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“…“…the values that the values that are most are most important in the important in the West are least West are least important important worldwide.”worldwide.”Harry C. Triandis, the New York Times, as quoted by Samuel Huntington. 1993. Harry C. Triandis, the New York Times, as quoted by Samuel Huntington. 1993. “The Clash of Civilizations.” Foreign Affairs Vol. 72, No. 3. p. 41“The Clash of Civilizations.” Foreign Affairs Vol. 72, No. 3. p. 41
Culture: Culture: Who are we? Who am I?Who are we? Who am I?
Who is an Who is an American?American?
What does it What does it mean to be mean to be American? American?
Who is Who is Chinese?Chinese?
What does it What does it mean to be mean to be Chinese?Chinese?
How Culture Shapes UsHow Culture Shapes Us
EXPLICIT TRANSMISSIONSEXPLICIT TRANSMISSIONS: those : those behaviors which are spoken (e.g. behaviors which are spoken (e.g. “stick to your own kind, “family first”, “stick to your own kind, “family first”, wearing of colors, use of language)wearing of colors, use of language)
TACIT TRANSMISSIONSTACIT TRANSMISSIONS: those : those behaviors which are hidden or behaviors which are hidden or unspoken and at times, unknown (e.g. unspoken and at times, unknown (e.g. communication patterns, ordering at communication patterns, ordering at a restaurant)a restaurant)
Monolingual
Multilingual
Mono-cultural
Multicultural
Intercultur
al
Teaching CultureTeaching Culture
Culture and LanguageCulture and Language Culture in languageCulture in language
Prod
ucts
Perspectives Perspectives
PracticesNational Standards for Foreign Language
Learning
Culture learning: A Culture learning: A journeyjourney
Deciding What To Deciding What To TeachTeach How do we choose what are our How do we choose what are our
students need to know? What do students need to know? What do they need to be able to do?they need to be able to do?
What is most important? Least What is most important? Least important?important?
In what order should we teach In what order should we teach these objectives?these objectives?
How will we know when our How will we know when our students have ‘arrived’?students have ‘arrived’?
Start With The Eyes?Start With The Eyes?
Becoming an observerBecoming an observer Analyzing, understanding, Analyzing, understanding,
and validatingand validating
Start With The Eyes?Start With The Eyes?
Same form, different meaningSame form, different meaning Different form, same meaningDifferent form, same meaning Same form, same meaning: Same form, same meaning:
different distributiondifferent distribution
Practices: Chinese and Practices: Chinese and USUS GreetingsGreetings NamesNames Smiling and jokingSmiling and joking TouchingTouching Meal customsMeal customs CelebrationsCelebrations
Practices: GiftsPractices: Gifts
When do we give gifts? When do we give gifts? To whom?To whom? What’s an appropriate gift?What’s an appropriate gift? What do you do when you receive What do you do when you receive
a gift?a gift?
What’s a perspective?What’s a perspective?
Value, attitude or belief Value, attitude or belief Sacred norm—a given, so deeply Sacred norm—a given, so deeply
ingrained that we take it for ingrained that we take it for granted as the ‘natural order of granted as the ‘natural order of things’things’
A lens or filterA lens or filter
Cultural PerspectivesCultural PerspectivesThe FamilyThe Family
USUS Hispanic Hispanic CulturesCultures
ChinaChina
??Family at Family at corecore
Confucian Confucian values (social values (social harmony, harmony, filial piety)filial piety)
Individualism Individualism and and independenceindependence
Serve the Serve the group, not group, not oneselfoneself
Language, Culture, Language, Culture, and Perspectivesand Perspectives
HomeHome FriendFriend Work/LeisureWork/Leisure Thank youThank you
Language and Language and PerspectivesPerspectives
What’s a lucky number?What’s a lucky number?What’s an unlucky What’s an unlucky number?number?
446688
13131818
Giving ComplimentsGiving Compliments
What’s a compliment?What’s a compliment? Who gives compliments to whom?Who gives compliments to whom? What is an appropriate response?What is an appropriate response?
Public and Private Public and Private EmotionsEmotions
Where or when is it ok to display Where or when is it ok to display the emotions below? the emotions below?
anger, happiness, grief, fear, anger, happiness, grief, fear, disgust, surprise, disgust, surprise, disappointmentdisappointment
Cultural Perspectives:Cultural Perspectives:School and WorkplaceSchool and Workplace
IndividualistIndividualist Independent Independent
workwork Individual effort Individual effort
personal personal successsuccess
CollectivistCollectivist Focus on group goalsFocus on group goals Work in groups or Work in groups or
teamsteams Attribute success to Attribute success to
the groupthe group Avoid confrontationAvoid confrontation Use indirect forms of Use indirect forms of
commands/requestscommands/requests
