Language and Culture Essay

(constantly) fills our thoughts. In modern culture, we have the ability to choose from a plethora of options, whether we feel more like (it is) Chinese or Italian food. In the western world, we are blessed with these options from (due to) the mass immigrations in past generations and the hybrid cuisines of new people coming in today. Although immigration has allowed us to be introduced to foreign cuisine, the foreign food we eat has adapted to the culture that it has found and (which leads to…

or more cultures? I identify with two different cultures, Mexican and American, that are constantly clashing in almost every aspect and have clashed throughout most of my life. This consistent clash has conflicted with my own identity. This creates complications growing up because identifying with more than one culture cannot be considered a codominant identification but rather, one is always dominant and the other is recessive. Growing up, the expectation of conforming to a specific culture or…

Over time, with the development of the field of speech language pathology, there have been a variety of findings on the cause and effects of test bias within children from multicultural population, therefore leading to the implementations and improvement of various educational legislations which effect how special services such as speech is provided to individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) populations. For example, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 has…

Dictionary.com is “revival or rebirth especially of culture and learning” (Dictionary.com, 2015). In my paper I will examine indigenous culture and its revival or rebirth by looking at what Indigenous Culture is, its origins, what it means to Aboriginal people and how it is being revived today in the current Australian society. I will start with a quote from Creative Spirits an Aboriginal website that to me shows the wonder of Aboriginal Culture. “The Aboriginal cultural heritage is a treasure…

Saving Indigenous Culture: A Priority of the Future Indigenous people face a difficult choice of whether to move and disappear to save their culture or assimilate into mainstream culture. Either way, their culture will change to adapt to the new situation they are forced into, risking their unique language and culture in the process. However, if outsiders could intervene and protect their culture, it would benefit the world greatly. To begin with, the Indigenous people have lived off the land…

Glops had unsuccessfully attempted to control this territory, either by diplomatic or violent means. It could be said that Linndsfort was an area of many languages, many cultures, many religions, and delicious food. Picture people talking to each other in Glopovite, being schooled in Auvidian and answering calls in Jil. The mixture of different cultures was what attracted people from all over the world to visit Linndsfort. However, the resources found there were what drew soldiers from all over…

Agreement • Indigenous people may agree with what has been said or asked during a conversation, despite that it may not reflect their beliefs on the issue. • Agreement was often used by Indigenous people who were raised under a government system to keep ‘out of trouble’. This communication style has continued on to the next generations. This is an example of what is known as ‘inter-generational’ trauma. • It is important to be aware of this communication style and take the time to allow for good…

can be sending the wrong message and possibly breaking already established rapport. There are more than 39% of people who speak another language in their homes. There are 21.9% of foreign-born people living in Riverside County ("Riverside County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau," n.d.). With almost half of Riverside county residents speaking another language and born in another country, it is critical to hire employees who are culturally fluent to help better serve the community.…

Intercultural negotiations The link between national cultures and negotiations is essential. Indeed, whether in business or in another field, to obtain the suited result, parties of any negotiation have to take into consideration the culture of the other one. According to Hofstede (“Cultures and organizations: Software of the Mind” (2010 edition)), negotiation process can be defined as “a common need for agreement because of an expected gain from such agreement”. In other words, the two or…

As Dr. Lilikala Kameʻeleihiwa discusses in Native Land and Foreign Desires, the European settlers introduced their customs and religious practices to the native Hawaiians and condemned the culture of the natives, which convinced them that the settlers were god-like beings (Kameʻeleihiwa, 192). As a result, the settlers were able to establish their credibility among the natives, which allowed them to gain their trust and exploit them for their…