Despite globalization, culture in an ELT context is still very often seen as static and essentialist. English is very often associated with a particular country and its accompanying cultural practices (e.g. afternoon tea presented as a typical trait of British life).

There are multiple problems with such an approach: 1) it doesn’t reflect the reality of contemporary society, 2) it treats culture input with a capital C, as content to be learnt and/or behaviour to be absorbed and even adopted.

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To get your learners’ eyes back into their vocabulary notebooks and to give them opportunities to speak ‘new’ words and phrases,  try a group revision activity, “From Letter to Word to Sentence”:

Prepare cards with an alphabet letter on each.  You can choose those letters which are frequently the initial letters of the vocabulary words that your learners have been presented.  You will need 3-4 letter cards for each learner or pair of learners you have in class.

ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΗ: Θα το κάνουμε με ευχαρίστηση. Θα απαντάμε και σε ερωτήσεις καθηγητών/τριών όλων των άλλων ξένων γλωσσών, ακόμη και ελληνικών που διδάσκονται ως ξένη γλώσσα. Και βέβαια, και οι καθηγητές/τριες αγγλικών θα μπορούν να τις χρησιμοποιήσουν, γιατί όλοι ακολουθούμε τις ίδιες αρχές μεθοδολογίας στη διδασκαλία ξένων γλωσσών.

ΤΙΤΛΟΣ: "O Αγαπημένος μου αριθμός"

ΕΠΙΠΕΔΟ: Β2+

ΗΛΙΚΙΑ: 15+ (Έφηβοι - Ενήλικες)

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Answer:  The pair work speaking activity, DRAW 'N' SHARE,  works beautifully to give learners a chance for introspection and high-order thinking skills.  In addition, learners can interact and get to know each other better.

Title:  Draw 'n' Share pair work speaking activity 

Level: All levels from B1

Age:  12+