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Cultural Values
Cultural Values
If you are culturally aware, you’ll find it easier to accept cultural differences
If you are culturally aware, you’ll find it easier to accept cultural differences
Culture
Way of life, society, civilization, mores, background, traditions, ethnicity, customsCulture
What are some things that define a culture? For example, music, language, ...
What do you think is interesting about your culture?
Do you know much about your own culture?
When people from other countries think about your culture, what do they usually think of?
In your culture is it polite to be straightforward and direct when you talk to someone?
To whom is it OK and to whom is it not OK?
What has surprised you when you've met people from other countries?
Have you looked at Internet pages from a different culture? If so, how were they different from those of your own culture?
What do you like about your culture?
What don't you like about your culture?
How do young people in your culture behave differently from older people?
How do young people in your culture behave differently from people in this culture?
Are there many people of different cultures in your country? Are you friends with any?
Have you ever felt confused by the actions of someone from another culture?
If so, tell me about it.
How are your language teachers who are not from your country different from your other teachers?
How are they the same?
Who in your culture do you admire most?
What your culture are you most proud about?
Why do you think culture is important?
If you could change one thing about your culture, what would it be?
Would you ever consider marrying or dating someone from another culture?
Would you ever consider living permanently in a country other than your home country? Why or why not?
What does it mean to be polite in your culture?
What is considered rude in your culture?
Is there anything in this culture that is considered rude that may not be considered rude in your culture?
If a group of people just came to your country from overseas, what advice would you give them?
What other cultures have you met people from?
What do you think is important when visiting another culture?
Do you think "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" is always good advice? Why or why not?
Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you had to "do as the Romans do"?
What culture besides your own do you admire and why?
If aliens visited your country, what might surprise them?
Do you pray before each meal?
How do you feel when you leave your home culture and enter into a completely new culture?
What is the best/most important thing your culture has given to the world?
What is the best/most important thing your culture/country has adopted from another culture?
If you could choose three aspects of your culture to put in a "time box" for the future, what would you put in it?
Customs
Custom = tradition, convention, norm, routine, practice, habit, ritual, institutionCustoms
What customs do you practice?
What are your favorite customs?
What customs do you think should be revised?
What customs do you think should no longer be practice?
What customs (from elsewhere) do you think should be included in our culture?
TED Talk
Everything you always wanted to know about culture
SABA F. SAFDAR is an Iranian-born Canadian-educated Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Guelph in Ontario. She moved to Canada in the 1980s after the Islamic revolution in Iran. She completed herundergraduate honours degree at McMaster University in Hamilton and her MA and PhD at York University in Toronto.
TED Talk
▶ How nationalism and globalism can coexist 13:00
Wanis KabbajWhy do we have to choose between nationalism and globalism, between loving our countries and caring for the world? In a talk with lessons for avowed nationalists and globalists alike, Wanis Kabbaj explains how we can challenge this polarizing, binary thinking -- and simultaneously be proud citizens of both our countries and the world.
▶ Nationalism vs. globalism the new political divide 59:57
2,844,188 viewsHow do we make sense of today's political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, historian Yuval Harari places our current turmoil in a broader context, against the ongoing disruption of our technology, climate, media -- even our notion of what humanity is for. This is the first of a series of TED Dialogues, seeking a thoughtful response to escalating political divisiveness. Make time (just over an hour) for this fascinating discussion between Harari and TED curator Chris Anderson.
▶ Abuse of Religious Freedom in Iran 2:20
Human rights abuses are often present in countries where the right to practice one’s faith is denied. Dabrina Bet-Tamraz shares her story and describes the persecution her family endured in #Iran .
TED Readio Hour
Teaching For Better Humans 53:00
More than test scores or good grades — what do kids need to prepare them for the future? This hour, guest host Manoush Zomorodi and TED speakers explore how to help children grow into better humans, in and out of the classroom. Guests include educators Olympia Della Flora and Liz Kleinrock, psychologist Thomas Curran, and writer Jacqueline Woodson.
The Dinner Party ACTIVITY
The Dinner Party ACTIVITY
Conversations at a party
Conversations at a party
Listen to the people's conversation at a party.
What do they talk about?
Conversations 1⬜ 2⬜ 3⬜
⬜⬜⬜ the party
⬜⬜⬜ people they know
⬜⬜⬜ money
⬜⬜⬜ where they live
⬜⬜⬜ work
⬜⬜⬜ their interest
⬜⬜⬜ education
Which speakers are not enjoying their conversations? Why?
Which speakers are not enjoying their conversations? Why?
Some people are very sociable. A party is an opportunity to meet and chat to many people. You may choose to mingle, moving around the room and talking to a lot of guests.
- I guess I’d better go and mingle with my guests.
Other guests may just exchange pleasantries, say things to each other which are polite and pleasant but not especially interesting or important. Another way of saying this is to make small talk.
Some people like to keep the conversation light-hearted. They may enjoy a bit of banter in which they make jokes with people and laugh at them.
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