WEEK 1
INTRODUCTION
TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
OBJECTIVES:
1. Explain the concepts and definitions of culture, society and socialization.
2. Elaborate on the components of culture: symbols, values, language, norms and objects and the origin of words.
3. Analyse issues related to language, culture and society.
4. Select, organise and present relevant information pertaining to issues on language, culture and society.
1. Explain the concepts and definitions of culture, society and socialization.
2. Elaborate on the components of culture: symbols, values, language, norms and objects and the origin of words.
3. Analyse issues related to language, culture and society.
4. Select, organise and present relevant information pertaining to issues on language, culture and society.
WHAT IS CULTURE?
Culture is
the ways of thinking, the ways of acting and the material objects that together
form a people’s way of life.
ELEMENTS OF CULTURE
1 -SYMBOLS
- Anything that carries a particular meaning recognize by people who share a culture.
- Anything that carries a particular meaning recognize by people who share a culture.
2 - LANGUAGE
- The key to the world of culture.
- A system of symbols that allows people to communicate with each other.
- The key to the world of culture.
- A system of symbols that allows people to communicate with each other.
- VALUES
AND BELIEFS
- Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desireable, good, beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living.
- Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desireable, good, beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living.
4 - NORMS
- Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behaviour of its member.
- Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behaviour of its member.
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