Connecting Cultural Knowledge
to Instruction

How do I create a classroom environment that is
culturally responsive for students from San Luis
Potosi?
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How do I deliver instruction that is culturally
responsive for students from San Luis Potosi?
Socializing Agents
Variations in Cultural
Environments
 Although
the sources of cultural identity
are the same in all society, the content in
those sources may be different.
 Moreover, each community varies
considerably in the number and character
of its socializing agents.
Continued…
An Exercise:
Consider the twelve socializing agents.
Complete an inventory on yourself.
How might your inventory differ from one of
your parents?
Compare your inventory to that of a
classmate.
How are they similar?
How are they different?
How would you explain some of the
differences?
Linking Theory to Practice:
How can busy teachers be
culturally responsive
teachers?
Le Mi and Socializing Agents
Le Mi
The Culture-Learning Process
First Day in School
English Language Proficiency: Low
Beginner
Language: Vietnamese
Le Mi
Ethnicity/Nationality Asian/Vietnamese
Age: 9 or 10
Improving Instruction: Linking
Cultural Identity to Socializing
Agents
Language: Vietnamese
Community
Le Mi
Nationality Asian/Vietnamese
Age: 9 or 10
Family
School
But….how do busy teachers access
authentic information on socializing
agents?
Community Links:
http://www.vov.org.vn/2004_12_01/english/baituan/non
gthonvietnam.htm
Education Links
http://www.grips.ac.jp/vietnam/VDFTokyo/Doc/WSNovD
KHongAbstract.htm