Yook, Cheong-Min. The Junction of Language and Culture: The Significance of Teaching Culturally Loaded English Words. The New Studies of English Language & Literature 49 (2011): 253-267. This paper highlights the significance of teaching culturally lo...
Yook, Cheong-Min. The Junction of Language and Culture: The Significance of Teaching Culturally Loaded English Words. The New Studies of English Language & Literature 49 (2011): 253-267. This paper highlights the significance of teaching culturally loaded English words that are interpreted differently by people from different cultures. Intended to be a general discussion, the paper explores pedagogical issues related to the acquisition of culturally loaded English words in the EFL context of Korea. It first discusses what culturally loaded words are and why they should receive our attention. It then shows the scarcity of theoretical and empirical research on culturally loaded English words and how to teach them in the EFL context. The paper finally makes several suggestions for teaching culturally loaded English words in the Korean EFL context, including a suggestion to make a list of culturally loaded words and provide relevant cultural information in the textbook.
(Chungnam National University)