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DP Extended Essay: Group 2: Language acquisition

Group 2: Language Acquisition

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Cultural Artifacts

CULTURAL ARTIFACTS

For 2(b), “cultural artifacts” include anything concrete or tangible that helps to give insight into the target culture and language, such as:

  • Written documents: newspapers, magazines, news headlines, articles, books, cartoons, adverts, leaflets, brochures or manifestos, laws or policies, historical documents or records.
  • Spoken documents: screenplays, radio or television programmes, song lyrics, interviews.
  • Visual documents: works of fine art, architecture (buildings, monuments, etc), films, stamps.
  • Cultural icons: fashion items and accessories (as a manifestation of culture), food items, dishes (as a manifestation of culture), brands (as a manifestation of culture).

The following do not qualify as cultural artifacts: political events (elections, referendums), historical events, social movements (eg riots), social issues (unemployment, immigration, racism, school violence, the role of women in country X, etc), towns or regions (“travel guide” essays), (minority) ethnic groups, media trends, styles of music, sports, traditions, institutions (school systems, political parties, etc) ("Language Acquisition").