"Russian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It rests with other major languages such as English, Spanish, French, and Hindi. Within the Indo-European language family, Russian is a part of the Slavic languages, grouped with languages…"

"This is really interesting! I love how you connected Korean language and culture to historical roots of nearby countries. That really goes to show how so many languages are connected– through common culture of the past. That also makes sense as to…"

"Russian culture is particularly interesting to me due to its high level of sociolinguistic competence. 
Russian culture highly values genuinity and emotional control, especially when it comes to strangers. This results in a general attribute of…"

"In summary, “Figuring Foreigners Out” looks at the following categories and how different cultures fall on the relative scale/examples of culture-specific practices: Individualist– Collectivist, Non-verbal communication, Monilochronic– Polychronic…"

"The readings for this week provided interesting assessments of culture and the ways people might respond to different ideas or behaviors. Figuring Foreigners Out presented five aspects of culture: individualism and collectivism; nonverbal…"

"The readings this week on cross-cultural communication are a topic we touched on in my Teaching EFL course, but these readings go into more detail. Figuring Foreigners Out highlighted five main cross-cultural dynamics that can shape my understanding…"