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Social-cultural Factors
Dolly Ramos Gallego
Socialcultural Factorscontent
Culture Age Stereotypes Attitudes Understanding SL culture
AcculturationCultural ShockSocial Distance
Culture in the classroom
Social Cultural Factors
“language is a part of a culture, and a culture is a part of a language” (Brown, 2000)
“As there is no languageless community there isn’t cultureless community”
Defining Culturecognitive and affective behavior
barrier / relationship
“Culture is a way of life. it is the context within which we exist, think, feel and relate to others”
(Donne 1924)
Culture is the ideas, customs, skills, art and tools that characterize a given group of people (Brown- 1994)
“The meaningful universe in which each human exist is not a universal reality, but, a category of reality consisting of selecting organized features consider significant by the culture in which he lives”
(Condon 1973)
Culture
PERCEPTION = SUBJECTIVE
Think of sth you do not like about English cultureThink of sth that you dislike about a culture and does not make you feel interested in learning a lg
A relevant factor in SLA younger people= more interested in mass
media Older people= not much disposition for the
media nor social group
Age
Stereotypes social stereotypes are certain characteristics belonging to an
individual just for being part of a social group or community○ Making cultural differences○ Stereotyping everyone○ STP: based on our culture
Attitude towards Lg
Misunderstandings, lack of knowledge ethocentric
Desire to understand and empathize with others
Understanding SL culture
Acculturation Cultural Shock Social Distance
AFFECTIVE DOMAIN & CULTURE
The t/er is the media for ss to be able to “function in the new environment”) without abandoning their own cultural values and identity
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
“A language is part of a culture and a culture is part of a language; the two are intricately interwoven so that one
cannot separate them without losing the significance of either language or
culture.” Brown, 1999.