Cultural Awareness

When we learn a second language, we are learning...

• a new philosophy

• a second culture

• a new personality

• a better language

Language is the reflection of

• educational activities

• culture

• oneself

• literature

Culture reflects itself in ...

• language

• Politics

• Anthropology

• Sociology

Can teaching and learning a foreign language be reduced to the direct teaching of linguistic skills like speaking, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing?

• No

• Yes

Learning a language should include the vital component of

• Semiotics

• Historical grammar

• Comparative Linguitics

• cultural knowledge and awareness.

Communication that lacks appropriate cultural content often becomes the source of serious ...

• miscommunication and misunderstanding.

• phonological problems

• cognitive outcomes

• lack of online strategies

In our EFL classrooms in Panama, students are usually ...

• multilingual

• bilingual

• monolingual

• polyglots

Does Intercultural communication in English take place in fields such as science, literature, technology, business, art, entertainment, politics, sports, folklore, tourism?

• No

• Yes

Does teaching the target language imply teaching the target culture?

• Yes

• No

Do our EFL learners need to develop intercultural communicative competence?

• Yes

• No