Describe Your Own Culture in Terms of Whether It Is

question 48

Essay

Describe your own culture in terms of whether it is individualistic or collectivistic, high-context or low-context, and high-power-distance or low-power-distance. Use concrete examples. Next, provide a brief critique of each of those characteristics of your culture. What do you find to be positive about it? Negative about it?

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Definitions:

Immersion

A strategy in which instruction in all school subjects occurs in the second (usually the majority) language that a child is learning.

Immersion Approach

A method of language teaching in which students are placed in an environment where they must use the target language for all their daily activities and learning.

ELL

stands for English Language Learners, referring to students who are learning English in addition to their native languages.

Informal Linguistic Code

A casual or colloquial style of language used in everyday conversation, often characterized by relaxed grammar and vocabulary.