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Using L1 Culture To Acquire L2 Culture: Zpd Framework, Amjad Taha
Using L1 Culture To Acquire L2 Culture: Zpd Framework, Amjad Taha
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Teaching the target language culture has been recently receiving much attention and focus in the fields of second/foreign language teaching. This paper examines the importance of using the learners’ L1 culture as a tool to teach the target language culture. In addition, the paper stresses the idea that the learners develop a dynamic, hybrid identity and space that represents both their L1 and L2 culture. These manifestations are presented in a profound framework that shows the development stages that the learners go through in developing their third spaces by using their L1 culture.
This paper includes four main sections: an …