1. APPLYING CULTURAL APPROACH IN
TEACHING SHORT STORY, “THE
FRUITCAKE SPECIAL”.
PREPARED BY: FAIDATUL SYUHADA BT. SHAMSUDDIN (A 135714)
WAN NAZIRA BT. CHE NOR (A 135711)
W. SYAZWANI NASUHA BT.WAN MAZLAN (A 135727)
LECTURER’S NAME: DR. ZALINA BT MOHD. LAZIM
2. DEFINITION OF CULTURE
• of or relating to a particular group of people and their habits,
beliefs, traditions, etc. (Merriam-Webster online Dictionary)
FOUR FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES:
CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS AND THE CREATION OF
RACIAL AND CULTURAL HIERARCHY
CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS AND THE ASSIMILATION
OFTHE DOMINANT CULTURE
CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS AND RESISTANCE
CROSS-CULTURAL IDENTITIES
Pillai, S. (n.d.). Chapter 8: Cultural StudiesApproach. 128-143
3. Select suitable text that
makes any reference to the
issues.
Choose appropriate issues
that suitable and able to
relate with the students.
Choose classroom
activities that best
represent the issues.
4. • GENERATIONGAP IS EFFECTING CULTURE
▪ Differences in age group and its effects on the society/
generation.
▪ Students able to review the relationship between
characteristics of the characters and culture by compare
contrast between two characters that represent the old
and young generation like Anna vs. Anna’s Mother
▪ Student also able to relate to their environment and
relationship with others.
Gerhard Falk, UrsulaA. Falk. (2005). Part II- Age Peers. In Youth Culture and the GenerationGap (pp. 79-
88). United States: Algora Publishing.
5. PRE- READING ACTIVITY
PICTURES OFYOUNGAND
OLDWOMEN
Students need to identify the
differences between those
pictures
RATIONALE
To trigger students’ interest
on the issues of generation
gaps and its effects on the
culture
6. WHILE READING
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
To identify the character and
their characteristics
RATIONALE
To classify the characters into
young and old generation.
To get the overview of the
relationship between the
characteristics of the
characters and generation
gap.
7. POST READING ACTIVITY
USING MAHJONG PAPER
AND POST-IT PAPER
To compare and contrast the
characters that represent their
generation. Eg; old vs young
generation.
Inspires from the site
“lessonswithlaugh”.
Rationale
Students able to get the
overview of the issues clearer
and understand the culture of
the short story. http://www.lessonswithlaughter.com/2012/09/ty
pes-of-sentences-and-currently.html?m=1
