FOR BRITISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY 1. The features of the United Kingdom’s culture The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied‚ and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European state‚ and has many cultural links with its former colonies‚ particularly those that use the English language. The origins of the UK as a political union of formerly independent states has resulted in the preservation of distinctive cultures in each of the home nations. Britain’s culture and
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RESEARCH TOPIC “Impact of British culture on international students.” BACKGROUND Many international students are unfamiliar with the national cultural environments in which they are to spend their student life. Cultural differences may bring different ways of doing things that will affect all aspects of their life. Many international students are well aware and respect other people’s cultures and beliefs. There are some who take time to adapt to the new environment. This research has
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WE tend to forget that our lifestyle and mindset have largely been influenced by our colonial past. The British influence has changed the way we look at ourselves and has stripped us of a confidence that comes naturally to a people belonging to an ancient and great civilisation. Colonisation coerces people from subordinated culture to denigrate themselves. A kind of a virtual reality is created to expedite this attitude of self-hate among the native population. An alternate reality is created
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Should a British person bother learning any language other than English? English is said to be the most common and used language on Earth. People from all over the world use it to communicate with individuals from other countries. Moreover‚ in almost all of the European schools English is the mandatory first language. This brings us to the question: What about the English native speakers? Is there any need for them to study other foreign languages? According to a recent survey in the UK‚ an overwhelming
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Immigration and the American Culture Immigration always has been controversial in the United States. More than two centuries ago‚ Benjamin Franklin worried that too many German immigrants would swamp America’s predominantly British culture. In the mid-1800s‚ Irish immigrants were scorned as lazy drunks‚ not to mention Roman Catholics. At the turn of the century a wave of "new immigrants" — Poles‚ Italians‚ Russian Jews — were believed to be too different ever to assimilate into American life
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Opera‚ is a first class culture and a perfect composition of music‚ art and drama‚ and the greatest and most elegant art that British people own(Jefferson‚ 1976). Because the status of opera is changing‚ opera is becoming a characteristic of cultural life that opens to public. In recent years‚ watching opera has become popular entertainment activity for the leisure time of people in the UK(Storey‚ 2000). According to Jefferson‚ one factor of opera which attracts british people is its ability to
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us used to think that there is just one important difference between British and American culture‚ that is accent of English language. However‚ experience of the american exchange students shows that is not true.There are a lot of others cultural‚ social and economical aspects differing USA and Great Britain‚ but still they have got some things in common‚ probably because English culture used to be considered as mother- culture for American. I would like to start with such an interesting and modern
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the American and the British has influenced Australia a lot during the 1950s. America‚ however‚ influenced them in more ways than the British. After the WWII‚ Australia was more dependent on the United States than Britain‚ therefore‚ their attachment grew stronger. America became Australia’s largest trading partner and was dominated by American music‚ dance‚ movies‚ tv programs and foods. Australia was so influenced by the American culture‚ that it is said that none of our culture belong to us and instead
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Language and Culture One’s culture affects almost all of one’s communication behaviors. I discovered an article written by Margaret Cote‚ “Language Reflects Culture‚” that reveals many of the differences between the Saulteaux language and the English language. Margaret Cote states‚ “Language determines the way a person views the world.” She describes how Indian people view things around them differently then English speaking people do. Margaret Cote says that she views the world around her in
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Can language be used as a political instrument? Language is a system of signs and meanings that usually shared by a community of people. There is no doubt that language is very important and necessary in the society. Language offers people the means for interaction and to depict ‘people‚ places and things’. (Butt and David‚ 1986) Edward Sapir (1884–1939)‚an American linguist and anthropologist‚ was the first one who proposed the idea that the power of language can influence culture and thinkings
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