Intercultural Moments in Teaching English through Film

This paper describes the advanced course, “Intercultural Encounters in Anglophone Film,” in the English program at theUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, pointing out why its various films can promote intercultural reflection.After indicating the importance of culture in the foreign langu...

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Autor: Margaret Lee Zoreda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Repositorio:Redalyc-UAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:34004709
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=34004709
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educación
English
Curriculum
Film and Intercultural
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Sumario:This paper describes the advanced course, “Intercultural Encounters in Anglophone Film,” in the English program at theUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, pointing out why its various films can promote intercultural reflection.After indicating the importance of culture in the foreign language curriculum and its relationship to film, the authorpresents a general overview of the course, summaries of the films analyzed, and describes specific instances in which anintercultural perspective can be fostered.