What Do I Know About Culture, Communication and Language?
Directions: Circle A for each statement with which you agree or D for each statement with which you disagree.
A	D	1. One's culture and one's race are usually one and the same.
A	D	2. Culture consists exclusively of a group's art, music, dance, food, language and dress.
A	D	3. Cultural groups are generally mutually exclusive of one another.
A	D	4. Cultural traits tend to have a genetic base.
A	D	5. In general, people who speak the same language are members of the same cultural group.
A	D	6. People are usually aware of all of the rules of their culture.
A	D	7. Culture is expressed exclusively by one's verbal behavior.
A	D	8. The only significant components of one's oral language are vocabulary and rules on pronunciation and grammar.
A	D	9. Standard English is the correct way to speak at all times.
A	D	10. There are universal norms for acceptable communicative behavior within the United States.
A	D	11. If a student violates the school's cultural or communicative norms, it is almost always an act of defiance.
A	D	12. In general, speaking a nonstandard dialect suggests low cognitive development.
A	D	13. Standard English has more and better structures than other varieties of English.
A	D	14. Most standardized tests are based on rules of English used by individuals in all linguistic groups.
A	D	15. Standard English is the English of Anglo/European Americans.
A	D	16. In general, students from poor families do not communicate as well as those from middle-class families.
A	D	17. In general, Hispanic and African American students do not communicate as well as Anglo/European American students.
A	D	18. Parents who do not speak standard English should avoid talking to their children to prevent them from developing poor speech habits.
A	D	19. If students are to learn standard English, they must unlearn any other variety of English that they speak.
A	D	20. African American English is by definition a nonstandard variety of English.

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