Assignment
CLEARLY identify which choice best answers the following questions. Either highlight your answer or clearly indicate the LETTER of your choice.
This assignment has 10 questions and is worth 15 points.
1. Language is
a. not a factor in forming and expressing one's identity.
b. a system of integrated beliefs and values that work in combination to provide a coherent model for perceiving the world.
c. a set of symbols that a cultural group has agreed to use to create meaning.
d. decreasing in importance as a result of globalization and immigration.
2. Branding and argot are examples of
a. language variations.
b. modern communication technology that enables people around the world to interact.
c. symbol systems.
d. None of the above
3. Symbiosis refers to
a. symbolic writing
b. speech rate
c. vocabulary
d. the interdependent relationship between language and culture
4. According to chapter 6, which choice below identifies considerations one should attend to in order to reduce the potential for miscommunication?
a. Stereotypes and prejudices
b. Feedback and checking
c. Accent and dialect
d. None of the above
5. Corporate brands and logos are often understood across cultures irrespective of language.
a. True
b. False
6. Cultural differences in intercultural marriages poses potential problems in which areas?
a. Choice of language for couple and children
b. Gender-role expectations and emotional display
c. Conflict management
d. All of the above
7. In a professional context, a translator works with
a. oral communication.
b. written text.
c. signed messages.
d. changing messages, either written, oral, or signed, from one language to another.
8. Where titles are a part of daily life is an example of
a. low power distance cultures.
b. high power distance cultures.
c. ethnocentric attitudes.
d. competitive nature.
9. Functions of language include all of the following except
a. Communicative exchange
b. Unity
c. progress and change
d. Identity
10. Based on language, people can be categorized into the following groups:
a. Age
b. Gender
c. Socio-economic level
d. All of the above