Paper Topic:

Enculturation

DIFFERENT CULTURES LEARNING STYLES

Introduction

The word culture has been derived from the Latin word cultura ' which means to cultivate (Online Etymology Dictionary , 2009 . Generally it refers to the manners , norms , values , knowledge , attitudes , art , habits and behavioral practices that are and chosen as ideal by majority of the people of the society . With the encroachment and progress in the hi-tech world of today , different cultures across the globe have rapidly undergone the process of acculturation . Thus learning of diverse cultures around the globe is not a big issue . There

are various styles by which one can easily get versed with the multitude of cultures . Some of the styles are as follows

Worldly classroom set up

If we have a look at different traditional classrooms of different countries , as well as different classrooms in various cities within one country we will witness that a number of similarities and differences exist . There are some common factors like discipline , teaching atmosphere , syllabus , curriculum , learning , traditional teaching tools and classroom sitting style that are common to all classrooms in any part of the world . The difference comes in the degree of effectiveness in teaching , learning , resource input , extra facilities like heating and cooling system , comfortable sitting arrangements and provision of latest technology etc . These factors definitely contribute to creating differences in the scale of learning among the students

Traditional Classrooms around the world

Another very popular and effective style of learning culture is the traditional classrooms around the world . Traditional classroom tends...

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