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Teaching English to young learners is not merely a matter of setting them loose on a plethora of authentic language tasks in the classroom. To successfully teach young learners a second or foreign language requires specific skills and intuitions that differ from those appropriate for adult teaching.  Hi, today I will tell you about my experience teaching young students. At that time I was in the 2nd semester if it was seen that I was still unable to teach but there was a mandatory activity of one of the courses for the examination value. we were divided into several groups and different elementary schools, I happened to find them near the camps, namely sd 06. at that time I was teaching grade 1 sd. wherein fact grade 1 is not yet fluent in reading or anything else, even the previous teacher I saw was very patient in teaching them. In the past I taught citizenship where the children were studying, we taught very carefully, and to inspire them, I and my friend used snacks as gifts. t...

  Table manners are the rules of etiquette used when eating, which may also include the use of cutlery. Different cultures observe different rules for table manners. Each family or group sets its own standards on how strictly these rules should be followed.  People who  hasn‘t known and experienced table manner may find it complicated  because there are many etiquettes.  Meals are social events. The idea is not only enjoying  meals but also enjoying other‘s company. Table manners help us  to know how to eat with a good manner and keep us from  embarrassing ourselves such as how to eat tricky foods, what to  do when we want to excuse, etc. Table manners were designed to keep people from  scarfing food down like animals, so learn them before you eat  with others. One of the most important things to keep in mind is  that you should never call attention to yourself by blatantly  breaking the rules set by society.  Here ar...

  People‘s ideas about appropriate behavior for men and  women are deeply held and having been planted within them  from a very early age. People tend to believe strongly that their  own ideas on the subject are correct and other ideas are wrong or  somehow inferior. People‘s ideas about what is proper in male female relationships do not change easily.  Foreign visitors usually find that American pattern in the male-female relationships are different from the ones to which  they are accustomed. If they become involved with members of  the opposite sex, as lovers or friends, they are likely to have strong,  negative reactions. At the very least, they will be confused and  unsettled.  Besides this strongly-held idea about what is and is not  acceptable, there is another obstacle in understanding the men-female  relationships namely stereotype. People‘s stereotypes about gender  might become a great barrier in understan...

       Cultural conflict is a conflict between one culture and another that can cause a problem or conflict. Cultural conflicts not only cost material but also killed hundreds of people. A. The Cause of Cultural Conflict Cultural conflict occurs as a result of ethnocentrism, misinterpretation, and stereotypes. Ethnocentrism often entails the a belief that one's own race or ethnic group is the most important or that some or all aspects of its culture are superior to those of other groups. Within this ideology, individuals will judge other groupsin relation to their own particular ethnic group or culture,especially with concern to language, behavior, customs, and religion. Misinterpretation happens because people fail to interpret verbal and non-verbal communication correctly. As we know that non-verbal language is more difficult than verbal language because one culture to another has a different sign and meaning system. Stereotypes are generalizations of people groups...

       Nonverbal communication is a communication process in which the message conveyed does not use words.  Non-verbal communication is the process of communicating  through sending and receiving wordless messages. Non-verbal  communication can be divided into 4 parts namely body  language (kinesics), eye contact (oculistics), touch (haptics), body  distance (proxemics), paralanguage, and turn taking. A. Body Language (Kinesics) Body language is a significant aspect of modern  communications and relationships. Body language can be  defined as the conscious and unconscious movements and postures  by which attitudes and feelings are communicated. It  goes both ways:  Your own body language reveals your feelings and  meanings to others. Other people's body language reveals their feelings and  meanings to you.  Body language, and more technically the study of body  language, is also known as kinesics...

  The definition of culture shock is the trauma you experience when you move into a culture different from your home culture. Culture shock is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, or to a move between social environments, also a simple travel to another type of life.  The term "Culture Shock" was first introduced by Oberg (in Dayaksini, 2004) to describe the response that deep and negative feelings of depression, frustration, and disorientation that experienced by people living in a new cultural environment. This term expresses direction, feeling not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment, and not knowing what is not or appropriate. Culture Shock can occur in different environments. The thing it can affect individuals who experience displacement from one region to another within their own country to individuals who move to other countries (Dayaksini, 2004)...

       Intercultural communication is communication that occurs between people who have different cultures (can be racial, ethnic, or socio-economic, or a combination of all these differences. Culture is a way of life that develops and is embraced by a group of people and lasts from generation to generation). generation.      Communication has always been an important need of all societies. Since the time of our cave-dwelling ancestors, people have communicated in different ways. Neanderthals drew on cave walls, American Indians communicated using drums and smoke.        In war, soldiers use pigeons to communicate key secrets. Letters and telephones are the next steps in communication. Finally, in this century most of the communication process is done through the internet. Communication can be interpreted as an exchange of meaning. It involves sending and receiving information between sender and receiver. This happens not only throu...