1. Margot Kinberg National University 4 th International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity University of Auckland 23-26 November 2015 Crime and Mystery Fiction as a Tool For Teaching Culture

2. Relationship Between Language and Culture Idioms as a Reflection of Culture Crime and Mystery Fiction as a Tool For Teaching Culture The Study: Do Adults Learn Culture Through Crime and Mystery Fiction? Results and Implications of the Study for the Classroom Crime and Mystery Fiction as a Tool For Teaching Culture

3. Language and culture are integrally related (e.g. Imai, Kanero, & Masuda (2015)). Idioms are one way in which culture is reflected through language. Idioms are best learned and understood in context. Relationship Between Language, Culture and Idiom

4. Context Popularity Variety Crime and Mystery Fiction as a Tool For Teaching Culture

5. The Study: Do Adults Learn Culture and Idiom Through Crime and Mystery Fiction?

6. Results

10. Support for the relationships among culture, idiom and language Support for using crime fiction to teach culture through idiom Future directions – Wider study that would include more males and school-age participants – This was a self-report, so other measures would also be indicated Implications

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