The following like is what we worked in the past week. It was very helpful. The pronunciation is great and teaching system is just fantastic.
Read more…This weekend we had a Pastor from Tanzania over at my house, and there were some things that were interesting about the differences in how we view various relationships with people in our lives.
For your first cultural post, reflect on what interests you about the language you are studying and the culture(s) where it is spoken.
Read more…An essential goal of the SDLAP is to develop a deeper understanding of
the cultures of the peoples who use the SDLAP languages. One way to
develop this deeper understanding is to reflect upon events in these
cultures, portrayals of these cultures in
Since my minor is Archeology I have decided to use The site of Persepolis as my first culture post. Persepolis is located east of what is today Shiraz, in the Fars province of Iran. In antiquity this city was known as Parsa. The site is a complex se
Read more…There is a long history of Turkish Cuisine dating back to the Ottoman Empire. Such a long history has given the Turkish culture a variety of recipes used for a myriad of occasions. For example, in Kayseri in the Central Anatolia region, about 10 ho
Read more…http://www.fathersloveletter.com/Kannada/
this is going to be great for Heather and I and we will probably be making a song out of it with the help of Aarti! =)
Read more…As I was thinking about my culture project I finally thought, why not create an itinerary for myself on the sights to see in Turkey. I do plan on going at some point in my life and this project will not only show others the places to go but will giv
Read more…1. I can count to ten
2. I can greet others
3. I can introduce myself (name, where I am from, where I attend school)
4. I can talk about myself (some interests and what I like to do)
5. I can talk about my family (father, mother, sisters, their professio
Below is my Learning Plan that I designed at the beginning of the semester. Although I did not complete all of my learning goals, this plan was a great guideline to use throughout the entire course!
learning plan.docx
I did my cultural project on bereavement practices in Judaism. After reading about their mourning rituals and practices, it became clear to me how different these practices are from the ones that we maintain. The first link below is to my power point
Read more…I decided to write about Punjabi music. I have grown up listening to various Punjabi songs and artists whether it was at a cousins house or a wedding in England. I have a select few songs that I want to talk about. The first is my grandfather's favor
Read more…I did my Cultural Project on Turkish culture within Germany, because I've taken German for years now, and I want to live there for awhile. That's one reason I was interested in taking Turkish, because there is a huge Turkish immigrant population in G
Read more…Culture shock is precipitated by the anxiety that results from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. These signs are the thousand and one ways in which we orient ourselves to the situations of daily life: when to shake hands a
Read more…During pre-Ottoman Turkey there were multiple currencies and coinage used as to not affect the volume of trade that was taking place. In 1984 1900 silver coins were found as a result of an unlawful excavation of ElmalI coins, which consisted of over
Read more…Israel is a very small country consisting of just over 8,000 square miles, which is slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey. This small size, however does not mean Israel lacks a diverse topographical landscape. Due to this varying landscape, t
Read more…There are 500,000 former Iranian nationals and their descendants living in Los Angeles, aka: Tehrangeles. According to the NPR article: Living in Tehrangeles: L.A.'s Iranian Community, 20% of the population in Beverly Hills is Iranian including 40%
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