Culture Post 3: Your Choice of Topic
Describe a cultural product or practice and reflect upon the cultural perspective(s) it illustrates.
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Culture Post 2: 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 1: Your Interest in 'Your' Language
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…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 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 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 4: Your Topic of Choice
Describe a cultural product or practice and reflect upon the cultural perspective(s) it illustrates.
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…Cultural Post #8 - Reflection
This course has given me a whole new perspective about learning a language. I've always considered learning a language's culture as important, but I've never really understood why till now.
There's a big connection between a language and its culture.
Read more…Cultural Post #7 - Attitudes about Family
The extended family is the central social structure in Pakistani society. Families typically remain together for life. In rural areas, the importance of family is much higher. Family can be quite large with tribal populations extending the concept to
Read more…Cultural Post #7 - Attitudes about Family
The extended family is the central social structure in Pakistani society. Families typically remain together for life. In rural areas, the importance of family is much higher. Family can be quite large with tribal populations extending the concept to
Read more…SDLC 111: Urdu lessons/Spoken English through Urdu Hindi Asad Yaqub
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…Culture Post #4
There is no question that weddings are a big deal in the United States. Women spend significant resources of time, energy, and money to make sure their special day is truly special. Knowing that weddings are a big deal in the US I decided to research
Read more…Cultural Post #6 - Attitudes about Time
If I had to decide whether Pakistan is a monochronic culture or a polychronic culture, I would definitely pick the latter. Pakistanis believe that several things can be done at once. They take a more flexible approach when scheduling time.
Pakistan
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?
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 4: Your Choice of Topic
Describe a cultural product or practice and reflect upon the cultural perspective(s)it illustrates.
Read more…Culture Post 1: Your Interest in 'Your' Language
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…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.
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