093: Is culture important in language learning?
StoryLearning Podcast
English - April 01, 2016 19:34 - 12 minutes - 8.92 MB - ★★★★★ - 194 ratingsLanguage Learning Education Society & Culture entrepreneurship business leadership marketing entrepreneur health finance fitness interview investing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Thiago asks: "I'm learning Japanese. How important is it for me to learn the culture?"
In this episode:
Why language and culture are inextricably linked
Why you can't learn a language to a high level without familiarity with the culture
However, if basic communication is your main aim, you don't need to be culturally literate
You can get to a basic level of conversation in the language without knowing about the culture
Today's Featured Resource:
Does Language Influence Culture? - A fascinating article from the Wall Street Journal
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