Sociocultural-Linguistics & Pragmatics General Practice-Oriented Short Workshop
Teaching Students How to Analyze Linguistic and Cultural Misunderstandings
English is the global language of our multicultural world. Yet so much can go wrong when interacting with people from other countries. How can we help students become effective communicators in a diverse world? One way is to teach them how to analyze misunderstandings based on differences in language and culture. This short workshop will describe typical cross-cultural communication problems with a focus on misunderstandings in four key areas: pronunciation, vocabulary, usage, and non-verbal communication.
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Kip A. Cates is professor emeritus in the Faculty of Regional Sciences at Tottori University. For 30 years, he has been active in the field of global education and language teaching as a writer, speaker and teacher trainer. He has an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Reading, England and is a founder of TESOL’s Social Responsibility Interest Section. He is past chair of the "Global Issues" Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) and edits its quarterly "Global Issues in Language Education Newsletter”. He’s chair of the Asian Youth Forum (AYF), an occasional guest speaker on Peace Boat and writes essays for English learners for the Japan Times. He has worked, lived or travelled in 50 countries and speaks 9 languages.
