Use of Local Culture

in EFL Classroom of
Vietnamese
 Presented By
Fariha Sharmin
M.A (Applied Linguistics and E.L.T)
Batch -07
Roll : KM- 1768
Department of English
University of Dhaka
farihasharmin55@gmail.com
 Topics to be covered
 Introduction
 Background of Vietnamese Classroom Culture
 Cultural influence on teachers’ methodology
The material and drawbacks
 Constraints on teachers
 Suggestions
 Conclusion
Why is culture in EFL ?
Background of
Vietnamese Classroom
Culture
Vietnamese as Collectivist Society
Influenced by Confucianism:
According to Confucius, ethics is the foundation for being human, all
academic knowledge must be built on the foundation of morality.
Cultural influence on teachers’
methodology
Strange to Vietnamese
culture of learning
The Material or
textbook

“Topics presented in such a way as to stimulate

immediate class participation” – Marc Yablonka
This culturally sensitive ESL textbook which encourages students to speak about,

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Drawbacks on material

Material
 No integration of skills
 No accuracy based activities
 Only for advanced learners
  Teachers’ low proficiency in English,
Constraints on  Large classroom,
teachers  Lack of support in providing materials,
libraries and advisory services,
 Applying foreign teachers as substitute
teacher
 To generate effective, "culturally attuned”
communicative approach in Vietnamese context .

 To Make textbooks professionally designed

according to the aims of the teaching program
and the needs of the students.

 To integrate all skills by focusing on local culture

in designing classroom activities; such as, asking
students talk about their food habits, favorite
places, holiday-to-do-list.
References
• Dr. Lillian Utsumi & Dr. Doan Thi Nam-Hau (2008). Trends in Teaching and
Learning English in Vietnam: Implications for the Future
• Le, V. C. (1999). Language and Vietnamese Pedagogical Contexts. The Fourth
International Conference on Language and Development.
• Nguyen Thi Thuy Minh, Ph.D (2007) Textbook evaluation: The case of English
textbooks currently in use in Vietnam’s upper-secondary schools,chapter-2.