https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg Language and Culture Course en-us 2021-11-10 23:06:39 UTC 2023-02-18 15:04:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f3eb.png guisellesequera https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882615391 I feel that languages gives you something with wich you can connect to another person.]]> 2021-11-10 23:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882615391 guisellesequera https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882635190 Each language in many ways is an expression of how one society or culture thinks, when you speak a foreign language a lot of times it becomes a very different person.Perhaps I say things that I wouldn't necessarily say in Spanish.]]> 2021-11-10 23:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882635190 guisellesequera https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882657609 Most of the time when someone starts to learn a language one of the most important things to do is have a lot of audio input.

It's important to absorb the language as much as possible, repeating it to yourself over and over it´s a really good way to train.
 
Watching TV shows or movies is really helpful in any kind of language learning because it exposes you to the normal rate of speech and language and maybe more colloquial register than you get in the textbook it trains you also to be able to comprehend a lot.]]> 2021-11-10 23:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882657609 guisellesequera https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882665071 Cultural identity is heavily dependent on a number of factors including ethnicity, gender, geographic location, religion, language, and so much more.  Culture is defined as a “historically transmitted system of symbols, meanings, and norms.”  Knowing a language automatically enables someone to identify with others who speak the same language.  This connection is such an important part of cultural exchange.]]> 2021-11-10 23:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882665071 guisellesequera https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882673854 Communication is a core component of any society, and language is an important aspect of that.  As language began to develop, different cultural communities put together collective understandings through sounds.  Over time, these sounds and their implied meanings became commonplace and language was formed.  Intercultural communication is a symbolic process whereby social reality is constructed, maintained, repaired, and transformed.  ]]> 2021-11-10 23:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/guisellesequera/qvghix4qxb62l0qg/wish/1882673854