Culture Post 4: Your Choice of Topic
Describe a cultural product or practice and reflect upon the cultural perspective(s)it illustrates.
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Culture Posts Fall 2013 (8)
Culture Post 7: Viewpoints on the Family
What are the attitudes about family in the culture(s) you are studying? How are families organized? Is the family evolving? How are these attitudes reflected in the language?
Read more…Culture Post 8: Culture Project Presentations
Reflect upon what you learned from the culture project presentations--both your own and those of your fellow learners.
Read more…Culture Post 3: Formal and Informal Language
In the culture(s) where 'your' language is spoken, are there significant differences in the language when you are talking to family rather than strangers? older people rather than younger? men rather than women?
Read more…Culture Post 6: Viewpoints about Time
What are attitudes about time in the culture(s) you are studying? Are these attitudes reflected in the language?
Read more…Culture Post 1: Your Interest in 'Your' Language
What is your interest in 'your' language and the culture(s) where it is used? What do you hope to learn this semester? this year? in the future?
Read more…Culture Post 5: Select a Culture Project
Identify a topic for your culture project and reflect upon how this project relates to your language learning. State your learning goals for this project.
Read more…Culture Post 2: 'Your' Language's Writing System
Is there an alphabet? If yes, how many letters? What do they represent? Are there significant differences between manuscript and print? Has the system changed over time?
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