culture

rules that a group of people follow

stereotyping
over simplification of a group of people
positive stereotyping
happens when it is used to integrate a culture
negative stereotyping
happens when information is limited or innacurate it creates biased attitudes
effect of positive attitude toward a language
facilitates learning
acculturation
process of adapting to a new culture
Culture acquisition stages
excitement, culture shock, recovery, assimilation or adaptation
anomie
feelings of social uncertainty or dissatisfaction
social distance
refers to the cognitive and affective proximity of two cultures that come into contact within
an individual
parameters of social distance
dominance, integration, cohesiveness, congruence,permanence
dominance
describes how much more dominant is one culture over another
integration
describes the degree of assimilation or adaptation of an individual or group
cohesiveness
describes if the learner of L2 is part of a cohesive group and looks at the number of people
in this group.
congruence
describes the degree of similarity between two cultures
permanence
describes the intended length of stay of the L2 learner or learners in the target language area