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ERIC Number: EJ214438
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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Social Hazards in TEFL.
Ball, W.J.
English Language Teaching Journal, v34 n1 p4-11 Oct 1979
The language teacher must teach not only language but also its cultural background. Students should be taught to avoid social or cultural pitfalls in areas such as accent, greetings, role relationships, idioms, and tense. (CFM)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Culture, English (Second Language), Language, Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Social Indicators, Social Influences, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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