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Cultural Insights Table 
Cultural Insights Table
Rubric Code: H22BB2
By skilpatrick
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
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Powered by iRubric Cultural Insights
Chart compares 5 different cultures.
  Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Interview with Amela Veselinovic

(N/A)

Dominican Republic

Interview with Juana hernandez

(N/A)

Vietnam

Information from www.vietspring.org/index-html

(N/A)

Korea

Interview with Linda Meung

(N/A)

India

Interview with Indira Iyer

(N/A)

Primary Language

Primary Language Identified as well as secondary languages
Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Primary language was Serbo-Croatian, now Bosnian. Learned Russian in school. Learned German while living in Germany. Moved to US 6 years ago.
Dominican Republic

Spanish
Vietnam

Vietnamese
Korea

Korean
India

Tamil though primary language in India is Hindi
Gender Roles

Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Depends on the family. Women raise the children. Men are to work.
Dominican Republic

Matriarchal. Women make more of the decisions. Men are more relaxed.
Vietnam

Patriarchal. Father has absolute rights over all family matters.
Korea

Patriarchal. Men are to work and women are to be in the home. Home is a reflection of self.
India

Patriarchal. Men are the decision makers and the disciplinarians.
Age

Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Great respect for the elderly. Appreciation felt and expressed for grandparents.
Dominican Republic

Adults are to be respected at all times.
Vietnam

Elderly respected and cared for. Elderly never live alone or in nursing homes. Eldest son cares for parents throughout their life.
Korea

Respect for elderly. Elderly live with family members and are always cared for.
India

Grandparents highly valued and respected.
Social Values

Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Important to own expensive cars, expensive clothes, and an expensive house. This signifies achievement and wealth.
Dominican Republic

Important to own cows and to have a home.
Vietnam

A good name is valued over material possessions. Education sought after and respected. An educated man will be respected over a wealthy man.
Korea

Very important to have harmony. Family is important.
India

Important to have many children, to be educated and to own a home.
Family Structure

Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Family is extended. Married children live with husband's parents.
Dominican Republic

Family is nuclear
Vietnam

Family is extended and close including husband's parents and married son's family.
Korea

Family is extended. Other extended family members try to live very close to all family members.
India

Family is extended and multi-generational. Grandparents often live with married children.
Education

Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Education is important. Both genders encouraged to go to college. Training for vocation begins at high school. Interviewed subject attended mechanical school.
Dominican Republic

If parent is educated they will encourage education. Richer families able to pay for children to go to school. Lower income families encourage work.
Vietnam

Education is sought after. Men encouraged to become educated more than women. Education is a way to advance family standing.
Korea

Education important when young but as you get older considered not necessary, especially if you are female.
India

Education has been stressed as important for men but now is changing to include women too.
English Acquisition

Ex-yugoslavia/Bosnia

Was exposed to English early through television. Feels that German and English are very similar and this confuses her. Struggles to translate language in her mind to communicate.
Dominican Republic

Came to US when 11 years old. Spent 3 years in Bilingual classes. Still struggles to translate Spanish to English in her mind in order to communicate.
Vietnam

Transition to English difficult. Americans are more relaxed and verbal. Vietnamese are silent which is an expression of respect. Addressing someone by name is disrespectful.
Korea

Difficult to understand American accent.
India

Began learning English at age 5 in kindergarten in India. Still struggles to understand English accent.




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