...Haitian Creole Haitian Creole (HC) is a language that is derived from French and West African. It is one of the two national languages of Haiti; however, it was not recognized as such until 1987 (Etienne, 2005). Prior to 1987, the only national language of Haiti was French even though only about 10-15% of the Haitian population speaks French while 90-95% speak HC. This late acceptance date of HC as a national language is possibly due to the attitudes and feelings towards HC. Etienne (2005) studied the attitudes and feelings towards the two languages. Her research supports that Haitians felt it was a privilege to speak French and, if a person can speak French they have a higher status than a person who cannot. HC is taught in the home...
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...French Values and the European Union The development of France as a nation and the French identity has been a complicated and gradual process. Though it is true that France is a country in Western Europe and its inhabitants speak French, there is much more to the definition of France as a nation, society, or culture. France began its development by becoming a civilization, something directly opposed to "barbarism" and, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, "the action or proves of civilizing or of being civilized; a developed or advanced state of human society." France then began to develop into a nation, or a modern political institution. Many of its national values are based on Enlightenment philosophers, who said that "governments should be reflections of the governed, of the people" (Lesson 1). Just as France does, every nation has a history, or "origin story," that describes how it originated and what type of being belongs in the French nation. After the Gauls, Roman Empire, and German invasion, the French Revolution finally brought about three values that define the French nation: liberté, fraternité, and égalité (liberty, brotherhood, and equality). The following two articles will show how these values and others, such as French exceptionalism and separatism, affect the French attitude towards the European Union. The first article summarizes France's response to a request from the European Commission for information about its recent Roma expulsions. According...
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...present time period. * I take the train to the office. * The train to Berlin leaves every hour. * John sleeps eight hours every night during the week. 2. For facts. * The President of The USA lives in The White House. * A dog has four legs. * We come from Switzerland. 3. For habits. * I get up early every day. * Carol brushes her teeth twice a day. * They travel to their country house every weekend. 4. For things that are always / generally true. * It rains a lot in winter. * The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace. * They speak English at work. Verb Conjugation & Spelling We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO). In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person. Subject | Verb | The Rest of the sentence | I / you / we / they | speak / learn | English at home | he / she / it | speaks / learns | English at home | The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb: 1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person. * go – goes * catch – catches * wash – washes * kiss – kisses * fix – fixes * buzz – buzzes 2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES. * marry – marries * study – studies * carry – carries * worry – worries NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S. * play – plays * enjoy – enjoys ...
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...attended his trial and heard the defense, which was that he was less than a man. He was compared to a hog, and it crushed her. She and her good friend, Lou, asked Grant Wiggins, Lou’s nephew, to teach Jefferson how to be a man. Grant Wiggins is the main character, and as he is teaching Jefferson, he becomes the student. He becomes less narcissistic when he teaches Jefferson, especially when he dies so nobly. I like that he changes in the story, but he doesn’t change entirely. It made him lose faith in society. People don’t change overnight, even when you go through life experiences. But in Grant’s case, the slight change he maid had an impact on his life. This spoke to me because it shows that the events of our lives can truly change who we are. Another reason I like this book is that it realistically reflects how African-Americans are treated, especially in the 1940s. The reason Jefferson received the death penalty was because he was African-American. We still see injustices like this today, such as the Ferguson Case, Trayvon Martin, or Michael Brown. A Lesson Before Dying took place before the civil rights movement, but still after the civil rights movement, not much has changed. The book was written after the civil rights movement, so the author wrote a story about how characters change, but our society hasn’t much. After reading A Lesson Before Dying, I asked myself if there any hope for the black community in America. We do have a black president after all, yet it seems like...
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...base form of the infinitive (without the TO). In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person. Subject | Verb | The Rest of the sentence | I / you / we / they | speak / learn | English at home | he / she / it | speaks / learns | English at home | The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb: 1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person. * go – goes * catch – catches * wash – washes * kiss – kisses * fix – fixes * buzz – buzzes 2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES. * marry – marries * study – studies * carry – carries * worry – worries NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S. * play – plays * enjoy – enjoys * say – says Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense To make a negative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.). * Affirmative: You speak French. Negative: You don't speak French. You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the subject is I, you, we or they. * Affirmative: He speaks German. Negative: He doesn't speak German. When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between the subject and the verb to make a negative sentence. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative...
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...CSM 104 Research Essay Why you should learn Spanish before you learn French? Speaking a new language helps you to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand. Because language simultaneously is defined by the world around us, learning another language opens one's mind to new ideas and new ways of looking at the world. While most of us can't hope to learn the languages of more than one or two cultures other than that of our own, those that we can learn help us to learn how other people learn and think. In North American, most people choose French and Spanish as their second or third language. Many people believe that Spanish is actually more useful than French, and obviously the foreign language most spoken and studied--by far--in the North America is Spanish. Compare with French, Spanish can offer a wealth of literature of Latin language, both modern and traditional. For example, when you are reading a Latin American websites, you may find that you could gain a sense of how other people think and fee if you know Spanish. As a matter of fact, both of the languages belong to the Latin group of languages. Hence, they show some similarities too. On the one hand, French is spoken by the country of France in the continent of Europe. On the other hand, Spanish is spoken in the country of Spain in the continent of Europe. However, French and Spanish are two languages that show enormous differences between them when it comes to the pronunciation...
