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 Knowing the values, norms, and beliefs of America from the film Bird of Preys but before knowing what value we get in the film, here is a synopsis of the film Bird of Preys. The film Birds of Prey tells the story of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) who recently broke up with the Joker. He wanted to move on and end all dependence on the Joker. Everything was triggered by people around who looked down on him, unable to live without the Joker. Harley also tried to move on and raise a hyena and named him Bruce. However, the news of her breaking up with the Joker backfired on her. Old enemies and ranks of people the Joker had hurt and started targeting him. Roman Sionis / Black Mask (Ewan McGregor), the club owner hears the news of Harley's break up with the Joker. Harley initially asks Roman for help to protect her from her old enemies. Unfortunately, Roman wants Harley to die. Not running out of wits, Harley also volunteered to work with Roman. Just when Roman is having trouble finding a...

GENERAL AMERICAN VALUES The most common thing we should know in America is that the values differ inversely from Indonesia. values in America consist of  Freedom = The American understanding of freedom was shaped by the Founding Fathers' belief that all people are equal and that the role of government is to protect the basic inalienable rights of everyone. The US Constitution Bill guarantees individual rights, including provisions for speech, press, and religion. Individualism = they consider themselves independent individuals and are in their own control Punctuality = Punctuality is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously designated time.  Volunteerism = Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity and is intended to promote the good or improve the quality of human life, which in return results in feelings of self-worth and respect, but no financial gain. Equality = The Decla...

                            It is important for language teachers to learn about the culture of the people  who  use  the  language.  By  understanding  the  culture,  it  will  be easier for the language teachers to understand the language  and to teach the language to their students. Some materials are easier to be explained by  relating  them  to  culture.  Some  experts  believe  that  it  is  better  to  use the students‟ cultural context when teaching a foreign language. They believe  that  it is easier  for the  students to learn  the language  when they are  familiar  with  the  context.  Others  believe  that  it  is  better  to  use  the target language cultural context so that they can learn...

This time this blog will discuss the relationship between language and culture, first the understanding of language and culture itself, among others: Language is an expression that has the intention of conveying something to other people. Something that was meant by the speaker can be understood and understood by the listener or the interlocutor through the language expressed. Okay, now let us start with our basic knowledge of culture. People usually relate culture with traditional dancing, traditional ceremonies, and arts. and a cultural understanding based on Gurito stated that: Culture indicates all aspects that members of a group share together. Children learn ways of doing things, ways of talking, smiling, laughing, liking, and disliking things. Culture determines people's action, their social relationship, and their morality (Gurito, 2003: p 1). Those are the most common representation of culture. If we look back to Gurito‟s definition, we can see that there are other kinds o...

  UKI-TESOL ASIA INTERNASIONAL CONFERENCE      The 1st AEJ-UKI SLA Research Conference was held on 23-25 April 2021 by the Indonesian Christian University. This event lasts for three days, namely on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on online virtual Zoom. The event was attended by the Chancellor, UKI lecturers, students from various lecturers outside UKI, and also international invited guests. with the theme  " English SLA in the Asian context and culture post covid 19", the conference will bring together English language professionals from around the world to share, learn, and further English language teaching and research. On the first day, Friday 23 April 2021, the conference was opened by Mr. Dhaniswara as the Chancellor of the Christian University of Indonesia. After this event was opened by the Chancellor of the Christian University of Indonesia, various remarks from committee representatives and especially the Head of the English Education Study Program by Mr....

      Africa is the second-largest and most populous continent in the world, after Asia. About 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) includes adjacent islands, covering 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people in 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. The geographical location of the African continent is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean and is located south of the European Continent.  This continent includes Madagascar and various islands. It contains 54 facto-declared sovereign states (states), eight territories, and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area, and Nigeria is the country with the largest population. African countries work together through the African Union Prescription, which is headquartered in Addis Ababa. The language spoken on the African continent is Swahili, while another language is...