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Please give your immediate reactions to each of the following items. Don’t wastetime thinking about each statement. Give your immediate feeling after reading eachstatement. On the other hand, please do not be careless, as it is important that weobtain your true feelings.ExampleThai footballers are better than Malaysian footballers. 3If you strongly agree with this statement, you would mark it 5. If you stronglydisagreed with this statement, you would mark it 1. If you had neutral feelings aboutit, you would mark it 3.Section D1. Standard English is spoken by the native-speaking countries (e.gEngland, the United States, Australia).2. Standard English is spoken by those countries colonised by nativeEnglish-speaking countries (e.g. Singapore, India, Hong Kong).3. Standard English is spoken by any country that uses English (e.g.Thailand, Mexico, China).4. There is no Standard English.Section E1. Languages cannot be translated word-for-word.2. The tone of a speaker’s voice (the intonation pattern) carriesmeaning and is different in different languages.3. Each language-culture use gestures and body movements (bodylanguage), which convey meaning.4. All cultures have taboo (subjects which should not bediscussed) topics.5. It is important not to judge people from other cultures by thestandards of my own culture.6. To be able to communicate with someone in a foreign languageyou have to understand their culture.7. Learning culture is part of learning a foreign language.8. It is important to understand my own culture when learning aforeign language.9. Learning a foreign language means learning new kindsof behaviour.10. Learning a foreign language means learning new beliefsand values.306 | Intercultural Awareness Thailand