TASK 4 FINAL EVALUATION
GREISY KARELY ROMERO
TARAZONA
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL
ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA
LICENCIATURA EN
INGLES COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA
CUCUTA
2019
INTRODUCTION
Culture and language are
intimately interpenetrated. Language is a social agent of the first order that
influences the construction of culture, languages reflect the experiences and
ways of viewing the world of speakers. Each town forms its own way of being and
being in life. Creates a cultural model that is constructed from the
relationships that the men of a community establish with each other, with
nature, the relationships that a community maintains with other communities and
the relationships that the community establishes with what it lives and
qualifies as sacred. The culture is a set of knowledge, beliefs, values that
are transmitted through linguistic way, the human being can be said to live in
and from the language.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AND CULTURE
In the first place it is
important to keep in mind the meaning of language and culture, we will start
with the culture that can be defined as an acceptable exchange within the
social group and what makes the group, which involves a way of life, a set of social
practices , a belief system and a shared history and a set of experiences in
accordance with what is affirmed (Yassine, 2006), the term of culture refers to
everything that creates, produces and has the man in whom it is transmitted
from generation to generation; Now let's talk about the language that has been
seen as part of culture, language is the means to develop and transmit culture,
as well as for communication within culture. In describing the relationship
between language and culture, Kramsch (1993) states that: Language is the main
means by which we conduct our social lives. When used in communication
contexts, it is linked to the culture of multiple and complex forms.
Language is a product of the
human being which serves us to interpret cultures, both language and culture
are very important and go hand in hand, but, "Do we teach language using
culture or teach culture using language?"
Emphasizing that language
and culture are inseparable elements in the teaching-learning process of a
language, the reality of our experience is different since in our classes we
include a grammatical component, a reading component and the teacher is with
its obligation to not only teach grammar and pronunciation but to locate the
student in a cultural context, which are different according to where the
process is carried out, because without this we would be giving the student
content without any relevance.
Language is a product of
culture, transmitted from one generation to another in the process of
socialization (Hamers and Blanc, 1989). Language is considered as the main tool
that an individual uses to internalize culture and the main vehicle for
cultural transmission, it is important to keep in mind how relevant culture is
in student learning, because if this is done properly interlacing these two
great terminologies and being able to obtain great results and we are not
teaching symbols without sense or symbols to which the student could give a
wrong meaning.
To conclude, we are not
teaching the culture, only in the meetings we observed that the teachers give a
structure of how to say or propose a sentence and where those moments in which
the culture should be taught are, where the student is part of situations of
daily life in which he will have to solve a specific problem that will allow
him to highlight cultural aspects and solve it keeping in mind the contents
taught.
INTERVIEW
•Topic of the interview:
Language and culture.
•Date and time it was performed: Monday, May
20 time: 3:00pm
•Place where it was
performed: Colegio Padre Luis Variara
•Interviewed name: Aracelys
Orozco Duran
•Profession: English
Teacher.
•Courses in charge:
preschool, 1°
•Summary of the answers and
comments:
Taking into account the
interview of the teacher Aracelys, she talks about the relationship between
language and culture, which goes hand in hand since they are important for the
learning process, she also talks about the importance of culture to learn the
foreign language since this helps develop communicative skills. On the other
hand, he tells us that it is important to have an oral tradition as this helps
you not to lose those cultures, customs of our country. Finally, she talks
about how we teach culture through language where she applies different
strategies so that students can feel motivated and acquire a better learning,
she does it through special dates through songs, dances, remember that her
degrees are for students from 3 to 6 years old where their meetings must be
dynamic and thus achieve better results
The language is not only an
object of knowledge but the vehicle of our communication and culture is a set
of ways of life and customs, knowledge in an era or social group, that is why
through the language as the cultures are going building from stories, stories
and beliefs. The language lives the culture and in the same way the culture is
powered from it. To know where we come from and where we are going, it is
important to know our culture, to know the world around us.
In the learning of a foreign
language, the inclusion of cultural aspects increases the cognitive capacity,
in addition to provoking a greater linguistic ability. There is also an
improvement in the knowledge of the mother tongue and communicative skills are
developed.
