tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001490151752578263.post8917442294676111982..comments2024-03-29T07:07:25.453-05:00Comments on Spanish & Illinois: What do we mean by "culture" in the foreign language classroom?Ann Abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02845784986631091647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001490151752578263.post-50008190996900732172009-02-09T20:34:00.000-06:002009-02-09T20:34:00.000-06:00I enjoy the philosophy of always using more than o...I enjoy the philosophy of always using more than one word to define a person, or culture, or country, for that matter. I find myself being prejudicial sometimes and I will try to think about describing people in more than one way, which might lead to describing them in a more positive light (you can't think of too many negative words, right?)Ms. Kloeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542336507343633636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001490151752578263.post-38746639446193835232009-02-08T14:06:00.000-06:002009-02-08T14:06:00.000-06:00UNC has crossing guards? That's interesting. We ...UNC has crossing guards? That's interesting. We have had too many unfortunate deaths--and probably many more near-deaths--on our campus, too.<BR/><BR/>Implicit in your post is that "culture" is always more than just a synonym for nationality. That's an important, yet sometimes difficult to understand, concept for our students. It's also the reason why not just foreign-language instructors should be teaching cultural analysis.<BR/><BR/>I love your use of the term "dynamic" to describe the nature of cultures as well as cultural analysis. I'd love to see you really explain that concept in future posts; I don't think it's an obvious statement for most people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com