The Cultural Dimension of a Foreign Language Curriculum: A Comparative Study on Turkey and Russia

This study investigates cultural standards in the context of foreign language teaching from the perspective of two countries: Turkey and Russia. It compared both countries in terms of how they treat culture in foreign language education. The purpose was to identify commonalities and differences in c...

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Published in:I-Manager's Journal on English Language Teaching 2021, Vol.11 (2), p.42
Main Author: Isikli, Ceren
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative Analysis
Comparative Education
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Differences
Cultural factors
Cultural identity
Cultural instruction
Culture
Curricula
Curriculum
Education
Education policy
Educational Policy
Foreign Countries
International Relations
Language
Policy Analysis
Primary Sources
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
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Summary:This study investigates cultural standards in the context of foreign language teaching from the perspective of two countries: Turkey and Russia. It compared both countries in terms of how they treat culture in foreign language education. The purpose was to identify commonalities and differences in cultural standards between the two countries. During the analysis of curricular documents, three domains of cultural standards were identified for each country: (1) Foreign culture domain, (2) Home culture domain, and (3) Intercultural relations domain. Document analysis was conducted based on online database materials from two primary sources: the Ministry of National Education of Turkey and the Ministry of National Education of Russia. As this study demonstrated the educational policies of the two countries whilst steered towards the attainment of culture-related competencies of foreign language learners, it revealed some important differences in how they define cultural standards according to the three categories of cultural standard domains. As a result, it appears Russia's foreign language curriculum outweighs that of Turkey in the domain of home culture and intercultural relations references.
ISSN:2231-3338
2249-0752
DOI:10.26634/jelt.11.2.17589