[etni] Re: unofficial coursebook survey
- From: Orly Sela <orlysela@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:29:31 +0000
Dear Laurie,
I completely agree with you. The current view of English as an international
language, not only the language of it native speakers, advocates connecting
English to the culture of its learners. That is, in my opinion Israeli
coursebooks should use Israeli (Jewish and Arab) names, people, places, events,
etc. Not exclusively, but at least half of the time. This would allow us to
broaden our students' horizons while keeping them grounded. Most importantly, I
feel it would allow them to identify with the people, events, etc. I always say
to my students: "I'm a native Hebrew speaker, just like you. If I could do it
(i.e. learn English well), so can you." I think an Israeli-based EFL coursebook
would be conveying the same message.
Orly
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