Conclusions about Language and Culture

Languages are in constant change and development
According to Sepora (2012) Language is a symbolic representation of culture
1. Etnographers have taken and defended the posture that language and culture are from the start inseparably connected (Buttjes 1990) (Ochs & Schieffelin, 1984) (Poyatos, 1985) (Peters & Boggs, 1996)
Neither Language nor Culture are inborn Skills, both are acquired in relation with a people and a society
Languages are a product of societies and communities, a pure expression of their cultural composition
They are not and should not be viewed as a system of rules and structures, but as a living sociocultural expression.
-Language is situated within cultural traditions, expressed in Literature, Films, TV
Non-Verbal communication such as gestures and facial expressions are part of languages as well.
Teaching Culture facilitates tailoring language and adapting according to the audience/listener
Teaching Culture stimulates student’s interests in language
Teaching a foreign culture brings awareness of our own culture

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