Exploring Moroccan Cultural Values

1. Unit 6 Cultural Values

2. Some aspects of Moroccan culture and values • Greeting • Religion • Clothes • food • family Tolerance

3. Some aspects of Moroccan culture and values (continued) • Cooperation • Altruism • Hospitality • Coexistence

4. What is culture? • Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, games, norms of behavior such as law and morality, and systems of belief as well as the art.

5. Some of the vocabularyrelated to Culture. • Cultered : showing good manners • Belief • Values • Civilization • Cultural conflicts • Cultural diversity • Cultural shock • Stereotype • Norms • Traditions • Costoms

6. 1-Studythisdictionary entry about the differentmeanings of the word ‘value’.

7. Decidewhichmeaning ‘’value ‘’has in eachexamplewithwithreference to the thedictionary entry. a.Tahar Benjelloun is valuedMorccannovelist b.The Dollar oftengoesdowninvalue in the time of war. c.Educators call for a return to traditionalfamilyvalues. d.What is the value of x in the equation: 2x+y = 9? e.Moreeperiment must bedone to see if thismedicament has any value. f.Some expert valye the revenue from taxes ataround 50 million dhs. g.The countries of southAsiasharemanycommon values. h.This bracelet is really of no value. i.Ifyou value yourhealth,youshouldgive up bad habits. J.Samanthaputs a highvalye on herappearence.

8. Relate the values withtheirmeaning. A

9. Fill in the blankswithwordsfrom the listbellow. appropriate, community, criteria, circumstances, backgrounds, suitable, nations A value is universal if itfulfillsthree………… .First,it must be …….................At all times-in the past, at the present,and in the future.Itshouldalsobe…................for all humans-fromdifferentcultures,ofoppositgenders,andfromvarious religious……................. On top of that , a value has to be applicable under all.....……..…………….: amongmembers of a family,itizenswithina……………………….,and between ………………………….of the world. criteria Appropriate. suitable background community circumstances nations

10. Findwords in column A withcollocatefrom the list A B education Good Shock Citizenship Obligation Diversity • Culture • Civic • Moral • Cultural • Common • Global

11. Fill in the blankswith collocations from the list in exercice 6. civiceducation a ……………….........is concerned witheducatingchildren on the love of their country and the readiness to serve theircommunity. b.a good citizenalwaysworks for the………………………..of hiscommunity ratherthanseeksprivatebenifits or privileges. c. another aspect of citizenship is fulfillingone’s………………..............towards Society beforeasking for one’s right. d………………..………makes of the world a picturesque,heterogenous and pleasant place with regard to the various cultures around the globe. e.Apersonmayexperience …………………......whenhe moves to a cultural envirenmentwhich is differentfromhisown. f……........................is the ability to thinkbeyondboundaries of place,identity And culture ,and recognize all humanbeingsaround the world as equal to us. common good moral obligations cultiraldiversity Cultural shock global citizenship