Title: Part 3 Cultural awareness / Eri kulttuurien huomioon ottaminen
Course: YTO englanti 3 osp, valinnainen 2019-2020

Have you thought about why we, and people all over the world, study English? Do you know why some English words sound like Swedish? Have you heard the humorous quote from the Irish playwright(näytelmäkirjailija) George Bernard Shaw that England and America are "two nations divided by a common language"?

On your travels, have you noticed how expected codes of behavior, or social customs, differ(erota) from one country to another? How Finnish people take their shoes off indoors, the French kiss one another on the cheek as a form of greeting, or people is South America are offended(loukkaantua) by you giving them the thumbs up sign?

In this section we will look at the origins of English and how it became an international lingua franca, or language used between people who don't speak one another's native language. We will also look at differences in the two major variants, British and American English, as well as learn more about cultural differences and business culture in English-speaking countries . You will get to dig deeper into the culture of one English-speaking country.