AP 6 Homework 1 - Responding to the discussion questions

-Why is culture important in studying language?

People, who decided to learn a new language, need to know many topics related with the countries and their culture. In that way, to share experiences and to meet new people and get new friends, is a method to develop good relationships between each other. As William Kornblum from City University of New York says, there are three main topics for definition of culture: ideas, norms and material culture. Ideas are all knowledge we inherit from our families, norms are roles and standards from countries and foreign cultures, and material culture are technique and technology from countries and their own development.

-What aspects of your culture are most interesting for foreigners?

Some aspects of our culture those are most interesting for foreigners are: the food, dressing, eating habits, greetings, transportation, to know how expensive is the country and how safe are the cities.

-What aspects of your culture are most challenging for foreigners?

Some aspects of our culture those are most challenging for foreigners are: the food, working timetable, dressing, and language.

-What do you like best/least about American culture?

I appreciate from American culture, the timetable they use for working and living, the language, how open-minded is the people in some aspects like economics and energy, and how friendly the people are. I really think highly of their technology and infrastructure, and the movies industry.

-What do you like best/least about Costa Rican culture?

Speaking about Costa Rican culture, I like the people and their behaviors with foreigners, peaceful, and nature. I really like to enjoy with friends and families parties. Many small towns celebrate a fest in honor of their Saint (Patron), all these things are a manner to conserve the roots and culture heritage.

-What would you change about Costa Rican culture if you had the chance?

If I had chance to change something of our culture is accepting without questions, that something cannot be changed, changing is always happening, but in Costa Rica, people don’t understand that.

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