My project focuses on the musical aspect of Norwegian culture including its derivatives, its influences, and the modern manifestations of music in Norway. Norway is not known as a major culture exporter, and has played a decidedly passive roll in the
Read more…Are these attitudes reflected in the language?
Read more…Norwegian businesspeople, especially those among younger generations, are usually experienced in interacting and doing business with visitors from other cultures. Culturally and ethnically, the country is quite homogenous.The Norwegian culture is not
Read more…How are families organized? Is the family evolving? How are these attitudes reflected in the language?
Read more…The culture projects I watched and listened to for the past several weeks have been very informative. One of the beneficial aspects of the culture projects was that it allowed everyone to go beyond what was simply discussed in class, and allowed us t
Read more…The cultural projects each gave me a better sense of what is valued in different cultures. We could not necessarily present every factor that goes into a culture, but learning a glimpse about what people do around the world helps open our eyes to the
Read more…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, how does the language convey information in written form? Are there related writing
Read more…The first task of a self-directed learner is to set goals. Your goals will probably be related to your reasons for choosing this particular language. What is your interest in 'your' language? What do you hope to accomplish this semester? What are
Read more…Scholar H.D. Brown describes what he refers to as "sociocultural factors" in the sense that such components become an "intersection of culture and affect." Considering this, Brown then asks not only how learners can overcome the personal and transcon
Read more…The actual definition of 'culture shock' is "the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, or to a move between social environments."
Keeping that in mind, I
Read more…After discussing the idea of "cultural competence" in class, I felt that I had gained a pretty solid understanding of the concept. Basically, 'cultural competence' refers to the ability to effectively converse with people of different languages throu
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…In Punjabi there are multiple forms of formality. I think the most notable is when you are talking to grandparents. For instance when I see my grandfather on my dad's side I say Sat sri akal baba g the notable part of this is the "g" at the end. The
Read more…After doing reading in my target language in class with my language partner, and on my own by studying lyrics of songs that were popular while I was living in Turkey, I have been able to learn more about how much Turkish I could grasp (and where the
Read more…Turkish Weddings:
In Turkish weddings, culture and religion determines how the bride is courted and the type of marriage ceremony. Among the more traditional people, families take a leading role in the search for a husband or bride; however with the
Read more…When you are learning a language, it is important to reflect on the culture that surrounds the language. The reason for this is because a language can be found within a country or multiple countries, thus if you do not understand the contexts and nua
Read more…For my culture project, I will take a look at the contemporary culture of Afghanistan. While Afghanistan is often portrayed as an archaic nation in the media, there is strong undercurrent of modernization--arguably, westernization--in the country. To
Read more…For my culture project, I have decided to explore the Korean school system. I'm planning to focus on middle and high school, but I touch upon college as well. I became interested in learning about the Korean school system after watching short documen
Read more…For my cultural project, I decided to make my presentation about Korean Weddings. I chose this topic based on my interest in my own grandparent's Korean wedding. Two of my uncles also had a traditional Korean wedding while my mother, her sister, and
Read more…After reading H.D. Brown's essay on "communicative competence," I found myself discovering that, in order to truly understand a complete, second language, one must be aware of the respective world/culture that surrounds it. As the article states, "th
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