{"id":521,"date":"2024-01-22T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T17:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/spring2017-fr102-template\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2024-04-22T00:59:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T00:59:46","slug":"cultural-awareness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/cultural-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not enough to just study the language, but the culture which comes with it. Over the course of taking French 101 and 102, I have gained a significant amount of knowledge regarding the French culture. Of course, the best way to gain knowledge of a different culture is to experience the culture directly. While I have not been to France yet, it is on my bucket list. In the meantime, I can study some interesting topics, here&#8217;s a few which I found to be the most intriguing:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_203241145-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_203241145-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_203241145-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_203241145-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_203241145-600x377.png 600w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_203241145-945x594.png 945w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_203241145.png 1308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>One of the most interesting lessons from the &#8220;Universe Culturel&#8221; in the CMU program was about the unemployment rates among young people in France. It states that unemployment is at 44% for those without a diploma and 22% for those with a diploma, which is quite high for both in my opinion. A quarter of the students who entered sixth grade in 2007 are no longer studying 8 years later, which implies that a large group of them is not going to College. In 2017 only 53% of French people aged 18-24 considered themselves as optimistic about their employment future. These statistics were quite shocking when I first read them, this is a big contrast to what I have experienced in the United States. I would say the overwhelming majority of my friends who are of similar age to me have some sort of job, whether it&#8217;s just a part time job at a grocery store or they are working full-time. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_204206076-1024x664.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_204206076-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_204206076-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_204206076-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_204206076-600x389.png 600w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_204206076-945x613.png 945w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ccrom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35577\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-21_204206076.png 1405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Le\u00e7on 4 Universe Culturel&#8221; also had some information which I found interesting, but also very important to be aware of. It discusses the mental health of young French people, distorted body image, and screen time. 1 in 4 adolescents experience difficulty sleeping and have reported stress and depression. 1 in 4 adolescents consider themselves too fat, although it&#8217;s more prevalent in girls. Researchers have also found that French adolescents spend too much time looking at screens. The average middle school student has 7 hours and 48 minutes of screen time daily, which is insane to think about. That&#8217;s over a quarter of a 24 hour period and it&#8217;s at least half of their time awake spent looking at screens. The international recommendation is a maximum of 2 hours, however, many people believe this is an unrealistic number considering how many aspects of life from work, studying, to communication require usage of screens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not enough to just study the language, but the culture which comes with it. Over the course of taking French 101 and 102, I have gained a significant amount of knowledge regarding the French culture. Of course, the best way to gain knowledge of a different culture is to experience the culture directly. 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