3. Culture and history and language norms while studying foreign languages

Keywords: studying language, culture and history, language norms, big-C Culture, small-c culture

References: Bednarek 2012, Bouzek 2008, Lustig – Koester 2010, Corbett – Thornbury 2010, Kostková 2012

Explain the terms big-C Culture and small-c culture. Provide examples of cultural phenomena. Which phenomena are discussed the most in the field of teaching foreign languages, in your opinion?

Explain the term culture and history and langauge norms in the context of studying foreign languages. Provide examples.

Think of a language you are familiar with and make a list of culture and history and langauge norms a student studying a foreign language should know if:

1)      They intend to travel abroad as a tourist using level B1.

2)      They intend to study abroad at a university or work abroad using level B2 or above.