Language and Culture Week 10 Fall Semester 2023-2024 Quiz

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What does Kumaravadivelu (2008) believe about providing a concise definition of culture?

Culture is the most studied topic in human history
Culture can only be defined as a static object
It is not possible to provide a concise definition of culture (correct)
Culture is the most controversial topic in human history

According to Williams (1976), what does he underline about culture?

It is a static object to be studied
It is impossible to provide a concise definition
It is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language (correct)
It is the most studied topic in human history

What did Kroeber and Kluckhohn find when they initiated a study on culture?

The most complicated word in English language
Over fifty years of cultural history
Over three hundred definitions of culture (correct)
The most controversial topic in human history

What does Kumaravadivelu (2008) highlight about the ambiguity in the use of the word 'culture' as a noun?

It confirms the impression that it is a static object or a thing to be studied (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does Kubota (2010) state about the definition of culture?

The definition of culture is controversial (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to Street (1993) and Arvizu (1994), what is the dynamic feature of culture?

It is a process of 'meaning-making' (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to Kramsch (1993), where should culture be integrated in language teaching?

Integrated right from day one (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to Milner (2010), how does culture behave?

It is static and unchanging (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to Kumaravadivelu (2011), what is preferred over 'cultural literacy'?

'Cultural liberty' (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to Gray (2000) and Gray (2010), what do ELT materials produced in Britain and the United States contain?

Commodities glutted with cultural promise of the target cultures (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Edward Hall refer to as the 'silent language'?

Nonverbal communication (D) Signup and view all the answers

In what way is culture expression bound up?

In nonverbal communication (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which sensory modality is primarily used in aural comprehension?

Hearing (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is kinesics concerned with?

Body motions and communication (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is oculesics specifically related to?

Eye-related nonverbal communication (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does kinesics primarily involve?

Gestures (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension of language and culture involves artifacts?

Artifacts (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is the primary medium for aural comprehension?

'Hidden dimension' of language (A) Signup and view all the answers

In what way is culture expression highly influential according to the text?

More through nonverbal than verbal communication (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is proxemics concerned with?

Study of physical space and distance (D) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Kumaravadivelu's View on Culture Definition?

A concise definition of culture is not possible.

Williams on Culture

Culture is one of the most complicated words.