%0 Journal Article
%T Students' versus teachers' views on culture learning in the language class: A case study from an Australian tertiary Spanish programme
%A Lobo
%A Ana
%J FULGOR : Flinders University Languages Group Online Review
%D 2005
%I 
%X This study investigated the opinions and understandings of "Hispanic Cultures" by students and teachers in a Spanish language programme at an Australian University. It examined how teachers of this programme perceived and taught "Hispanic Cultures¡± in their classroom, how students experienced cultural learning and ultimately what they understood as ¡°Hispanic Cultures¡±. In particular, it looked in-depth at how the students of a Spanish programme were constructing their own concept of ¡°Hispanic Cultures¡±. Four classes participated in this study with a total of 63 students and three teachers: the Elementary Spanish class and their teacher, the Intermediate Spanish class and their teacher and two Advanced Spanish classes and their teacher. The main research approach used in this one-semester study was qualitative and a combination of qualitative and quantitative data was collected in the form of student questionnaires, classroom observations, and student and teacher interviews as data-collection tools. The outcome of the study provided information on the current usage of cultural input resources in the Spanish classroom. It also provided insights on the students¡¯ understanding of ¡°Hispanic Cultures¡± and how the students were obtaining most of their cultural knowledge of ¡°Hispanic Cultures¡±. It also touched on what can be done to inject more ¡°Hispanic Cultures¡± into the classroom, especially resources related to ¡°small c¡± culture. It was discovered that the majority of the students found the most useful cultural input resources outside the classroom. However, it was also was seen that all students found that story-telling, either by themselves, classmates or their teachers was one of the most enjoyable and important approaches used to develop and build cultural awareness. The study found that, overall, the students¡¯ understanding of the term ¡°Hispanic Cultures¡± was linked to ¡°small c¡± culture, whereas the teachers understanding of ¡°Hispanic Cultures¡± was more often related to ¡°Capital C¡± culture.
%K Languages
%K Language and Culture
%K Spanish
%K cultural revolution
%K cultural studies
%K cultural competence
%K cultural authenticity
%K Stern
%K Flewelling
%K target culture
%K target language
%K Intercultural Language Teaching
%K ILT
%U http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/deptlang/fulgor/volume2i2/papers/fulgor_v2i2_lobo.pdf