6/ 01/ 2021 Week 7: Cross-Cultural Students in the Classroom

 

 

A monkey was at a high and safe tree branch watching the beautiful and agitated river flowing below him. The monkey spotted a fish swimming against the current and seemed obvious to the monkey that the fish was struggling and in need of assistance, so the monkey decided to act. The kind and brave monkey risks himself to finally reach out and snatch the fish from the threatening waters, placing the fish in a safe and dry place. The monkey immediately got back to his tree branch and full of joy observed the fish jumping up and down with excitement, but soon settled into a peaceful rest. The monkey couldn’t be happier, he had helped another creature! It was written by Leonardo R. Please 

This illustration seemed very interesting to me because it shows us that communication occurs in interaction with the other, and in the classrooms of the school where we find all kinds of settings that specifically influence intercultural interaction. In classrooms where a second language is taught, we must be attentive to the needs of our students, in the way of respecting their culture and respecting it among colleagues. 

Each TESOL teacher has their customs, traditions in terms of pedagogy, uses different strategies. However, the most important thing is to make connections with them. As teachers we must assist our students, using methods and approaches taking into account cultural values, beliefs, and perceptions so that our students are not embarrassed.

 

How can we integrate our students into a multicultural classroom? Through interaction with the new language, identifying how other cultures live, not forcing them to abandon their customs but to integrate them with their own identity.

Resource:https://www.teflcourse.net/blog/cross-cultural-communication-in-the-classroom-ittt-tefl-blog/