unit 2: what is culture?
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ð UNIT 2 CULTURE
GLOCAL ENGLISH
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Hi, everyone! 1. VOCABULARY: Look up all the words on the list. 2. READ: It explains culture. 3. WATCH: Unit 2: Flipped Materials (www.glocalenglish.weebly.com) Please feel free to ask me any questions!! I love questions!! Professor Kim
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Vocabulary List Associated “At the heart” (hint: it is an idiom) Attitudes Beliefs Brands/branding (as per marketing) Characteristics Concept of self Consumerism “C”ulture/ “c”ulture Customs Describe Distinguishes/distinct/distinction Globalization Ideals Introduces
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Localization Norms Objective Pervades Subjective Taboos Theory Values Worldview
Reading for Week 2
Culture is where we learn how to act, think, and see the world. “Culture is found in every area of our life and influences the way people think, talk, and behave. In other words, culture is “at the heart” of how we speak, act, and think. Culture is the source of our worldview. Culture pervades all areas of life: arts and artifacts, beliefs, behaviors, ceremonies, concept of self, customs, ideas and thought patterns, ideals, knowledge, laws, language, manners, morals, myths and legends, religion, rituals, social institutions, tools, and values” (DeCapua and Wintergerst, 2004, p. 15). Resources: Decapua, A. & Wintergerst, A. (2004) Crossing Cultures in the Language Classroom. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
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C/culture Iceberg This image “shows” the differences between “C”ulture and “c”ulture.
Critical thinking questions: Why do you think the things associated with “C”ulture are “above water” or visual? And why do you think the things associated with “c”ulture are submerged under water and not visual?
“C”ulture – written with a capital C Culture (written with a capital C) is called objective culture or highbrow culture. It is often associated with money, power, education, art, and museums.
“c”ulture – written with a small c Culture (written with a small c) is called subjective culture or daily life culture.
It is associated with day-‐to-‐day attitudes, beliefs, and values (or characteristics) that define a group of people.
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emics/culture specific Emics are the ideas, behaviors, items, and concepts that are “cultural specific.” Culture specific is something is associated with only one culture; it is what defines a culture. For example, kimchi is culture specific to Korea. Kimchi is emic of Korean culture. Etics/culture universal Etics are the ideas, behaviors, items, and concepts that “cultural universal.” Culture universals are found in most cultures. For example, teachers are culture universal. Teachers are etic to most cultures around the world. Mothers are another example; they are culture universal. BUT… how people believe mothers and teachers should act is cultural specific!! Watch the videos (Unit 2: flipped materials): What is globalization? What is localization? What is transcultural? Critical thinking: Why do you think it is important to study globalization, localization, and transcultural?