
What is Cultural Literacy??: The KEY to Becoming Fluent in English!!
Thinking in English
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The Difference Between Japanese and English Languages
In languages across the world, there are assumptions and features that reflect gender, roles, idioms based on things from the country or region. There is a high chance that your country, your culture and your language differ from english. More difficult than just culturally specific vocabulary are the values and customs required to communicate effectively in a foreign language. In some societies, culture and language are even more obviously tied together. I have included all of these different examples of language features, the highligh how important cultural knowledge is.
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