LANGUAGE
CULTURE AND LEARNING
Language plays an important
role in the communication development and the learning of other languages as
it is considered that culture has a significant relationship with the language
because through it we gain knowledge about the different cultures that exist
around the world, we could also say that acquiring a new language opens up the
opportunity to learn about the differences that each culture in order to have
better learning opportunities and employment since language strongly influences
of globalization and the different cultures that each nation. The language has
a great influence on teaching and learning for achieving common goals and
improve the quality and efficiency of educational programs to promote academic
mobility in order to provide a valuable education in order that students and
people looking for a better future have note that one of the ways in which they
could be professional and work success is closer to new cultural environments
in which they are acquiring greater learning and improving relationships
between different cultures and have more progress as each one of us have
different customs and different ways to interact with others through
communication is a medium which is considered sociocultural and linking
different cultures with a purpose which is to communicate through language
either symbolic or oral.
should also be noted that it is important to learn and acquire language skills which compare your own common cultural environment in another country and thus be aware of the diversity that exists in the world and enrich our language and know how our culture perceives elsewhere recognizing that globalization opens the door for the acquisition of higher learning other languages because the language is regarded as a sociocultural phenomenon evolving to meet the demands of its use in communication, not only a major aspect culture , but a means to access cultural events.
should also be noted that it is important to learn and acquire language skills which compare your own common cultural environment in another country and thus be aware of the diversity that exists in the world and enrich our language and know how our culture perceives elsewhere recognizing that globalization opens the door for the acquisition of higher learning other languages because the language is regarded as a sociocultural phenomenon evolving to meet the demands of its use in communication, not only a major aspect culture , but a means to access cultural events.
The importance of developing this competition is that
it is a challenge for expatriate workers and students who face a globalized
world is how to function successfully in a new cultural environment, in a
country with different values, different opportunities and skills today day skills
in intercultural communication is one of the main characteristics for success.
Culture is not used to the life of a country to its
way of interacting, it is the growth and processing staff, good culture student
learns to build intercultural bridges and eventually becomes a new cultural
person.
Socio cultural survived competition helps to achieve
success in a global society increasingly more interdependiente.la sociocultural
competence is the ability to behave appropriately in specific situations to choose the
right form of social etiquette, to decode the social code partner, use a
different vocabulary.
LANGUAGE
CULTURE AND LEARNING
Language has been associated as a system of code made
up by words and compounds by rules, Language is rather a social practice,
dynamic and open for different purposes such as in education and communication.
Language encompasses a wide range of social and individually activities.
Language is more than grammar and vocabulary, it’s a
social practice of meaning-making and interpretation, and also it’s necessary
to know the context and how to communicate with others.
Language in education is everything about curriculum,
planning and classroom pedagogies. It shows that language is not mechanic, and
it’s affected by the environment and social culture. Language is the medium to
convey the essence of the human being, unless we use telepathy.
The definition of culture as language, it very complex
and their definition doesn’t fit in one definition. Culture is all about art,
places, symbols, events, ways of living, and rules of living.
Learning has to do with memorization, perception, and
language coding. There are different theories such as behaviorism, cognitivist,
and sociocultural.
Communication and socialization play an important role
in the existence of men, we learn through socialization new experiences and
inputs to grow and expand the perspective.
Mass of people moving around the world is not nothing
new, but now is called globalization, countries and cultures are closer than
ever, internet unify people from the other side of the world, there are not
limitations to communicate and interact with other people. Sociocultural
competence helps students achieve goals and grow as a global citizen,
understand cultures and destroy racism, interact with people according to
theirs rules and culture, norms of behavior and knowledge of national culture.
“The importance of the
development of students’ sociocultural competence at the Kazakh-American Free
University” By: Yezhitskaya Svetlana
-To be a successful
person nowadays, we must go through a process of personal growth and cultural
transformation. To achieve this, we skills in intercultural communication are
necessary.
-The notion of
“Sociocultural competence” varies from according to the author. In general we
can state that it refers to “the ability to behave
appropriately in the specific situations, to choose the appropriate form of
social etiquette, to decode the social code of the partner, to use different
vocabulary, to understand the meanings of the words in the definite context,
etc.”
-The CEFR (Common European Framework of
Reference) states various elements included in the sociocultural competence,
these are: attitudes, knowledge, skills of interpreting and relating, skills of
discovery and interaction, and critical cultural awareness/political education.
-How can we achieve sociocultural competence?
For this, we have to lower our defenses, take risks, and practices behaviors
that may feel unfamiliar and uncomfortable. It requires a flexible mind, an
open heart, and a willingness to accept alternative perspectives.
