Language and Culture Week 10 Fall Semester 2023-2024 Quiz
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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?

    <p>It confirms the impression that it is a static object or a thing to be studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The definition of culture is controversial</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It is a process of 'meaning-making'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Integrated right from day one</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It is static and unchanging</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'Cultural liberty'</p> 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?

    <p>Commodities glutted with cultural promise of the target cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Nonverbal communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way is culture expression bound up?

    <p>In nonverbal communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sensory modality is primarily used in aural comprehension?

    <p>Hearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is kinesics concerned with?

    <p>Body motions and communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is oculesics specifically related to?

    <p>Eye-related nonverbal communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does kinesics primarily involve?

    <p>Gestures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dimension of language and culture involves artifacts?

    <p>Artifacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'Hidden dimension' of language</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>More through nonverbal than verbal communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is proxemics concerned with?

    <p>Study of physical space and distance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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