Due DateSunday, October 25, 202011:59 PMPoints Possible100 Please provide a 5-page(12pt,1,5line...

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Due DateSunday, October 25, 202011:59 PMPoints Possible100

Please provide a 5-page(12pt,1,5line spacing)reaction paper on one of the topics we have discussed in class so far.This can be a narrow topic discussed during one session or a broader topic on, e.g. an entire learning module topic. You are welcome to solicit literature beyond our class readings, including newspaper articles and onlinesources. In any case, make sure to cite your sources correctly. You are also welcome to reflect upon your personal experience.

Structure your paper around a central claim or hypothesis and argue for that in the following.

Paper will be evaluated based on originality of thought, quality of argument, and completeness of citations.

Quiz on Learning Module 1 Please answer the following questions as concisely as possible (without being too vague). Each answer should be about 1-2 paragraphs. Ideas that go beyond the class discussion are welcome. You can get a maximum of 10 points per question, with a total of 100 points. 1. What is language? Give examples for its multimodal nature. 2. What are the basic parts of language that linguists’ study? Give an example of meaning-carrying elements for each part. 3. How do languages of the world differ from one another structurally and otherwise? Give examples for each difference. 4. What is culture? Give examples of different approaches to the understanding of culture. 5. Describe 3 theories of culture and explain how they relate to language. 6. What is the Whorf Hypothesis (The double principle)? Evaluate its accuracy, in your opinion. 7. How did approaches to the study of language change over time, from the early 1900s to the mid and late 21st century? What are language documentation and description? 8. Describe techniques of data collection in ethnographic fieldwork as well as their limitations. 9. How does the social identity of a researcher impact their fieldwork in an intercultural setting? List some challenges and potential solutions. 10. Is it important to study linguistic and cultural diversity? Why? Quiz on Learning Module 2: Human relations Please answer the following questions. Ideas that go beyond the class discussion are welcome. You can get a maximum of 50 points. 1. What is the relation between language and culture/social norms in the domain of kinship? Give three examples (in total) for your points from your own or other cultures. (7 points) 2. Which parameters are used to classify kin categories? Give an example of a kin category for each parameter. (8 points) 3. Do kinship systems across the world align with language families and findings from genetics to form “cultural areas”? Explain your answer. (5 points) 4. Explain the avoidance register in Datooga: why is this system in place? What is to be avoided and what are 3 examples of linguistic strategies to come up with alternative forms? (9 points) 5. The lexical choices we make to address someone and to refer to someone differ based on familiarity, formality, and attitude. Give a different example for each of these scenarios (= 6 in total: address term reflecting familiarity, formality, attitude; reference term reflecting familiarity, formality, attitude). (6 points) 6. Why do speakers use politeness strategies in communication? (5 points) 7. Im/politeness strategies are multimodal (it’s not only what’s being said). Give an example for multimodality in a type of polite and one of impolite behavior/communication, being as detailed as possible about, e.g., describing a gesture. (10 points)

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I found culture as a very interesting topic in module 1 where the culture was discussed in depth along with the different approached used for understanding culture. It was new to know that the culture may have varying definition as well as meaning based on different approaches. However, the core essence of culture remains same be it any approach. Further, the varying three theories of culture were studied and were being related to language that is how the language and culture are interrelated. This made the study about culture even more lucrative to me. I found the topic easy, clear to understand and very interesting as it was well explained with the help of real life examples every now and then.
Culture has definitions based on perspective of individual based on tangible as well as intangible things. One most common metaphor I studied for describing culture is iceberg where it was found that most people do emphasize and focus on tip of iceberg which is hardly 10 percent and rest of iceberg is under waterline. It was really amazing to know that most of leaders only addresses intercultural situation which are on tip of iceberg and ignore the one underneath surface level. This depicted how deep and vast this topic is in real (Benedict, 1934). A core and majorly focused definition of culture states it consists of shared values, assumptions and belief of a group of people who tend to learn from each other along with teaching to others about the attitudes, behavior as well as perspectives of them being correct way to act, think and feel. Culture can be thought or understood in 5 major distinct ways which are culture is shared, learned, systemic, symbolic and dynamic. This means culture can be majorly understood from any of perspective having same core but different meanings (Damen, 1987).
Levels of culture were also studied which is one of basic tenets of culture. There are broadly 5 levels of culture that helps to gain a clear insight and understanding. These are regional, team, national, individual and organizational. Sublevels in each culture are present in form of tangible and intangibles that helps to understand the culture from these approaches. Culture is expressed differently with the help of showing up in varying forms yet all these levels and forms shares and expresses three fundamental aspects of culture which are symbols, assumptions and values (Murphey & Asaoka, 2006). 
Further it was studied that culture consists of implicit as well as explicit patterns for and of the behavior transmitted and required by symbols that helps to constitute the distinctive human group achievements, inclusion the artifacts embodiment.

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