-Language acquisition is a key point in
developing the sociocultural competence.
-Developing the sociocultural competence also
opens many doors for students, especially in the economical, political and
educational labor world. Students can be trained to be translators, to work in
global companies, to actively participate in world conferences, etc.
-As English teachers, we should ask ourselves if
in the Teaching Programs we offer, we give our students “sufficient knowledge
and skills in cross-cultural communication in order to adjust properly to a new
culture or multicultural environment, to be able to establish interpersonal
relations within the culturally different community, and to behave adequately
in some cross-cultural situations”.
COLOMBIAN CULTURE
FOOD
chili
sauce, suckling pig, tripe, pipitoria, chicken stew, rice with chicken
Creole, rib broth, valluno shampoos, paisa tray, seafood casserole,
pandebono, veal plains, canelazo beans with chicharron, donuts.
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HOLIDAYS IN COLOMBIA SPECIAL DATES
National
Bagpipe Festival, Wayuu Culture Festival, Festival of Flowers,
Devil's
Carnival, Carnaval del Fuego, Folk Festival, Pacific Festival
Festival
of the Sun and Steel.
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VALUES OF COLOMBIA
People
demonstrating integrity, respect and teamwork equipo.Gente energetic,
enthusiastic, and the value for liderar.Gente building relationships based on
doing the right thing
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BELIEFS COLOMBIAN PEOPLE
Colombian
people believe in dreams, have different religions believe in omens called,
myths and legends.
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MUSIC
bambuco,
cumbia, vallenato.
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AMERICAN CULTURE
FOOD
Apple Pie
(apple pie), Brownies, Buffalo meat, Cheeseburger, Cheesesteak, Cornbread,
cotton candy, donuts, fortune cookies, hot dog, peanut butter, french fries,
popcorn, turkey and Thanksgiving the famous Twinkie.
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HOLIDAYS IN STATES UNITED SPECIAL DATES
In united
states parties as party held in honor of Martin Luther King Day American war
veterans and common festivals celebrated in other countries like the
evolution of the mother, father, ect.
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VALUES
Individuality,
privacy, equality, time, informality, Achievement & work / play hard.
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BELIEFS
Baptistas, Metodistas, Luteranos, católicos, Presbiterianos,
Mormones etc.
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JEWISH
CULTURE
Food
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Holidays
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Personal relationship
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Values
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Beliefs
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Attitudes
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Eggs, olive oil, salad, lamb, meat, pomegranates,
figs, bread, fish.
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Passover,
Shavuot, Yom Teruah, rosh Hashanah (año Nuevo September) Yom Kippur, Sukkot,
Hanukkah, and purim.
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Men
and women in military forces, women uses veils, family are together, men
don’t kiss women when they greet each other.
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The
seven Jewish values; Respect, peace in the home, in God’s image, communal
responsibility, guarding one’s using of language, love your neighbor as
yourself, and solidarity.
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Jews
believe in the Torah and as the base and rules for their lives. The people of
Israel are the chosen one of all the nations in the world.
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Jews
are resilient, positive and blessed by God, they work hard and expect the
messiah.
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COLOMBIAN CULTURE
Food
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Holidays
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Personal relationship
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Values
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Beliefs
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Attitudes
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Ham, bacon,
morcilla, turtle, rabbit, mote de queso, Mondongo, Ajiaco, changua and
tamales.
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Carnaval de Barranquilla, la batalla de Flores, el festival
Vallenato, las fiestas de Cali, las corridas de Toro, año nuevo (Enero 1).
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Happiness, partier, they
like to visit the family, they hug and kiss women on greetings,.
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Moral values, individually
and isolated, responsibility, determination to win, religious faith and
tolerance.
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Colombian believes
in the whole Bible, there are catholics, Christians, and others.
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Colombian are
workers, competitives, most of them are not resilient, they are negative
sometimes and let other coutries explote the resources.
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DIANA
ESPERANZA JAMIOY MUÑOZ
CODIGO1082774651
YAIR SALIM ORTEGA MEJIA
CODIGO 1065588100
CRISTINA VARGAS D.
CODIGO 1140820114
LEIDY LIZET VELANDIA
REFERENCES
Diaz
Beltrán, A. (2013). Language and Culture: Course Syllabus and Presentations. UNAD
Diaz
Beltrán, A. (2013). Language and Culutre: Course Syllabus and Presentations.
UNAD
Svetlana, Yezhitskaya. (2011). The
importance of the development of students’ sociocultural competence at the
Kazakh-American Free University. Journal No3. http://www.kafu-academic-journal.info/journal/3/71/
