, AFL1501 Assignment 4
Semester 2 2025
DUE 25 September 2025
Use this document as a guide and for references to answer your assignment
Question 1: Short Answer Questions (30 marks – 6 marks each)
1.1 Discuss how your family’s naming practices reflect your cultural values.
In my family, names are chosen after careful discussion and prayer, not just for
how they sound. A baby might be named after an ancestor to keep that person’s
memory alive, or given a descriptive name such as “Hope” or “Blessing”
(translated in our language) to express the parents’ wishes for the child’s future.
Sometimes the name reflects the circumstances of birth – for example, if the child
was born during a drought or after a long wait. These choices show how our
culture values respect for elders, collective memory, gratitude and spiritual
meaning. They also show that naming is a way of teaching children about their
identity from birth.
1.2 Describe two ways in which your home language makes you feel connected to
your identity.
Firstly, it connects me emotionally. When I speak my home language, the accent,
tone and idioms remind me of my family and community. It gives me a sense of
belonging and pride that no other language can. Secondly, it connects me
intellectually and culturally. Our home language is the vehicle for our oral history,
songs, praise names, riddles and proverbs. These are more than just words — they
are carriers of values such as respect, humility and generosity. By using the
language daily, I don’t just communicate; I also keep alive a worldview and value
system that shapes who I am.
Semester 2 2025
DUE 25 September 2025
Use this document as a guide and for references to answer your assignment
Question 1: Short Answer Questions (30 marks – 6 marks each)
1.1 Discuss how your family’s naming practices reflect your cultural values.
In my family, names are chosen after careful discussion and prayer, not just for
how they sound. A baby might be named after an ancestor to keep that person’s
memory alive, or given a descriptive name such as “Hope” or “Blessing”
(translated in our language) to express the parents’ wishes for the child’s future.
Sometimes the name reflects the circumstances of birth – for example, if the child
was born during a drought or after a long wait. These choices show how our
culture values respect for elders, collective memory, gratitude and spiritual
meaning. They also show that naming is a way of teaching children about their
identity from birth.
1.2 Describe two ways in which your home language makes you feel connected to
your identity.
Firstly, it connects me emotionally. When I speak my home language, the accent,
tone and idioms remind me of my family and community. It gives me a sense of
belonging and pride that no other language can. Secondly, it connects me
intellectually and culturally. Our home language is the vehicle for our oral history,
songs, praise names, riddles and proverbs. These are more than just words — they
are carriers of values such as respect, humility and generosity. By using the
language daily, I don’t just communicate; I also keep alive a worldview and value
system that shapes who I am.
