https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210119-why-its-hard-for-people-of-colour-to-be-themselves-at-work 21.1.2021
Teaching culture when teaching a foreign language.
the metalanguage we use in class: register, polite or formal/informal language, ability, functional language, ...we don't think about the purpose of the communication when we speak in our our native tongues. We just do it. I am a great supporter of explaining the terms together with the grammar and meaning etc when teaching what, say, "ability" means- translate the idea of "saber hacer" in Spanish, to ensure that they understand what ability means, that it's not just a a void, empty term.
another interesting item when learning a culture is their gestures. French people have face expressions, puffing and rolling of eyes that other cultures don't have. Same with Spaniards and their tones of voice that sound like angry customers all the time to a native English speaker, not to mention the meaning of hand gestures. These, together with Italians' are a fascinating bit of culture to raise awareness off.
More on that one day..
Polite vs formal/informal English...
Hand gestures - Culture
James
McAvoy Speak Up 311 Actions Speak Louder than Words (pdf in pendrive).
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