Развитие культурно-страноведческой компетенции учащихся среднего звена.

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Введение 3
Глава 1.Взаимодействие культур в условиях поликультурного общества 7
1.1. Кросс-культурная компетенция как часть социокультурной компетенции 7
1.2. Иностранный язык как средство межкультурного общения 13
1.3.Поликультурное образование – феномен современности 14
1.4.Особенности содержания обучения иностранным языкам в школена среднем этапе обучения 21
сьменного или устного). 27
Глава 2. Опытно-экспериментальная работа по развитию культурно-страноведческой компетенции учащихся среднего звена 33
2.1. Предэкспериментальный этап 33
2.1.1.Анализ эффективности использования аутентичного материала на примере учебникаSpotlight «Английский язык в фокусе» (О. Афанасьева, Дж. Дули и др.) 34
2.1.2. Предэкспериментальный срез 36
2.2. Экспериментальный этап 45
2.2.1. Контрастирующий и формирующий эксперименты в контрольной и экспериментальной группах учащихся 6 класса по дисциплине «Иностранный язык» (английский) по теме «LeisureActivities» 45
2.3. Статистическая обработка и интерпретация итогов эксперимента 54
Результаты констатирующего эксперимента 55
Результаты констатирующего элемента (итоговые) 58
Выводы 59
Заключение 61
Список литературы 63
Приложение 66

The town Llangollen attracts International Musical Eisteddfod. The Welsh people also have strong musical traditions; the country is well known for its choral singing and the Welsh National Opera has an international reputation.Local festivals in the Northern Ireland are an important feature of the arts calendar, for example, the Belfast Festival is based at Queen’s University. The land is strong and rich in music. The harp, a national emblem of Ireland, was very popular in the seventeenth century. One very famous Irish harper was TurloghO’Carolan, who was blind, and who for fifty years went round the country and played the harp for a living. He also wrote poetry and music for the harp, and harpers in Ireland still play O’Carolan’s beautiful songs. Harpers in Ireland used to be as popular as bagpipers in Scotland. However, nowadays harp is not the main musical instrument in Ireland. Irish pipes and violin have taken its place. Irish people play them for dances like the jig, the hornpipe and the reel. Today there are many fine Irish musicians known all over the world, for instance, the flute player James Galway, the singer Bernadette Gillen, the pianist John O’Conor. Ireland also has its great pop and rock musicians. A very popular rock group from Ireland is U2. The group started in Dublin in 1979. They sing about the feelings and wishes of the young people.But the leading cultural event in Britain is the annual Edinburgh International Festival. Moreover, it is the largest of its kind in the world. Every August, Edinburgh in Scotland has the biggest art festival in Europe. There are plays, concerts and exhibitions from countries all over the world. That’s the “official” festival. But there’s an “unofficial” festival too. This is called the Edinburgh “Fringe”. At the Fringe, visitors can see cheaper concerts and plays by students. Every day in August for three weeks, visitors and Edinburgh people can enjoy the events. They listen to music and watch the fireworks in the sky above the Edinburgh castle.On other evenings there is the Tattoo – a military parade. Soldiers from different countries march inside the castle. There is music from Scottish pipers and other bands. Soldiers, seamen and airmen show their different skills. At the end of the evening, one piper plays his pipes on the walls of the castle. The piper blows air into a bag. He holds this bag under his arm and presses the air into the other pipes. In this way the music never stops. The bagpipes make a very loud noise sound and you can hear the pipes a long way away.amateurinvolvement - художественная самодеятельностьEisteddfods – название фестиваля в Уэльсеharp– арфаentirely – всецелоchoralsinging – хоровое пениеbagpipers– волынщикpipes – волынкаviolin– скрипкаjig – джигаhornpipe – народный танец (сольный)reel – рил (быстрый шотландский танец)flute player – флейтист“Fringe” – «Окраина»Tattoo – название военного парада, проходящего в Эдинбурге в рамках международного фестиваля в августе каждого годаIIINumerous literary events, such as Summer Reading Festivals, meetings with modern prolific novelists, poets and playwrights are held in England (in the British Museum, British Library, London), in Scotland (in the Writers’ Museum, National Library, Edinburgh). In Wales Summer Reading Festivals are also popularized.Today the British Library holds a wide range of books, relating to modern literature. There are free “Meet the Author” events specially organized in the British Museum in London. No tickets are required for attendance. Derek Wilson has recently presented his new book about the story of six men, all called Thomas, whose ambitions brought them face to face with the violent death in the court of Henry VIII. The book “In Lion’s Court” shows how dangerous life and career can be. Myths and mysteries of the Celtic countries attract the writers’ attention to a great extent. The Welsh writer Rhiannon Ifans produced his “Tales from the Celtic Countries”, Wales, Brittany, Scotland, Ireland, Man and Cornwall. The tales revolve around the fair, folk, mermaids, ghosts and giants.One of the big names of modern Scottish literature is Stewart Conn, a poet and playwright who has been actively and significantly involved in Scotland’s cultural life for several decades. A number of his essays are character studies of writers and their work. The main themes of his “Distances: A Personal Evocation of People and Places” are devoted to communication of different people, cultures and continents. The Writers’ Museum in Edinburgh also holds a series of literary events with the authors. All sessions are held at the Writers’ Museum Lady Stair’s Close Lawnmarket, built in 1622 for Sir William Grey of Pittendrum, an Edinburgh merchant. The house had many subsequent owners, including Elizabeth, Countess of Stair, after whom the house was named. In 1907 the building became a museum. A series of small temporary exhibitions allows the Writers’ Museum to celebrate the anniversaries and work of the writers who have contributed to the development and diversity of Scottish Literature, as well as to promote literary organizations and literary themes.Nowadays all the Scottish writers keep in touch with all aspects of social life. The authors participate in “The Writer Events”. The programme consists of talks, interviews, and discussion, book presentation, poetry and song. Dumfries and Galloway in Southwest Scotland is a culturally diverse region with a fascinating and extraordinary literary story to tell. Modern Scottish writers are influenced by great writers, such as Sir Walter Scott and R. L. Stevenson. The literary life of Scotland is reflected in one of the intelligent and outspoken Quality Literary Magazine “Chapman”, founded in 1970.The UK is a multicultural country. Today only about ten percent of people in England speak standard English. The Irish people speak English in their special way. Their accent is strong, but musical. Many fine writers have come from Ireland: James Joyce and W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and G.B. Shaw. English is one of the two official languages not only in the Northern Ireland, but also in Scotland and Wales, where people have their own manners and purposes, language and traditions. The Secretaries of State for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are responsible for many cultural matters in their countries. Local government authorities support the arts by maintaining more than 1000 local museums and art galleries and some 5000 free public libraries. Their support is estimatedat around hundreds million pounds a year. Furthermore, the British Council promotes knowledge of British culture overseas and maintains libraries in many of the 95 countries in which it is represented. It initiates and supports tours by British arts companies and artists.to revolve around–вращатьсяmermaid – наядаtemporary–временныйto keep in touch with – соприкасаться, бытьвкурсеdiverse– разнообразныйoutspoken – откровенныйestimatedat – оценивать(ся) в…