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- Title
Cultural Orientation and the Study of Foreign Literature.
- Authors
Gatbonton, Elizabeth C.; Tucker, G. Richard
- Abstract
The article reports on a research on the cultural orientation and the study of English language by high school students of Philippines. In the Philippines from the year 1957 the medium of instruction in grades 1 and 2 is local vernacular language. From grade 3 onward, however, classes continue to be taught via English which in many instances appears to remain very much a weak language, even at the high school level. Study of American and British literature is a part of the Filipino high school students' curricula. Observers found that the Filipino students do not seem to enjoy the stories or to appreciate them in the same way that our pupils do perhaps because they do not fully understand them. The hypothesis that cultural filtering occurs which can affect the understanding or appreciation of American literature by non-native speakers is empirically supported by the data of the research. Further research needs to conducted to test the efficacy and generalizability of cultural orientation teaching in literature instructions.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; ENGLISH language education; LITERATURE studies; CULTURAL studies; CULTURE diffusion; NATIVE language; HIGH school students; AMERICAN literature; BRITISH literature
- Publication
TESOL Quarterly, 1971, Vol 5, Issue 2, p137
- ISSN
0039-8322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3585996