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    Survey Project Australia: Mariela Suarez Mendez Mauricio Piña Luna Cristian Raymundo Guadarrama

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    The survey assessed students' knowledge about Australia through a series of questions. Most students correctly identified kangaroos as the most representative animal of Australia and said the weather was typically sunny/warm. For leisure activities, sports and the outdoors were widely recognized as popular among Australians. Students viewed Australians as generally easy-going and friendly. While some knew famous Australians like Hugh Jackman, the survey revealed a lack of deeper cultural knowledge about Australia and its status as a multicultural country. The conclusion stressed the importance for language students to have more familiarity with key English-speaking cultures.

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    The survey assessed students' knowledge about Australia through a series of questions. Most students correctly identified kangaroos as the most representative animal of Australia and said the weather was typically sunny/warm. For leisure activities, sports and the outdoors were widely recognized as popular among Australians. Students viewed Australians as generally easy-going and friendly. While some knew famous Australians like Hugh Jackman, the survey revealed a lack of deeper cultural knowledge about Australia and its status as a multicultural country. The conclusion stressed the importance for language students to have more familiarity with key English-speaking cultures.

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    Survey Project 

    AUSTRALIA

    Mariela Suarez Mendez


    Mauricio Piña Luna
    Cristian Raymundo Guadarrama
    Introduction

    Through this search we want to know the degree of


    knowledge that the student community has about a country
    as famous as Australia.

    We are concerned about being a multicultural linguistic


    society, but we can not do so unless there is an intimate
    immersion within other cultures.
    Background information about
    intervewees
     5 girls (19-24 years old) 
     2 boys (19-23 years old)

      4th Semester 
      8th Semester
    What are the most representative
    animals in Autralia?
    Monkey Kangaroo Koala Kiwi

    14% 14%

    14%

    57%
    Representative animals in Australia

     Mammals. The dingo, the numbat, and Tasmanian devil. 


     Marsupials. Kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats.
     Monotremes. Platypus.
     Birds. Cockatoos, rosellas, lorikeets, cockatiels, parakeets and budgerigars.
     Reptiles. Dragons, turtles and lizards.
     Marine animals. Orca whales, the dugong (or manatee), several dolphin
    species and a number of different sharks.
    How do you think the weather is in
    Australia?
    Coldy Sunny (Warm, hot) Wet Rainy

    13% 13%

    25%

    50%
    The Australian Weather

     Australia's climate varies greatly throughout the eight


    states and territories; there are four seasons across most
    of the country and a wet and dry season in the tropical
    north.   
     Australia's seasons are at opposite times to those in the
    northern hemisphere. December to February is summer;
    March to May is autumn; June to August is winter; and
    September to November is spring. 
    What are the most important leisure
    activities in Australia?
    Internet Swimming Sports (Football, Basketball, etc)
    Aquatic Sports Hunting Hiking

    14% 14%

    14% 14%

    14%

    29%
    Leisure activities in Australia: Sports
     Surfing
     Hiking
     Biking/Cycling
     Fishing
     Mountain Climbing
     Rock climbing
     Spelunking
     Snorkeling
     Scuba Diving
     Sailing and boating
     Sea Kayaking
     White water rafting
     Four-wheeling
    Leisure activities in Australia: Cuture

     The Sydney Opera House. 


     Royal Botanical Gardens. 
     360 Bar and Dining (Sydney Tower).  
     Australian Museum. 
     The Australian Center for Contemporary Art. 
     The Gallery of Modern Art. 
    How do you think the Australian
    people’s way of being is?
    Open-minded Easy-going Serious Calm Kind Friendly

    14% 14%

    14%

    29%

    14%

    14%
    Way of being of the Australian people

     Australians are just Brits by the beach – Irish academic, resident of five years
     Australians don’t understand the art of conversation; everything is
    adversarial, especially between men and women – visiting French writer
     Australians always look like they’re dressed in pyjamas – Italian tourist
     Australians are very tenacious – American architect, resident of two years
     Australians say sorry a lot – Irish backpacker
     Australians are like raw human beings – Irish resident of fifteen years
    Do you have a concept of a multicultural
    country regarding Australia?
    Yes No

    43%

    57%
    Is Australia a multicultural country?

     Speech to the Sydney Institute, 9 March 2016


     Multiculturalism is a reality of Australian society. We live it everyday: in our
    cities and suburbs, in our schools and workplaces, on our buses and trains. In
    all these places, Australians mix with those from different backgrounds.
     For the most part, we are comfortable with this reality. Surveys have
    shown that public acceptance of multiculturalism has been
    consistently high.
    What famous people in Australia do you
    know?
    Hugh Jackman Nicole Kidman

    33%

    67%
    Famous people in Australia

     Hugh Jackman
     Heath Ledger
     Kylie Minogue
     Cate Blanchett
     Nicole Kidman
     Keith Urban
     Naomi Watts
     Chris Hemsworth
    Do you know any Australian song or
    singer?

    Iggy Azalea Olivia Newton-John AC/DC


    Australian songs & singers

     Down Under - Men At Work 


     Long Way to the Top – AC/DC
     Solid Rock – Goanna
     True Blue - John Williamson
     Still Call Australia Home - Peter Allen
     Iggy Azalea 
     Olivia Newton 
    Conclusion
    We realized that there is a little knowledge about a country
    counted among the most representatives in the list of the english user
    ones as the first language. 
    It is worrying that in a faculty like ours, the knowledge of
    these cultures is so scarce.
    Knowing at least the most important details about the main countries
    that use the language that we're studying should be esential, in order to
    developpe a correct use of the language,know the variations of the
    language, and also be able to use it in a pragmatic way, not only
    knowing the words as chunks of a speech, but know how to use them
    depending of the context, to have always a conversation topic, and be
    able to have the lexical range to express oneself whatever we are. 

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