Gazi Üniversitesi Çeviri ve Kültürel Çalışmalar

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

OUTLINE-VALUE ORIENTATION THEORY, Yunus Emre Özkan, Sibel Akbulut ve Alyaa Karim

1. Introduction
a. Background
b. Fundamentals of the Theory

2. The Theory
a. Types of Cultural Problems
b. The Value Orientation Framework
c. Applications of the Theory

3. Conclusion

4. References

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

CULTURE by Halime TOSUN & Pembe COŞKUNER

The presentation for the next class is about ;

· Culture is a pattern of learned, group-related perceptions – including both verbal and nonverbal language, attitudes, values, belief systems, disbelief systems and behaviours that are accepted and expected by an identity group (Singer, 1998:5)

· The essential features of culture

· Levels of culture

o Sub-culture

o National culture

o International Culture

· Types of Culture

o Popular Culture

o Counter Culture

o Alternative Culture

o High Culture

o Organizational Culture

· ‘‘Globalization stands for the overlapping of global and local factors.’’ (Ogura,2006:23)

· Intercultural communication is defined as situated communication between individuals or groups of different linguistic and cultural origins.

· Related Fields

o History

o Psychology

o Sociology

o Anthropology

“Culture is mix. Culture means a mix of things from other sources. And my town, Istanbul, was this kind of mix. Istanbul, in fact, and my work, is a testimony to the fact that East and West combine cultural gracefully, or sometimes in an anarchic way, came together, and that is what we should search for.”

Orhan Pamuk

The concept of the culture has been discussed and analysed in different aspects for many years. In this presentation, the term culture and the related subjects will be dealt in a comprehensive way.

Presenters

Halime Tosun/ Pembe Coşkuner

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Cultural Dimensions – Geert Hofstede by Leman DEMİRBAŞ & Tuğçe TAŞGİT

Cultural Dimensions – Geert Hofstede

1.Introduction

· Hofstede and his contribution to the cultural studies

· A framework of his theory on cultural dimensions

2. Dimensions:

· Power Distance Index: this dimension expresses the degree to which less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. The important question is how a society perceive social inequalities: do they accept hierarchical order among people or do they call for equality?

Ø Analysis of Saudi Arabia

Ø Analysis of Austria

Ø Analysis of Japan

Ø Analysis of Turkey

· Individualism: it expresses whether a society’s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “we.” It refers to the preferences of social ties in a society.

Ø Differences between individualism and collectivism

Ø Analysis of United States of America

Ø Analysis of Russia

Ø Analysis of Norway

Ø Analysis of Turkey

· Masculinity: Masculinity degree of this dimension stands for a preference for achievement, heroism, and material rewards for success. The fundamental question is if a society tends to be competitive or works in cooperation with all its individuals.

Ø Differences between masculinity ad femininity

Ø Analysis of United Kingdom

Ø Analysis of Sweden

Ø Analysis of Mexico

Ø Analysis of Turkey

· UncertaintyAvoidance Index: it shows how uncomfortable a society is with future uncertainty and ambiguity. It ultimately refers to man’search for Truth. It indicates to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either uncomfortable or comfortable in unstructured situation.

Ø Differences between Weak and Strong Uncertainty Avoidance Societies

Ø Analysis of United States

Ø Analysis of United Kingdom

Ø Analysis of Austria

Ø Analysis of Turkey

· Long Term Orientation: it reflects whether a society prefers to maintain its old traditions and norms or takes a more pragmatic approach. Every society has to maintain some links between its own past while dealing with the challenges of the present and the future. So cities prioritize these two existential goals differently.

Ø Typical opinions of people from Long Term Orientation Culture

Ø Typical opinions of people from Short Term Orientation Culture

Ø Analysis of United States

Ø Analysis of Russia

Ø Analysis of Canada

Ø Analysis of Turkey

· Indulgence: this dimension expresses whether a society allows free gratification of basic human drives or it regulates strict social norms. It is essentially a measure of happiness. Indulgence is defined as a society that allow relatively free gratification of basic and natural human desires related to enjoying life and having fun.

Ø Differences between Indulgence and Restrained Cultures

Ø Analysis of United States

Ø Analysis of United Kingdom

Ø Analysis of Germany

Ø Analysis of Turkey

3. The Iceberg Illusion: Edward T. Hall developed the iceberg analogy of culture. Hall reasoned that if culture is an iceberg, there are some aspects which are visible can be seen (above the water), and a larger aspect which is hidden beneath the surface (below the water).

Sunday, 11 October 2015

Öncelikle programımıza yeni katılan arakadaşlarımız; hoşgeldiniz.
Ödevleri, sunumları ve projeleri bloga yüklerken dikkat edilmesi gereken birinci husus; her bir ödevin, sunumun ve projenin bir başlık altında toplanmasıdır. Her kullanıcını kendi ödevi için başlık açması bazen karışıklıklara neden oluyor.
İkinci önemli husus ise her bir gönderinin etiketlenmesidir. Etiketleme, üst başlıktan kolayca kategoriye erişmemiz için büyük kolaylık sağlıyor.
Hepinize iyi çalışmalar dileriz.