Part C Concepts Map
Japanese
Language
Japanese
Family Life
Parents
Extended Family
Holidays
ObonLabour Thanksgiving Day
Emperor’s Birthday
African American
Language
Ebonics
Creole
Family Life
Parents
Extended Family
Holidays
Black History Month and Martin Luther King Day
Kwanzaa
South central Lower Michigan is mostly white middle class. The most dominant sub cultures are Japanese and African American. Jackson County has a population of 89% whites, 8% African American and 2.5% Asian. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011) It is important for a teacher have an understanding of the prominent sub cultures in their area. Failure to recognize the sub cultures and their specific customs can be offensive and reduce the teacher’s …show more content…
The gates to the Imperial Palace are open to the public. There are only two days per year that the inner grounds of the Imperial Palace are open to the public. The date, currently December 23, is determined by the actual birthday of the reigning Emperor. December 23 is the birthday of Emperor Akihito. (Fujitani, 1966)
African American
Language is how we communicate. Most cultures maintain their own language. In the case of African Americans, their languages are English based.
Ebonics is also known as Black English. It is believed that the language was formed in the south during the slave trades. There is also an element of the Caribbean in the language. One of the strongest differences in Ebonics and Standard English is the “th” sound. In Ebonics, these consonant sounds as “d”. Them is dem, they sound like dey. The other main difference is that “I” and “e” maintain similar sounds (Perry, 1996)
Creole is another language. This is also known as broken English. The roots of this language are from the Caribbean. This is used primarily in the southern states. The primary difference between this and English is the pronunciation of the words CITATION Dal91 \l 1033 (Dalphinis, 1991).