Language and Culture in Education
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What is the significance of learning and teaching another language in the context of international communication?

Learning and teaching another language is essential for international communication and cooperation.

How do pre-school children typically acquire their first language?

Pre-school children take on their first language from exposure to random words they encounter.

How does language play a role in the transmission of culture?

Language is a key tool for transmitting culture through teaching and oral instruction.

What influences the behavior of individual members of a cultural group?

<p>Values, basic assumptions, behavioral conventions, beliefs, and attitudes shared by the ethnic group influence behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is culture transmitted in large part?

<p>Culture is transmitted in a large part through language, mainly through teaching.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Cedar point out the necessity to teach culture and language together to EFL students?

<p>To prevent misunderstandings</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Hale (1992:36), what forms of art are highly dependent upon 'properties of the language'?

<p>Verbal art (music, poems)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do other authors suggest is lost when there is a language loss?

<p>Linguistic and cultural knowledge, cultural tradition</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are language and culture described in relation to each other?

<p>Two sides of the same coin</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to reference the culture when learning or teaching a language?

<p>Language is ingrained in the culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

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