2016.
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