20/ Effective Ways of Teaching British Culture and Civilization

TITLE:  Effective Ways of Teaching British Culture and Civilization

DATE OF READING: 13 APRIL 2021
Authors: Ileana Silvia Ciornei, Traian Marius Tămagă
Published: 25 January 2013
Name of the Academic Journal: ScienceDirect, "Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences" Volume 70, Pages 1919-1924
Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.270

Summary: This study focuses on the ways British culture is taught at the university level in Romania. This research was carried out over a four year period through a questionnaire applied to third year students from the Faculty of Education Sciences. According to the results, language teaching cannot be separated from culture, and choice of methods for teaching culture depends on the teacher and on learner proficiency. As it was observed, students acquired a considerable cultural and linguistic knowledge. 

Thesis Statement: Students were given ten-items questionnaires to assess the effectiveness of their cultural awareness about British Culture and Civilization.

Introduction: 1 paragraph
Body: 4 paragraphs
Conclusion: 2 paragraphs

Personal comment: I found journal quite interesting.

Vocabulary:

Supplementary  - completing or enhancing something.
Example: This income is supplementary to my regular job, and I enjoy the chance to earn extra money
Polish:  uzupełniający
German: zusätzlich

Transcend - be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere).
Example: Her concerns transcended local issues.
Polish: przekraczać
German: ubertreffen

Exhibit - an object or collection of objects on public display in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.
Example: Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop.
Polish: eksponat
German: das Ausstellungsstück 

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