Utilizing Proverbs as a Focal Point to Cultural Awareness and Communicative Competence
Illustrations from Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8936964 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edmun B Richmond (Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 213-216 |
| Publication date | 1987-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1987.tb02947.x |
| OpenAlex | W2167529254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Foreign language teachers often insert proverbs into courses in order to impart cultural awareness to their students. However, these proverbs are usually randomly selected and randomly placed into the course content. In certain languages this becomes a major concern, because proverbs are a prime vehicle of communication in many cultures. Proposed in this article is a model of target‐ and native‐language proverb comparison which can be used to assist proverb analysis in the language curriculum. This study uses examples from the West African language, Mandinka
Communicative competence · Communicative language teaching · Competence (human resources · Cultural competence · Curriculum · Foreign language · Language education · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Point (geometry · Sociology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |