2020 International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence

January 23–26, 2020

Tucson, Arizona and online

Finding a Practice for Theory: Teaching "Performed Culture" in China

Friday, January 24, 2020 at 5:00 PM–5:30 PM MST

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Proposal Type

In-person paper presentation

Language of Presentation

English

Strand

Curriculum design and instruction

Summary

An English as a foreign language (EFL) program in China implements “performed culture” to teach EFL and intercultural communication. An assessment of this curriculum, however, reveals performed culture as more ideological than pedagogical. This presentation discusses a curricular redesign that navigates cultural appropriation, techniques for meaning-making, and assessing intercultural communication.

Primary Presenter

Analeigh E. Horton, The University of Arizona

Country

United States