Stage 2 guidelines for writing: Cultural framework

Here is a cultural framework objective for Stage 2 for writing:

To use terms of reference which will be understood by members of the society

Here are some cultural framework strategies for Stage 2 guidelines for writing:

• Analysis

  Look at items in your Text Portfolio (see techniques below) to see what they tell you about the sociocultural themes listed below, such as social relations, daily life, values, and beliefs.

• Practice

  Write a letter or essay using the items you analyzed as a model. Try to make appropriate allusions or indirect references. Ask a language associate (LA) to read it and to tell you what he or she thinks you were talking about and where you were unclear or inappropriate.

• Selective attention

  Pay special attention to the way the people express emotions, accomplishments, or dissatisfaction with a situation or person. Also note other areas of diversity. Keep trying to conform your style to that standard, not your ingrained home cultural style.

Here are some cultural framework techniques for Stage 2 guidelines for writing:

The Text Portfolio technique

• The Ethnographic Interview technique

Here are some cultural framework activities for Stage 2 guidelines for writing:

• Find out more about the culture through listening and reading, so you can use cultural categories and ways of expression in your writing.

• Use writing for everyday tasks.

  Get educated native speakers to correct you and give you feedback.

• Sociocultural themes: Environment
• Sociocultural themes: Daily life
• Sociocultural themes: Social relations
• Sociocultural themes: Values and beliefs

Sociocultural themes: Life cycle passages

• Generic module: Stage 2 guidelines for writing: Cultural framework
• In overview module: Stage 2: Writing modules
• In modular book: Guidelines for a Language and Culture Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In document collection: Other Resources
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

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