Language and culture Prof. Isora Enríquez O´Farrill, PhD

The lesson looks at… Cultural aspects of English speaking countries. Strategies to understand written information Strategies to understand written information Language forms to speak about cultural issues related to a country

English speaking countries in Asia Country English Speaking Population India 1,143,540,000 India 1,143,540,000 Pakistan 165,449,000 Pakistan 165,449,000 Philippines 90,457,200 Philippines 90,457,200 Hong Kong 6,985,200 Hong Kong 6,985,200 Jordan 6,407,058 Singapore 4,839,400

Viewing task 1 What does the video clip reflect?

Do you recognize these people?

Mathama Ghandi “The strength to kill is not essential for self-defence; one ought to have the strength to die.”

Jawaharlal Nehru “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” “Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.” “Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.”

Indira Ghandi “Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” “Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” “People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.”

Mother Teresa “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” “What we need is to love without getting tired.”

Rabindranath Tagore Tagore’s poetry was influenced by traditional Indian poetry. For example, his early poetry was especially influenced by the devotional Indian poets of Ramprasad and Kabir. Tagore’s poetry was influenced by traditional Indian poetry. For example, his early poetry was especially influenced by the devotional Indian poets of Ramprasad and Kabir.

The unity of nature in Tagore´s poetry. “He longed to be the wind and blow through your rustling branches, to be your shadow and lengthen with the day on the water, to be a bird and perch on your topmost twig, and to float like those ducks among the weeds and shadows.” “He longed to be the wind and blow through your rustling branches, to be your shadow and lengthen with the day on the water, to be a bird and perch on your topmost twig, and to float like those ducks among the weeds and shadows.”

Video task 2 Watch the video clip and listen to the text to : - Select the topic sentence mentioned. a. ____ India has a rich biodiversity. b.____India has some of the world's most biodiverse regions.

Indian fauna India has some of the world's most biodiverse regions. There is a wide range of ecozones—desert, high mountains, highlands, tropical and temperate forests, swamplands, plains, grasslands, rivers. It hosts three biodiversity hot spots: the Western Ghats, the Eastern Himalayas, and the hilly ranges that straddle the India-Myanmar border.

Indian fauna India is home to several well known large mammals including the Asian elephant, Bengal tiger, Asian lion, leopard and Indian rhinoceros. Some of these animals are engrained in culture, often being associated with deities.

The Flora of India is one of the richest of the world due to a wide range of climate, topology and environments in the country. Due to the wide range of climatic conditions, India holds rich variety of flora that no other country can boast of. It occupies tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia. Since ancient times, use of plants as a source of medicines has been part of life in India. There are more than 3000 officially documented plants in India that hold great medicinal potential.

Lotus, the national flower of India

Indian fauna India has some of the world's most biodiverse regions. There is a wide range of ecozones, such as desert, high mountains and rivers. It hosts three biodiversity hot spots.The Eastern Himalayas is one of them. Summarizing the text

Video task 3: What animals are mentioned in the video clip?

Indian fauna India is home to several well known large mammals including the Asian elephant, Bengal tiger, Asian lion, leopard and Indian rhinoceros. Some of these animals are engrained in culture, often associated with deities.

India holds rich variety of flora that no other country can boost of. It occupies tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia. Since ancient times, the use of plants as a source of medicines has been part of life in India. India holds rich variety of flora that no other country can boost of. It occupies tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia. Since ancient times, the use of plants as a source of medicines has been part of life in India.

What cultural monument does the video refer to? Video task 4:

Read the text and select: describing words/phrases the expression that means en memoria de… an expression which emphasizes the action not its doer

The Taj Mahal From Persian /Urdu its means "crown of buildings“. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love. Its style combines elements from Persian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles.

Indian costumes India has been known to have wonderful dresses and costumes. The diversity of the Indian states has give rise to a wide range of costumes. Traditional costumes in India vary widely depending on the climate and natural fibers grown in a region.

Indian clothing and costumes Salwar/shalwar Sari/saree

Kurta

Video task 5: What’s the name of the costume in the video clip?

Indian proverbs “If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile.” “For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required.” “Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water.”

Indian English After Hindi English is the most commonly spoken language in India. But usually Indians mingle English with Indian languages. After Hindi English is the most commonly spoken language in India. But usually Indians mingle English with Indian languages. References: -Wikipedia - Features of English language In Knowledgeable

Indian English “What is your good name ?”- a polite way of asking someone’s name. “Today morning” – this morning “Yesterday night” – last night “general mai” (in general) “ek minute” (one minute) “ek minute” (one minute)

Many speakers do not differentiate between the vowel sounds / ɛ / (as in "dress") and /æ/ (as in ), except in cases such as /.Such a speaker might pronounce "tax" like the first syllable of "Texas"

When a long vowel is followed by "r", some speakers of Indian English usually use a monophthong, instead of the diphthong.Thus "fear" is pronounced [fir] instead of [fiə]. monophthong diphthongmonophthong diphthong

Indian English often uses strong vowels where other accents would have unstressed syllables or words. Thus "cottage" may be pronounced [k ɒ ted ʒ ] rather than [k ɒ təd ʒ ].

Standard Hindi and most other vernaculars (except Punjabi & Bengali) do not differentiate between /v/. Instead, many Indians use approximant [ ʋ ] for words with either sound, possibly in free variation with [v] and/or [w]. So wet and vet are homophones.

Use of [d] instead of [t] for the "-ed" ending of the past tense after voiceless consonants, for example "developed" may be [d ɛʋ ləpd] instead of RP /d ɪ v ɛ ləpt/. Use of [s] instead of [z] for the "-s" ending of the plural after voiced consonants, for example may be [d ɒɡ s] instead of [d ɒɡ z].

Where are you put up? means 'Where are you currently staying'?. Where do you stay?- 'Where do you live?' or 'Where's your house?'. to shift - to move (e.g. to shift from one apartment to another). "Out of station": "out of town". "pass out" is meant to graduate, as in "I passed out of the university in 1995".

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