Culture

Question 1

What is culture?

Answer 1

beliefs, customs, values, attitudes that distinguish 1 group from another and are transmitted through arts, education, literature, and language

Question 2

What is the Sapir Whorf Hypothesis?

Answer 2

human thoughts and actions are determined by the languages that person speaks

Question 3

what is linguistic determinism?

Answer 3

all human thought and action is controlled by language

Question 4

what is linguistic relativism?

Answer 4

language partially influences human thought and action

Question 5

high context cultures-

Answer 5

colectivist cultures where context and relationships among speakers is realyl importat. rely on non verbal communication and rules and trasitions. japan, China, Middle East, Africa etc.

Question 6

low context cultures

Answer 6

individualistic cultures- loose and informal. things are much more explicitly stated. facts, evidence, background info is stated outright in convos rather than inferred

Question 7

what is a monochronic culture?

Answer 7

time is linear. 1 event at a time. Punctuality is prioritized. stark divide between work and leisure

Question 8

What is a polychronic cuture?

Answer 8

time is more holistic. many things can happen at one. flexibility valued, not punctuality. relationships valued. schedules are flexible.

Question 9

what are some differences in cultural expectations that would affect your classroom?

Answer 9

eye contact
group work
non verbal affirmative cues
student participation
formal vs. informal class culture
cheating vs. helping classmates mentatlity

Question 10

What are the 4 stages of acculturation?

Answer 10

honeymoon
hostility- homesick, and at odds with new culture.
humor- acceptance phase. tendency towards extremes, critical of home cutlure.
home - comfortable in new culture. embrace new cuture as “home” fully assimilated