Cultural Groups of Words in EFL Coursebooks and Pedagogical Implications
Journal Title: AsiaCALL Online Journal - Year 2022, Vol 13, Issue 2
Abstract
Vocabulary seems to be a high mountain to climb for language learners. Cultural words are among the enormous range of vocabulary on diverse topics. As far as this study is concerned, the structure and meaning of cultural groups of words in selected EFL course books are explained and analyzed; after that, pedagogical implications are recommended for learning these words. The key research methods include describing and analyzing the structure and meaning of cultural words in EFL coursebooks. Findings revealed that cultural words in selected EFL coursebooks possessed several distinctive features of structure and meaning. At the end of the study, several pedagogical implications in online English teaching and learning were proposed.
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Pham Thi Thanh Thuy, Ha Hong Nga
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