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TAKAKO AIKAWA: So I
believe language teaching

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needs to take place
together with that culture

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of that language.

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And whenever we teach some,
like linguistics, patterns--

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for instance, even
like greetings, OK?

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The linguistics forms
are very simple,

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but Japanese people always bow.

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So whenever we teach
some grammar patterns,

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we also teach,
say, body language.

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And also like whenever
we introduce honorific,

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we have to introduce
the society,

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I mean the hierarchical
kind of structure

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of the Japanese society.

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We need to introduce
students the concept that we

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have to show respect
toward the elderly.

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So every linguistic
aspect involves

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a cultural understanding.

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So whenever possible, we
introduce culture together

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with language.

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Also textbook has
so-called culture note.

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So each lesson has culture
note to introduce one aspect

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of the Japanese culture.

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For instance, Japanese
housing, Japanese food,

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how to take off shoes,
something like this.