It is important to have an
oral tradition since it is a way of transmitting from previous times the
writing, the culture, the traditions of a society, which is transmitted from
generation to generation with the main function of preserving ancestral
knowledge through the times, conserving their culture and their stories and
beyond that spread them.
We as teachers of foreign
languages teach the language using the culture because as we teach the language
in English in our classes we go through playful activities we teach the culture
and with this achieve a better learning
If I take into account the culture
because in preschool we teach through projects which are in English,
Valentine's day, happy Easter, Saint Patrick, Thanksgiving and Christmas and
this makes the students as they learn the language foreign with her learn their
cultures, their special dates. This is achieved
through songs, dances, vocabulary.
CONCLUSION UNIT 1
We denominate with the name
of culture all the material or spiritual productions of man, the culture is
learned, shared, integrated and above all responds to the material and
spiritual needs of a society. Human language is also infinitely productive
given its symbolic capacity and the development of language depends on the
development of culture, thanks to language, man knows and knows, the vital
function for its development and specialization. The existence of human culture
would be impossible without language.
CULTURE,
LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION
CANADA
Canada is a country known throughout the world for
being a multicultural country with a wide range of cultural influences that
strongly create the diversity of customs and traditions of this world zone.
Among the languages spoken in Canada, only English
(which is known 90% of Canadians) and French (which is known 60% of the
population) have an official status. The Canadian Constitution itself
recognizes two official languages, English and French, and all constitutional
acts are in both languages.
FLORA AND FAUNA
The fauna is very similar to that of Northern Europe
and Asia. You can find bears, wolves, coyotes, American lions and pumas among
other carnivorous animals. In the arctic regions there are polar bears. In some
areas you can see beavers, porcupines and numerous rodents. In the flat regions
there are moles. Some areas of Canada are also the habitat of antelopes,
reindeer and elk. There are also abundant and diverse varieties of birds,
reptiles and insects.
THE MOST COMMON TRADITIONS
OF THE POPULATION IN CANADA
Leave footwear at the entrance of the house of any
person we visit or in our own home and, walk through it, in socks or with
another type of footwear that has not come from the street. If you invite us to
a dinner or an event in someone's house, we must bring flowers, a quality wine
or chocolate, as a sign of gratitude and kindness. When we establish a
conversation with someone, we should try to touch the other person as little as
possible, respecting their personal space as a sign of respect.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
"CELTIC COLORS"
It is celebrated in the month of October every year,
on Cape Breton Island for nine days. Through the Celtic culture, it is a
festival in which we get to know this culture in North America as much as
possible.
FESTIVAL "JUST FOR
LAUGHS" IN MONTREAL
Every July, in the city of Montreal, this festival is
celebrated based on comedy and monologues. It is a perfect festival to go with
our family and friends to have fun for a whole day in a different way. In the
streets of this beautiful city, we can enjoy different people who will make us
laugh all the time: telling jokes, making monologues, magic tricks, etc.
JAZZ FESTIVAL IN MONTREAL
During the month of July, in the city of Montreal, a
festival is held with more than 3,000 jazz musicians of nationalities from more
than 30 different countries, displaced solely for this festival.
OTHER HOLIDAYS IN CANADA
Canada's national holidays are celebrated: January 1
is like much of the world on New Year's Day, on May 20 Queen Victoria Day is
celebrated. A very important day in the calendar is July 1, the National Day of
Canada. On September 1, the Labor Festival, October 14 is Thanksgiving Day and
November 1 is the Day of the Dead. Christmas on December 25 and the following
day the festival of San Esteban is celebrated.
In Quebec, carnivals take place in February. For
eleven days the city is full of people who go to the parades at night. They
participate in the ice sculptures competitions, boat races on the San Lorenzo
river and other snow-related contests. Also in February but in the Rideau
Canal, in Ottawa, the largest in the world, Winterlude is developed. This is a
show that ranges from balloon rides to ice ballet. If by these dates you are
near Niagara do not miss to visit the Grape and Wine Fair or the Royal Agricultural
Fair of Toronto.