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...Table of contents Tables of contents Executive summary Chapter1. Introduction 1.1. Importance of cultural awareness in globalization 1.2. Relationship between France and Indonesia Chapter2. Business culture for negotiation 2.1. Concept of business culture 2.1.1. Study of culture and national culture 2.1.2. Effect of national culture on business culture 2.1.3. Essence of business culture study in negotiation Chapter3. Business culture in France and Indonesia 3.1. Hofstede’s dimensions of culture 3.1.1. French national culture according to Hofstede 3.1.2. Indonesian national culture according to Hofstede 3.2 Business culture in France 3.3. Business culture in Indonesia Chapter4. Conclusion and recomendation Appendix Reference 1 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 21 1 List of figures: 1. Figure 1 France and Indonesia’s Hofstede scores in graph 20 2 Executive Summary This report firstly examines how actually national culture indirectly affects business culture and negotiation result. The topic about culture is raised knowing that globalization comes as trend that forces business people all over the world to interact and work together in order to survive and compete. To negotiate with people from very contrast background is not similar with business dealing between executives from the same culture. Lack of cultural awareness can fail business people from achieving their aims. Culture is very sensitive matter; an insult to culture not only will ruin...
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...ETUDE DE CAS Thai Polyester Company I. A. Identity of the French firm - This firm has a very big success in France: it’s one of the largest chemical groups in France. - The sector of activities is the following: basic chemicals, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, agro-chemicals and fibers). - This firm is used to deal with foreign partners: half of the turnover came from export and foreign subsidiaries especially with the northern hemisphere and Latin America. - The organization is not the best: the group gives autonomy to divisions which were separate legal corporate entities. - The new sector will be the following : manufacturing and marketing of polyester staples and threads I. B. Identity of the Thai firm by Mr Yipsoon - Mr Yipsoon knows very well the Chinese culture because he has Chinese origins. That could be a good point if the firm will have partnership with China in the future. - Mr Yipsoon is one of the few textile magnates in Thailand. He has a very big impact in Thailand in the world of the textile and he knows lot about that branch and the type of management in that branch. - He is used to deal with foreign partners and so he knows the culture of each one and so can deal with them more properly. - The group controls 40% of the Thai market. He has a big impact in this region. - He can not speak English. - He is a good manager. II. Problematic: Is that joint-venture...
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...Foreign Language Annals Á vol. 43, No. 1 27 Language-Learning Motivation During Short-Term Study Abroad: An Activity Theory Perspective Heather Willis Allen University of Miami Abstract: This study investigated the development of language-learning motivation during short-term study abroad (SA) for six intermediate-level students of French. Taking an activity theory perspective, findings demonstrated that one of two orientations motivated participants to study or continue studying French at the college level: linguistic motives or career-oriented motives. The choice to study abroad was seen as either a critical step to achieving fluency or a means of travel and cultural learning. Enhanced language-learning motivation emerged to varying degrees for participants with linguistically oriented motives for learning French who viewed SA as a languagelearning experience but not for participants with primarily pragmatic reasons for learning French and participating in SA. Implications of the study include the need for curricular intervention in student learning abroad. Key words: French, activity theory, learning motivation, second language learning, self-regulation, study abroad Introduction From the 1960s through the mid-1990s, research on study abroad (SA) largely supported the notion that it is an ideal means of learning a foreign language. Moreover, foreign language professionals often impart this view to students, typically based on their own successful if not life-transforming...
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...Case Study of Elizabeth Visits GPC’s French Subsidiary This is a period in history of corporate globalization and in today’s business environment the single leading obstacle to the success of any organization looking for global expansion is the lack of cross-cultural communication. Elizabeth Moreno is on an assignment to visit her company’s French subsidiary to study a problem, along side GPC’s French management, regarding a new drug on the market. Apparently, one of the new anti-allergy drugs they have created has been experiencing a stunted shelf life where “the product’s active ingredient is degrading sooner than the expiration date” (Deresky, 2011). Besides figuring out the chemical background behind the problem, Elizabeth is faced to deal with colleagues who have a different and unfamiliar cultural background than her own who may look at business and her chemical field from a very different perspective. GPC understands that there French managers distrusts technology when it comes to meetings and therefore have sent Elizabeth for a face-to-face meeting regarding the problem. She will have to work hard on and pay close attention to her verbal and non-verbal gestures when dealing within the subsidiary as to not offend anyone so that progress and creativity is not hindered. “When one interacts with people from very different backgrounds-- people who have been exposed to different historical and social development, who speak different languages and have different values, and...
