Periode 5 language and culture

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Periode 5
language and culture

4HV

PO: book presentation

Aftekeningen: 
> Language & culture lessons opdrachten gedaan
> Book club session gedaan

Reading time

Book reflection writing assignment

Write freely about your book for a couple of minutes.
So far, what's the best thing about your book? A passage? A sentence? Any character? Use of language? ...?

Language & culture week 1

speaking and being

Speaking & being

Kubra Gumusay

Read the two excerpts from the book.

Take notes/highlights on anything youy find interesting. 

DDU

1) Take notes by yourself
2) Discuss in small groups
3) Share with class

DDU

1) Takes not yourself
2) Discuss in small groups
3) Share with class

Read the quote (from Speaking and being)

Fill out your own scheme:

For me, ...... is the language of....
.....is a .......
.....is the language of.....
English is the language of.......

Share/discuss your own scheme:

For me, ...... is the language of....
.....is a .......
.....is the language of.....
English is the language of.......

The effect of English 1

Think about the comedy workshop in Poperinge: the language language was an entry point into understanding British culture (through comedy). Also reflect upon what we have just read/shared. 

How do you think that learning to speak and think in English effect us culturally speaking? 
Discuss in a small group. 

Individual writing assignment

Language and culture are deeply connected. Think about how language influences culture and how culture influences language.

Tips

Use clear and simple sentences.

Organize your essay into paragraphs.

Make sure to give examples to support your ideas.

Don’t worry about making it perfect—focus on expressing your thoughts clearly.

IntroductionExplain what language and culture are, and why they are important.

Connection Between Language and Culture: Describe how language can shape cultural identity and how culture can influence the way people speak.

Examples: Provide at least two examples of how language reflects cultural values or traditions.

Personal Reflection: Reflect on your own experiences. How has learning a new language influenced your understanding of other cultures? How has your culture influenced the way you learn and use a new language?

Conclusion: Summarize the main points of your essay and explain why understanding the relationship between language and culture is important.

Language & Culture
lesson 4

Ted Lasso: cultural differences within a language

Choose two or three focus points

Language Barriers and Miscommunication

Non-Verbal Communication

Accents and Identity

Cultural Adjustment and Adaptation

Sports Culture

Workplace Culture

Humor and Cultural SensitivityBuilding Trust Across Cultures

Stereotypes and Cultural Assumptions

Community and Belonging 

Read the discussion questions on your focus points now

What do do expect to see/hear?

Take notes of anything that you notice about those categories while you watch. 

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After watching writing assignment

1) Reflect upon the categories you've focussed on while watching 

2) What do you think will happen next in the series (specifically regarding language/culture)?

3) What did you like (or not) about the episode?

Language and culture lesson 5

Intercultural communication 

Drama

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Role Play Lesson

Role play activity

Write a scenario you'll act out in a minute that has to do with intercultural communication
You can use the prompts, but you're free to come up with something yourselves. 
 (think back to the acting workshop in Poperinge!)

Share your scenes

Be supportive to each other
Give useful feedback: tips/tops 

Language and culture final class

The effect of English 1

Think back about frist class (Speaking & being) and the comedy workshop in Poperinge: the English language was an entry point into understanding British culture (through comedy). Also reflect upon what we have read/shared the last classes. 

How do you think that learning to speak and think in English effect us culturally speaking? 
Discuss in a small group. 

Individual writing assignment

Language and culture are deeply connected. Think about how language influences culture and how culture influences language.

Tips

Use clear and simple sentences.

Organize your essay into paragraphs.

Make sure to give examples to support your ideas.

Don’t worry about making it perfect—focus on expressing your thoughts clearly.

IntroductionExplain what language and culture are, and why they are important.

Connection Between Language and Culture: Describe how language can shape cultural identity and how culture can influence the way people speak.

Examples: Provide at least two examples of how language reflects cultural values or traditions.

Personal Reflection: Reflect on your own experiences. How has learning a new language influenced your understanding of other cultures? How has your culture influenced the way you learn and use a new language?

Conclusion: Summarize the main points of your essay and explain why understanding the relationship between language and culture is important.

Friday the 7th

Reading time

Book presentation brainstorm session
In groups of 3; come up with multiple ideas for these book presentation tasks:

A) Introduce the main characters in a creative way

B) Favourite part of the book: why is this your favourite part? What does that excerpt tell us? Why is it important to you? 

C) Analyse one or more of the themes of the book. Provide ‘proof’ that this is theme in the book: give examples. 

The groups of 3 share their ideas

Which idea would you like to steal? Why?

Good luck studying and preparing for next week!

For the English PO: do please use the RUBRIC when you prepare your book presentations