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WHAT IS CULTURE?

Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.


According to The Center for Advance Research on Language Acquistion, CULTURE is shared patterns of behaviours and interactions, cognitive constructs and understand that are learned by socialization. Thus, it can be seen as the growth of a group identity fosterd by social patterns unique to the group.

New words:
- cognitive construct: cấu trúc nhận thức
- socialization: xã hội hóa
- characteristic: đặc tính, nét đặc trưng
- acquistion (n) the learning or developing of a skill, habit or ability.
- identity (n): bản sắc
- foster (v): nuôi dưỡng, bồi dưỡng

New words:
-Code = system
- manner (n): quy tắc (table manners)
- ritual (n): nghi lễ 
- dress(n): trang phục
- Norm (n): định mức, quy tắc
- principle (n): nguyên tắc, nguồn gốc căn bản.
- conduct (v): quản lý, điều khiển, hướng dẫn.
- ethic(n) đạo đức học



JAPANESE CULTURE



Nguồn: ThisIsAmericaTV

SUMMARISE: 

1. What was Tokyo named?
2. What fields does Dennis Wholey  refer to in the Japan's plans?
3. What can we explore through the video?
4. What can we learn about 3 destinations?

New words: 
-revitalize (v): đem lại sức sống mới, đưa sức sống mới vào (cái gì), tái sinh.
-intriguing (adj): hấp dẫn, gợi thích thú, kích thích sự tò mò, làm say đắm
-facet (n): khía cạnh (vấn đề)




















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