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...pronunciation of certain words and phrases is correct, but once you are faced with a native speaker, you may find that you were wrong. Good pronunciation is a good habit you will want to make sure you keep. Why You Should Work On Pronunciation Pronunciation is extremely important when learning English as a second language. It is the pronunciation that allows you to communicate easily with others. More importantly, it allows others to understand you. It is vital that you listen to English speakers, whether that is an English speaking CD to go with a book, or in a classroom. There are lots of English words that are confusing unless you know how to pronounce them. Often, in English, there are words that sound similar, but are not spelt the same way. Also, there are many words that when you look at them, offer you no clues as to how to pronounce them. Related Reading... Look at the following words that may cause confusion: Cough/off – These words sound very similar, however, they are spelt completely different. Too/through/blue – These words also have similar pronunciation, but again, they are spelt differently. Though/through/cough/dough/bough – These words all have similar spellings. In contrast,...
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...This is my story: a precocious kindergartener of four, constantly going from French to English, trying to learn one language to communicate with the world, but having two languages in her head. It certainly raises daunting challenges for bilingual children in Elementary School, where basics in math and English are taught, where the alphabet and reading are expected to be assimilated, understood and applied at a rapid pace. Being raised bilingual can have its advantages and downsides. My mother read to me with English books that she would translate into French, and vice versa, and as I was looking at the words she was reading, I was confused. Reading was the part I struggled with the most. I could not put words together without intertwining them with French. It seemed so much harder for me to learn than for other children. I remember my mother’s eyes filling up with tears, as she was told by my first grade teacher that I had some learning...
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...How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands [July 8, 2013] Chapter 2. Phonology: A System of Sounds [00:15:53] So, phonology. Phonology is the system of sounds that languages have. There's a subset. There's a list, a finite list, of possible sounds that language can use. I'm going to put aside for the moment the question of sign languages and how they work. I'm going to talk about them in a little bit. The idea is that English has about forty of these phonemes. So, if you're a native monolingual speaker of English you hear speech and each sound you hear is categorized as falling into one of those forty morphemes — sorry, phonemes. So, for example, English has a phoneme of "lu," "l," and a phoneme of "r." And so, an English speaker can hear the difference between "lip" and "rip" and that corresponds to two different words in English. Other languages don't have that distinction and so those distinctions are very difficult for non-native English speakers to learn. So, part of what goes on when you learn, is you have to learn the language — the phonemes that your language has. Another part of the problem of learning language is you have to figure out what the boundaries are between the words. You have to use sound signals to figure out the boundaries between the words. Now that — If the only language you've ever heard is English, that's going to seem like a really weird example of a problem because you're listening to me speak and in between each of my words...
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...assignment in France. The following information should provide insight into French culture, communication, and business etiquette, to improve both the training and the success of an expatriate being sent to France. I. France Overview France is one of many countries in the western part of Europe and has an estimated population of approximately 65 million people and continues to grow at about .5% each year (www.indexmundi.com). France is the largest Western European country and is approximately 4/5 the size of Texas (www.cyborlink.com). It is also one of twenty-seven countries that is a member of the European Union. Although France does not have an official religion, the majority of French people are Catholic (www.foreigntranslations.com). The country is bordered by six European nations, which include Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy to its east and Spain to its southwest. Not only does France border many countries, but it is also is bordered by the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel to its west and northwest respectively. Communication The primary language in France is French, but most people in business speak English as well (www.foreigntranslations.com). Language is important to the French, so you should try to make an effort to speak French or at least apologize for your lack of knowledge (www.foreigntranslations.com). French people may interrupt each other during a conversation, so do not take...
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...ASSIGNMENT LETTER Diploma Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management Higher Diploma in Accounting and Auditing 2016 SEMESTER (1) [BASIC MATHEMATICS ABM2411] DUE DATES | Assignment 1 | 14 March 2016 | Semester 1 andYear modules | Assignment 2 | 29 March 2016 | Only Semester 1 modules | Assignments Resubmissions | 18 April 2016 | All assignments of Semester 1 modules and assignment 1 of Year modules | Vacation School | 22 -24 March 2016 | All CODeL Programmes | CENTRE FOR OPEN, DISTANCE AND eLEARNING Open your mind 2016 Assignments Basic Mathematics - ABM2411 Dear Student, Welcome to the University of Namibia and to the Centre for Open, Distance and eLearning in particular. We hope your studies will be rewarded with success. We advise that you get all the relevant information and booklets available for distance students from your nearest UNAM centre (including the Student Letter for 2016 and the CODeL Student Handbook). These documents will provide advice on how to approach your studies and will guide you through your study materials as well as providing with useful administrative information. Study materials Your study guide is essentially your “teacher/lecturer”. However, in addition you are required to visit the library to consult prescribed books and recommended readings that are indicated in the study guide. You are also responsible to purchase any prescribed textbooks required for your course. Furthermore, you are...
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