Connectivism

Unit 1
language and Culture

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    After I read unit 1 language and culture I understand the definition of culture, I can also find examples of culture, and examples of how culture affects language. in Language is a symbolic guide of culture. hence, vocabulary is very sensitive to the cultural index of a nation. various kinds of cultural understanding according to experts. however, here I take the meaning from Edward Sapir, stating that there is a close relationship between culture and language. I think that after understanding Edward Sapri statement, it will be difficult to understand other people's cultures without having knowledge of language and vice versa. then Lee Whorf, one of Sapir's students, expanded Sapir's ideas by stating that there are links between cultures, norms, and linguistic patterns. According to him, the way people see the world is reflected in the structure of the language used by them.

What is Culture?

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    A lot of people define culture, including experts to present their respective ideas. In this unit 1 a Gurito stated that: Culture shows all aspects that group members share. means all things that belong to a group of people and it lives because it has been developed by them. This proves that culture determines also the actions of people, their social relations, and their morality proposes another definition of culture: Culture is what language learners need to know to understand the meaning of messages elsewhere in language apart from the formal properties of language codes (syntax, morphology and phonology).


    The Collins Dictionary defines culture as the total inheritance of ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge that is inherited is the common basis of social activities. It also provides other Words which have similar meanings such as: customs, lifestyle, way of life and society.
Expression of artistic and social pursuits, and a sense of being valued by society or class. From these definitions we can get some ideas about culture. People usually associate culture with traditional dances, traditional ceremonies, and art. In this unit I found an example of a cultural image from Indonesia and America. The picture is about traditional dances, Mandura bull competition from Indonesia and Halloween festival. surely those of us who see this respond as follows.






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• A traditional dance one reflection of a culture. however, from the dictionary definition we can enter from all activities that are representations of a culture.
• I from Indonesia know that the bull race is also a representation of Madurese culture, but the specifics are only owned in Indonesia.
• Halloween is considered a western culture (not only American but also British culture).

As the above statement is the most common cultural representation. However, let us relate to the statement from Gurito actually in our daily lives what we ever do is a representation of our culture. whether from the way we talk to friends, parents, teachers, or even strangers who represent our culture. The way we dress, cook, eat, drink, etc. is also a representation of our culture. for example western people when eating using a spoon or fork. meanwhile, Indonesia is accustomed to using only hands. However, let me give an example of Chinese and Japanese people eating using chopsticks.




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Language and Culture

Now that we know how to define culture, I will continue to discuss the relationship between culture and language. At the start of this unit we had Sapir's opinion on the closure of the relationship between language and culture. Many people share their beliefs, including Ronald wardhaugh, Imam Suyitno, Anna Wierzbicka, Cliff Goddard and of course his student, Whorf. This unit provides examples of discussing their ideas one by one. a short conversation.


Ani (Indonesia): Wah, bajunya bagus sekali.
Nina: Ah, baju jelek dan murah kok (tersipu malu).


Susan (American): Wow, your dress is very beautiful.
Mary (American): Thank you. (smiling)

from the example conversation we can see the difference? In the conversation between the two Indonesian women, Nina's reaction to Ani's complement was to deny it. In Indonesian Culture, ordinary people are humble. Nina will be considered arrogant if she agrees with Ani's praise. By denying it he tried to be humble. In contrast to this custom, it is commonplace in American culture to give and receive praise. we will not be seen as arrogant when we receive praise.

Unit 1 also Suyitno wrote that there are many ways to say 'no', reject, or reject an offer or request. Here are some ways people from all kinds of cultural backgrounds say 'no'.

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1. In Japan and Korea, people offer food and drinks in negative ways, such as "Don't you want tea anymore?" If the answer is this offer is 'no', it means that the offer is accepted.
2. In French, the answer to the offer is 'Merci' which means "Thank you". But in this context 'merci' means 'No thanks' which means American means 'Yes please' 

    Suyitno also mentioned that the way people reject something has a very close relationship with their cultural background. In American culture, people tend to be straightforward when they turn down a request or offer. so, it is something that takes shape in a culture. then we need to learn or understand the definitions of language and culture so that we can put them into practice in order to appreciate the cultural differences that each of us has.


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