Language and Culture lessons part 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome back!

Today's programme is..

- Introduction upcoming weeks
- What is culture?
- Explore dimension 1: School

Learning goals 

• You can talk about the concept of culture and you can reflect on your own perception of culture.
• You can name different components of the concept of culture
  
  
• You know the basics of the educational systems of the UK and USA.
  

language and culture studies

How would you define 'culture'?

Defining Culture

Culture refers to the set of beliefs, practices, learned behaviour and moral values that are passed on, from one generation to another.

-> How is this different from 'society'?

-> How is culture different from stereotypes?

Difficult question: Cultural identity

What makes you 'you'?

What makes a culture a 'culture'?

In other words, which factors are important in shaping something/someone into what it/he is today?

Which factors are important in shaping a cultural identity?

ENG speaking countries

Educational systems

Two countries, four groups 

- USA: School career from year 1 to uni
- UK: School career from year 1 to uni
- USA: A typical day at high school
-UK: a typical day at secondary school

Make an infographic on the educational system.

 

Teams > General chat

UK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8yxDaV1lQ (school career)

http://projectbritain.com/education/index.html (sooo much info)

USA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdoYhT43rU (school career(s) as well as a typical school day)
https://www.justlanded.com/english/United-States/USA-Guide/Education/The-American-school-system (Grades and school hours)
https://isss.umn.edu/publications/USEducation/2.pdf (large file, but lots of info)

Evaluation and flash-forward

Today's goals...
You can talk about cultural as a dynamic concept.
You can name different dimensions of the concept of culture

You know the basics of the educational systems of the UK and USA.

Next week...

Continue the exploration!

- Other English speaking countries

- Other dimensions of cultural identities