COSMOLOGY OF CANADIAN
MYTHOLOGY
The aboriginal tribes belonging to Canadian mythology
have a cosmology based on nature; especially in the winter. Among their most
outstanding tribes are the Eskimos, the Inuit and the Micmac.
It is a custom throughout the Canadian territory, and
it is still preserved today; make songs, dances and ceremonies to the four
cardinal points to give thanks to the sun. His cosmology is strictly based on
nature, on how it affects man and man affects it.
MYSTICAL BEINGS BELONGING TO
CANADIAN MYTHOLOGY
ADZEEKH SASQUATCH
CHENOO GAASYENDIETHA
OGOPOGO WENDIGO
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF
CANADIAN MYTHOLOGY
THE PROHIBITED PLATEAU
In the western part of Canada, there is a plateau full of mysteries
that Canadian aborigines have mentioned in their mystical stories. During the
time of the wars, this plateau was used by the tribes to hide their relatives
and keep them safe. However, one day all those hidden in the forest simply
disappeared. At the end of the war, all the warriors search without rest
throughout the forest; find only a trace of blood in the snow. With this test,
the aborigines assumed that the evil spirits of the forest devoured their
relatives. For this reason they forbade all their descendants to go to this
plateau. Even today, there is a belief that if they enter the forbidden plateau
the evil spirits will devour them.
THE LEGEND OF JOHN TROYER
It is about the story of a Canadian exorcist, called John Troyer.
She discovered her exorcist skills after moving with her Amish family to
Canada. According to Canadian beliefs, they say that he dedicated all his life
to hunting witches; and even found what his lair in Canada was. He became
famous for setting traps similar to those used against bears, but of a size to
be human. It is said that they were addressed to witches. Even today, John
Troyer is recognized in the histories of Canadian folklore.
THE LEGEND OF ROSE LATULIPPE
This is one of
the stories of Canadian mythology, as a sign of prevention to young people so
they do not talk to strangers. They say that Rose was a beautiful girl, who at
a gala party was dancing with a very handsome young man, but strange to her
throughout the evening. When he finished, the young man revealed that his true
identity was "Satan". The young woman was so shocked that she did not
give him a chance to flee; so Satan took her to hell with him. Since then more
was never heard about Rose Latulippe, it is believed that she is still in hell
with Satan.
CONCLUSION UNIT 2
Nowadays, the
competence in languages is of the utmost importance, it is necessary to promote
an education that develops in the student the skills of the language, as well
as the cultural aspects that configure these and to reach this it takes time,
energy and commitment to improve the knowledge of the language, but the rewards
are worth the effort since the ability to speak these languages is important
for the pursuit of a good job and to participate fully in all aspects of
society.
Oral language is
one of the most important components in the process of language acquisition,
whether the mother tongue, second languages or foreign languages and is that
the oral skills of both comprehension and expression play a more than
fundamental role in the development of communicative competence; In order to
carry out the culture in the classroom and to promote these advantages in the
student, it is necessary to use adequate didactic resources keeping in mind the
main objective of these is that the students acquire interest in the proposed
contents and therefore, can easily acquire them and this way develops
communicative competences.
CONCLUSIONS: IMPORTANCE OF THE COURSE LANGUAGE AND
CLUTURE
During the course of language and culture I could
appreciate the importance that exists between these two concepts, since they
influence a lot in the life of every person, I am a bachelor student in English
as a foreign language and this course led me to know that language teachers
When we consider teaching a language to our students, we must not only provide
them with grammatical or semantic knowledge so they are able to express
something; If we want the communicative process to be carried out in a
satisfactory manner, we must also teach them the different cultural factors that
influence the communication process. Therefore, the
importance of culture in language is fundamental.
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Watch the
fallowing video tutorial to learn how to make a presentation in Genially: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4SBq7DHG4g
Tradiciones y fiestas de Canadá https://www.absolutviajes.com/canada-y-sus-fiestas-tradicionales/
