This week I learned about the importance of gold in Turkish customs. It is tradition to give gold coins or jewelry to brides of their wedding day or babies when they are born. There are stores in Turkey only for gold items. A gold bracelet could be w
Read more…Last year I learned about the history and customs surrounding Turkish coffee. This week Sezgi actually made some Turkish coffee for me and read my fortune. She brought coffee and lokum (Turkish delight) from Istanbul just for this lesson. I learned t
Read more…Last year I learned about some aspects Turkish history and culture. This year I intend to learn more about Turkish culture, history, and customs. I would like to explore traditions and holidays unique to Turkey. I still have never tried any Turkish f
Read more…What is your interest in 'your' language and what do you hope to accomplish this semester?
Upon coming to Richmond, my global focus was primarily on the Middle East. As such, my sight was in either Arabic or Hebrew. Both languages offer great persona
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…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…Identify a topic for your culture project and reflect upon how this project relates to your language learning. State your learning goals for the project.
Read more…What are attitudes about time in the culture(s) you are studying? 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.
Read more…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…Has the writing system changed over time? Is there an alphabet? If yes, how many letters? What do they represent? Are there significant differences between manuscript and print? If there is no alphabet, what is the relationship between oral and
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