Ansis Nudiens

EDEP 5184
May 1, 2014
Concept Map
Sociocultural Learning
My teacher's career is not very on!, ony "ive years, #ut durin! this ti$e %'ve #een a#e to
notice so$e interconnections, to &hich %'ve "ound the theoretica approva ' any individua is
a""ected #y socia needs and socia interaction( )he process o" teachin! and earnin! is directy
reated to socia, cutura and environ$enta i$pact( )he needs that derives "ro$ environ$ent,
cuture and society deter$ine &hat s*is and *no&ed!e are crucia in order to survive, to "it in a
!iven environ$ent( )hus, use"uness dictates &hat s*is and *no&ed!e is e+acty necessary "or the
!iven environ$ent, "or e+a$pe, is there any use o" earnin! ,panish, i" there is no possi#iity to
appy that *no&ed!e -$otivation, $utipe $otives ./01( 2no&ed!e -21 is a too that is used to
$eet daiy !oas, each unused too is discarded as super"uous and unnecessary severity( ,o, each
individua $a*es a care"u seection o" toos that ao&s to "it in and survive in that !iven
environ$ent(
)he cornerstones o" this concept $ap is such vaues as time and space -C1, global culture
-A1, local culture -31, knowledge -21 and collective opinion -41( )hese vaues are not directy
connected, #ut they possess a $ore indirect reationship #et&een each other( )he $ost i$portant
vaue in this $ap is an individual and its identity -E1, &hich is in"uenced #y the environment -D1
and aso environ$ent is in"uenced #y individua( ,o$e o" the processes are one &ay, #ut $osty it
is an interaction #et&een t&o or $ore ee$ents(
Athou!h the identity o" the individua is very i$portant, the community of practice -51 is
i$portant as &e( )hrou!h participation and social interaction -%1 individua is constructin!
*no&ed!e and s*is &hich are crucia "or deveopin! and identity( %n addition, the $eanin! o" this
*no&ed!e is dictated #y the environ$ent and oca cuture ' thus individua actin! in a particuar
co$$unity ac6uire the *no&ed!e and s*is that suites "or !iven environmental requirements
-needs .N01( )hus, an individua is not aone in a socia vacuu$, #ut a part o" a ar!er $echanis$(
/n the other hand, an individua's persona individuaity is possi#e as "ar as he is a#e to inte!rate
into the surroundin! society, a#e to "it in(
3ein! en!a!ed in co$$unity or society individuas negotiate about the meaning
-construction o" $eanin! .701, and this ne!otiation ta*es pace &ithin the "ra$e&or* o" oca
cuture( %n this process o" ne!otiation individuas use their *no&ed!e, environ$enta
re6uire$ents, ee$ents o" oca and !o#a cuture, notion o" ti$e and space and characteri8in!
"eatures o" each en!a!ed individua as &e( )he end resut o" this ne!otiation is created cultural
artifacts -91, stories and 3%: %DEA, -;1( )hese arti"acts, stories and ideas are used to consoidate
and uni"y society, thus i" &e are o#servin! this process in t&o panes, there constant $utua
interaction #et&een individua and society -individua <=> society1(
;o&ever, ne!otiation o" $eanin!, as &e as the consoidation o" the society are not "uy
e6ua process, there are power -:1 positions and reationships #et&een individuas( )his po&er
positions derives "ro$ each individua's *no&ed!e on oca and !o#a cuture, understandin! o"
environ$enta re6uire$ents and s*is to appy a the *no&ed!e in any !iven situation( ,o$e
peope posses an e+ceent s*is in &or*in! &ith ?ust one too, &hie so$e are a#e to hande
$utipe too, si$iary &ith the *no&ed!e, the $ore *no&ed!e, s*is and understandin! $ore
po&er that $ay #e used in socia interactions and ne!otiations on $eanin!( Conse6uenty, the
interaction #et&een the di""erent $e$#ers o" the co$$unity are not e6ua( And these po&er
positions de"ine each individua's role in society -M1(
)he end resut is to creation o" a collective opinion -41, &hich is created ta*in! into
consideration ne!otiated $eanin!s trou!h socia interactions, needs dictated #y the environ$ent,
oca and !o#a cuture, ti$e and space, cutura arti"acts, stories, 3%: %DEA, and so on( )he
coective opinion is the "ina product o" society's interna interactions #et&een individuas,
ho&ever coective opinion is never "ina, it is in a state o" constant dyna$ic deveop$ent(
Athou!h coective opinion is created #y individuas it contros each individua's e+istence de"inin!
the $ini$u$ *no&ed!e and s*is that is re6uires in order to "it in the !iven cuture, environ$ent,
society(