The benefits of using short stories to teach culture in the EFL classroom
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2016-01
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“The important role of short stories in the process of learning and teaching EFL is not as simple as it is thought. According to Cassany (2003 in Palomino 2011) the concept of cultural dynamization does not only include cultural information in the classroom but also turns the classroom into a context of cultural activity and implies the active projection outwards of procedures and attitudes. In addition, Lazar (2002, in Ruiz 2007) justifies the use of literary texts with the following ideas: a) it is motivational, b) it is authentic, c) it has educational value, d) it appears in many syllabuses, e) it functions as stimulus to acquire another language, f) it allows students to be aware of linguistics, but the most important for this study, g) it allows students to comprehend another culture. As Lazar (2002, in Ruiz 2007) explains, the literary texts are a complete tool where teachers can use to go beyond the simple text. So, with all this benefits that the literary texts offer, the teacher can take advantage in the Target Language class to work more than one area with the students learning a foreign language.”
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