Dynamic Approaches to Culture Studies: Contributions to the 1st and 2nd Klagenfurt Symposia on the Teaching of British and American Studies at Univers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783820412505)

Culture Studies must be considered seriously; there is a vital need for it since the problem of intercultural understanding is so great. There must be a place for it in academic studies even if this is difficult due to its interdisciplinary character. It is difficult to define since it constitutes itself in the interaction of the learner with the foreign culture: a culture can be described but it has to be experienced. Students can study literature, linguistics and language, but must also study the element that connects these: the economic, sociological, political, historical and cultural background that explains them.

Author: Jürgen Klein
ISBN-10: 3820412506
ISBN-13: 9783820412505
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1988
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback