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…What is your interest in 'your' language the culture(s) where it is used? What do you hope to learn this semester? this year? in the future?
Read more…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…Describe a cultural product or practice and reflect upon the cultural perspective(s) it illustrates.
Read more…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?
Read more…What are attitudes about time in the culture(s) you are studying? Are these attitudes reflected in the language?
Read more…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…Reflect upon what you learned from the culture project presentations--both your own and those of your fellow learners.
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