Tasks in Cultural Linguistics Task 1

Types of cultural markers	Symbolsand images in the Uzbek culture
Symbolsand images in the British culture
Social	Оқсуяк, хўжа	white collar (белый воротничок) blue collar (чернорабочий)
Appearance
Behavior
Etiquette
Kinesthetic
Moral
Intellectual
Age

Task 4.


Choose ANY text in the English language and analyzelinguistic means, representing national world picture

• 
  cultural values and concepts and the means of their verbalization
  
• 
  national-specific vocabulary
  
• 
  idioms and expressions, proverbs
  
• 
  stylistic devices, images and symbols
  

Recommended texts:
The Nightingale and the Rose (O.Wilde)
The Duel (O’Henry)
The Lion’s skin (S.Maugham)
The Outstation (S. Maugham)
England, my England (D.H. Lowrence)
The Garden-Party (K. Mansfield)
Happy Prince (O.Wilde)

Task 5.


Designing a seminar in Modern Linguistics
(Cognitive, Cultural, Pragmatics)
Step 1. Choose any topic from the list of seminars in Cultural Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics or Pragmatics


Step 2. Design a seminar-class in Cultural Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics or Pragmatics


PS.:Below is the sample of the seminar and activities.It is just sample!You should add other types of activities up to your preferences taking into consideration the topic of the seminar (quiz, matching, brainstorming, case-study, translation activities, fragments from text provided with clear instructions or activities, crosswords, comparisons with Uzbek, etc.).Be creative and do not plagiarize!
Sample of the Seminar in
High-context and low-context cultures


The aim of the lesson: to enlarge students’ knowledge on high-context and low-context cultures, to identify their peculiar features
The objectives of the lesson: This lesson familiarizes with the peculiarities of low-context and high-context types of cultures and the ways of dimension in this framework, as well as develops students’ professional skills.


Learning outcomes: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify low-context and high context types of cultures and make an inquiry using presented parameters as well as understand the communicative style and behavior of the low-context culture.