World Englishes - Western Culture. Are There Many English Languages?
Today, there is not one English language but many Englishes: British, American, Australian, Indian, Hong Kong, African, Canadian, Pakistani, Singaporean and many others. A command of one of these Englishes is vitally important for everyone who wants to be part of the new, global way of life, in which computers and the Internet play a central role. Knowledge of English can bring educational advancement and economic improvement, and will empower people everywhere by opening up new opportunities and new ways of communicating. We are faced, in the twenty-first century, with a new world that demands an unprecedented level of communication skills from its citizens. It is obvious that more and more people will need guidance and education. British English (or UK English) is a collective term for the forms of English spoken in the British Isles.
American English was inherited from British colonization. Canada's two official languages are English and French. Public Holidays - Western Culture. Here is a list of public holidays observed in Australia.
In addition, there are a number of regional public holidays such as Melbourne Cup day - it is a public holiday only in the Melbourne metropolitan region. Cup Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual horse race. "The race that stops a nation", as it has been called, is for three-year-olds and over, and covers a distance of 3,200 metres. The race has been held on the first Tuesday in November since 1861 in Melbourne, Australia. In the past, such weightings were performed to theoretically give each horse an equal chance of winning the cup, but in recent years the rules have been adjusted to that of a "quality handicap" where superior horses are given less severe weight penalties than would be the case under pure handicap rules. New Year's Day is the first day of the year, in the Gregorian calendar.
Australia Day Australia Day is Australia's official national day, January 26. Australia Day is a national public holiday. Good Friday 1. British Life and Culture in the UK - Woodlands Junior School. Videos - Full Episodes. History of English - Western Culture. English Language as a Part of Western Culture and as a Tool of Cross-Cultural Communication Philip Durkin, Principal etymologist at the Oxford English Dictionary, chooses five events that shaped the English Language.
The Anglo-Saxon Settlement It's never easy to pinpoint exactly when a specific language began, but in the case of English we can at least say that there is little sense in speaking of the English language as a separate entity before the Anglo-Saxons came to . Little is known of this period with any certainty, but we do know that Germanic invaders came and settled in from the north-western coastline of continental in the fifth and sixth centuries. The invaders all spoke a language that was Germanic (related to what emerged as Dutch, Frisian, German and the Scandinavian languages, and to Gothic), but we'll probably never know how different their speech was from that of their continental neighbours. The Scandinavian Settlements The next invaders were the Norsemen. Standardization. Apprendre les langues avec les quizz bab. Etiquette - Western Culture. What is Etiquette?
Etiquette is the code that governs the expectations of social behavior and the conventional norm. Etiquette is an unwritten code, which evolves from written rules, for the Greek equivalent of "etiquette" is protocol, the written formula for ceremonial. It usually reflects a theory of conduct that society or tradition has invested heavily in. Like "culture", it is a word that has gradually grown plural, especially in a multi-ethnic society with many clashing expectations. Thus, it is now possible to refer to "an etiquette" or "a culture", realizing that these may not be universal. Etiquette originated in the French royal court during the 1600-1700's. In the West, the notion of etiquette, being of French origin and arising from practices at the court of Louis XIV, is occasionally disparaged as old-fashioned or elite, a code concerned only with "which fork to use". Basic Table Manners in Western Culture Manners in every country are different. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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Dilios' Battle Call at Plataea [VIDEO + DIGITALLY ENHANCED AUDIO!] A Beautiful Mind John Nash: 1994 Nobel Prize Acceptance Address [VIDEO + DIGITALLY ENHANCED AUDIO!] Abe Lincoln in Illinois Lincoln-Douglas Debate [DIGITALLY ENHANCED AUDIO!] Adam's Rib Doris Attinger Testifies on Husband's Murder [VIDEO + DIGITALLY ENHANCED AUDIO!] Amanda Bonner Delivers Closing Arguments [VIDEO + DIGITALLY ENHANCED AUDIO!] A Few Good Men Colonel Nathan R. Air Force One President Marshall Delivers Surprise Anti-Terrorism Speech in Moscow [VIDEO + DIGITALLY ENHANCED AUDIO!] Primary Sources from the National Humanities Center.