Introducing Target Language Culture through Movie Watching and Discussion
The aim of this research was to find out whether or not movie watching and identification of cross cultural aspects could improve the students‟ comprehension and their activities in Cross
Cultural Understanding Class. Besides, the research was also to discover problems faced by both
the students and the teacher during the implementation of the technique. It was a clas
sroom based action research conducted in two cycles in the even semester of the academic year 2006/2007.
The subjects of the research were the second semester students of English Department Diploma 3. The result showed that (1) students‟ comprehension in Cross Cultural Understanding Class was fairly good in which all students have passed the course, (2) more than 50% of the overall
students were actively involved during the teaching learning activities both in group discussion and class discussion, and (3) the students were somewhat still had some difficulties in understanding native speakers speech. Yet, Cross Cultural Understanding is a content subject matter which requires students to be competent in mastering language skills.
Why is it important to learn about
another culure? For those who have been learning a foreign language is even required to be aware and understand about the culture of the people of the target language. Regarding its importance, cross cultural understanding is therefore mainly
included in the curriculum of the English Depart
-
ment of Undiksha and is believed to be included in other studies of foreign languages. When
communicating with people from the target language, being aware of the difference of
cultural backgrounds is one important aspect which determines the success of cross cultural
communication.Cross culture communication is communi
-
cation between people from different cultural background in the meaning of different in race,
ethnic, as well as social and economic (Tubbs & Moss, 2001
). Many people may not be aware of their own culture until they are faced with those
who come from another culture. This is confirmed by O‟Sullivan (1994) who illustrates
that one may not be aware of culture in their daily life until it becomes „visible‟.
As an exam
-
ple, the issue of culture will occur when one work with someone from another culture, teach a
class of students from different cultural back
-
ground or talk to a neighbour from another culture or dealing with foreign clients. While
Porter and Samovar (in Mulyana & Rakhmat,
2003: 11) describes that “our mobility is increasing therefore space has merely become a
problem”. They believe that people have a lot of chance to communicate and having cross cultural
relationship in the daily life. Lin (2006) mentions that language and culture are inseparable. She further mentions that learning a foreign language makes a language
learner appreciate one‟s own language more, as well as cultures from other countries. In learning
a foreign language and to be ableto commu
-
nicate in the target language, one needs to be
aware of the target language cultural back
-
ground. It is important for learners to understand and perceive other cultures as well as their own.
Hasibuan (1995) statesthat in order to understand people from other culture, the
references on how they value, interpret, and accept things in their own way of life are needed.
Being unable to appreciate that people are cultu
-
rally different may cause misunderstanding which can lead to serious conflicts.
another culure? For those who have been learning a foreign language is even required to be aware and understand about the culture of the people of the target language. Regarding its importance, cross cultural understanding is therefore mainly
included in the curriculum of the English Depart
-
ment of Undiksha and is believed to be included in other studies of foreign languages. When
communicating with people from the target language, being aware of the difference of
cultural backgrounds is one important aspect which determines the success of cross cultural
communication.Cross culture communication is communi
-
cation between people from different cultural background in the meaning of different in race,
ethnic, as well as social and economic (Tubbs & Moss, 2001
). Many people may not be aware of their own culture until they are faced with those
who come from another culture. This is confirmed by O‟Sullivan (1994) who illustrates
that one may not be aware of culture in their daily life until it becomes „visible‟.
As an exam
-
ple, the issue of culture will occur when one work with someone from another culture, teach a
class of students from different cultural back
-
ground or talk to a neighbour from another culture or dealing with foreign clients. While
Porter and Samovar (in Mulyana & Rakhmat,
2003: 11) describes that “our mobility is increasing therefore space has merely become a
problem”. They believe that people have a lot of chance to communicate and having cross cultural
relationship in the daily life. Lin (2006) mentions that language and culture are inseparable. She further mentions that learning a foreign language makes a language
learner appreciate one‟s own language more, as well as cultures from other countries. In learning
a foreign language and to be ableto commu
-
nicate in the target language, one needs to be
aware of the target language cultural back
-
ground. It is important for learners to understand and perceive other cultures as well as their own.
Hasibuan (1995) statesthat in order to understand people from other culture, the
references on how they value, interpret, and accept things in their own way of life are needed.
Being unable to appreciate that people are cultu
-
rally different may cause misunderstanding which can lead to serious conflicts.
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