Investigate the meaning of sayings and proverbs. What images do they conjure up? And what does that have to do with thinking? Look for examples.
What it’s all about
· Language names things, describes situations and portrays reality and imagination.
· Our way of thinking defines the way we speak. But language also defines the way we think.
· Portrayal of culture in language
· Misunderstandings in communication between people from other cultures
Methods
· Exploring the exhibition
· Collecting sayings and proverbs
· Documenting situations in which sayings are used
· Presenting the literal meaning of sayings
· Checking whether the sayings and phrases are understood correctly
· Comparing proverbs and sayings in different languages
· etc.
In the museum
LABOR (GROUND FLOOR): Who do I communicate with?
· Culture aids communication
· My language, my world
· Videos
LABOR (GROUND FLOOR): Why do I communicate?
· Too good to be true
· Language creates reality
· Yes, we can!
LABOR (GROUND FLOOR): How do I communicate successfully?
· That’s not what I meant!
On the Internet
· Mayim Bialik: Women are not girls