"I am not Athenian or Greek, but a citizen of the world"
-Socrates
Manners are part of culture. As
cultures are completely different from each other so are manners around the
world. TESOL students will not only come from all over the world but there are
high chances that they will travel around the world as well. This is the importance
of teaching our students to value and understand different manners and
meanings.
As Socrates said we are now part of
a globalize culture therefore we need to have a broader understanding about how
to act with proper manners.
I believe besides reading, writing,
speaking and listening our students need to leave the classroom with social and
cultural skills. They need to be able to respond at different situations and
being always the best version of themselves. So yes! “Intercultural manners” or
at least an understanding that manners are different all over the world is something
we, as TESOL teachers, need to worry to include in the classroom.
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