What is Culture?

By Group 1 :
1. Della Puspita Sari (2221121023)
2. Nadiyya Anis Khairani (2223321034)
3. Nurmahyuni Siregar (2221121032)
4. Nurul Khaifah (2223321036)
5. Ririn Enzelina Simangunsong (2223121010)
The Key Topic of Material

The Definition of Culture

Some Key Characteristics

of Culture

Cross Cultural Understanding

in English Language Skills.
 Definition Of Culture
“The complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law,
morals, custom, and any other capabilities acquired by man as a
member of society”
Sir Edward B. Tylor (1832–1917)
Some key Characteristic of Culture
1. Culture Is Manisfeted at Different Layers of Depth
2. Culture Effects Behaviour and Interpretations of Behaviour
3. Culture can be Differentiated From Both Universal Human Nature and
Unique Individulal Personality
4. Culture Influences Biological Processes
5. Culture Is Associated With Social Groups
6. Culture is Both an Indivual Construct and a Construct
7. Culture is always both socially and psychologically distributed in a
group, and so the delineation of a culture's features will always be
fuzzy.
8. Culture has both universal (etic) and distinctive (emic) elements.
9. Culture is learned.
10. Culture is subject to gradual change.
11. The various parts of a culture are all, to some degree, interrelated .
12. Culture is a descriptive not an evaluative concept.
 Cross-Cultural Understanding in English
Language as a Foreign Language Student

01 ATTITUDES

02 KNOWLEDGE
03 SKILLS
 Cross-Cultural Understanding in English
Language as a Foreign Language Student

01 Erasmus+

Global Undergraduate Exchange Program

02 (UGRAD)

Indonesian International student Mobility

03 Award (IISMA)
Conclusion
Culture is complex, ever-changing, and influenced by many
factors. Understanding that culture is learned has a significant
impact, and is important in cross-cultural communication.

It is beneficial for us to continue to explore and

understand different aspects of culture.
Thank you!