recently has brought up the topic of cultural homogenization and polarization. These processes have gained importance in recent times as there has been an increased level of interconnectedness between states and cultures. Because the world is more interconnected now than ever before, there is a growing importance on the processes brought on by globalization and in this paper I am going to determine what these processes are and how they shape and influence cultures. Globalization Globalization is
grown and has been assimilated into various cultures and societies. Global relations and communication through the United Nations along with the existence of 70 English-speaking countries, has been the key drivers of English becoming the most widely used language of communication. This “mainstream” English is the accepted language and has resulted in the complex issue of what should be considered language and why when people assimilate it into their culture, it is viewed as “broken”. Despite
their cultural heritage and how they subsequently identify with their cultural heritage through their choices respectively. For Italian American immigrants, particularly second-generation Italian immigrants, although family traditions, values, and ideologies are passed down through generations, either through oral stories told by family members or through the teachings from the mother, whom often play the role of preserving the family’s cultural traditions, the internalization of their cultural upbringing
Culture is something that plays a part in all of our lives, it can be a strong influence on us or have non at all but it is present wether we like it or not. With that importance, we need to be able to understand what culture is. The dictionary definition is the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society, but to me culture is more of the fusion of people’s ideas. This doesn't have to cover a region. There is a global culture, everyone has their own family culture, and the
Language plays an important role in communication, understanding of a person’s own/other cultures and acquisition of knowledge in different fields (Icelandic National curriculum). English has gained status as a global language based on the fact that it is linked to international sports, politics, technology, science, etc. hence, to the idea that the English language learner has a chance of economic advancement (Larsen-Freeman & Andersen, 2013). However, learning a language is not an easy task. According
This culture and the Australian Aboriginal culture have more similarities than differences regarding their cultural values and beliefs. One of the major similarity was the importance of transferring culture from generations through connecting culture in all aspects of life, such as traditional dances, where participation in such cultural traditions expressed one 's identity. In both these cultures, there are mainly three ways cultural wisdom have been passed onto younger generations, which are through
Language plays an important role in communication, understanding of a person’s own/other cultures and acquisition of knowledge in different fields (Icelandic National curriculum). English has gained status as a global language based on the fact that it is linked to international sports, politics, technology, science, etc. hence, to the idea that the English language learner has a chance of economic advancement (Larsen-Freeman & Andersen, 2013). However, learning a language is not an easy task. According
struggles, family conflict, and societal collision. The divergence of cultures produces tension and miscommunication, which effectively causes the collision of American morals, beliefs, and priorities with Chinese culture which
Response Paper 3 When I was in the 2nd grade my family went to Germany to visit my father’s side of the family. I remember getting off the plane at the airport and into our rental car when my mother turned on the radio and Natalie Imbruglia's, “Torn” was playing. However, it was not in English, it was in German and a man was singing the lyrics. After we drove listening to American music covered by German artists we entered my cousin’s house. To my surprise they had “Friends” playing on their Television
Up until now, I have had very little cross-cultural experience in the course of my life. Beginning with the fact that both of my parents are Dutch and the fact that I grew up here, made me a fully Dutch citizen, both in terms of origin and education. I am born and raised in a small village in the Netherlands, called Bodegraven. My parents have not provided me with a cross-cultural background as they both grew up on Dutch farms. However, they took me on holidays to several countries in Europe and