English 7 Lesson 4 Sociocultural Context in Reading

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FILIPINO banquet table
show and
share!
01 Supposing we have a celebration to organize (e.g., birthday,
fiesta, anniversary, victory party, wedding, etc.), what food and
beverages should we prepare or bring to the table?

02 Why do you want to prepare or bring these kinds of food and


drinks?

03 Does your choice of food and drinks represent the Filipino culture
of celebrating special occasions?
show and
share!
04 In the Philippines, will a celebration be complete without drinking
beer,
Lambanog, or tuba? Why?

05 What, for you, is the importance of beer or Lambanog to the


Filipino drinking culture?

06 Do you think we have different practices of drinking beer or


Lambanog in the Philippines?
WATCH AND
NOTE!

SO J U

LAMBANOG WINE
WATCH AND
NOTE!
a. What did you observe from the videos/pictures?
b. Do you think people around the world have similar or
different practices of drinking wine, beer, or liquor?
c. Are the practices shown in the video the same or similar to
the practices in your place?
d. Can you give examples of those similar practices?
e. Have you ever read a story about people’s practices or ways
of drinking wine, beer, or liquor?
f. Could you share the story you have encountered?
MATCH T
UNLOCK!
1. Lambanog A. It means the act of drinking Lambanog or beer.
It also
2. Sociocultural practices refers to the local way of saying
“cheers” in a drinking
3. Sociocultural values session.
4. Analysis B. This refers to the process of reading a story or
poem
5. Pulutan by identifying the literary elements.
6.
Tagay C, It is an alcoholic drink made from grain, such as
7.
Tanggero barley or corn.
MATCH TO
The teacher flashes on the screen or writes on the board the
following words in Column A and their definitions in Column
B. The students match the words with their corresponding

UNLOCK! meanings in Column B.

a. It means the act of drinking Lambanog or beer. It also refers to


1. Lambanog the local way of saying “cheers” in a drinking
b. This refers to the process of reading a story or poem by
2. Sociocultural practices identifying the literary elements.
3. Sociocultural values c. It is an alcoholic drink made from grain, such as barley or corn.
d. They pertain to the beliefs which influence the way people act
4. Analysis in a culture and put importance on cultural practices.
e. This type of drink is taken after drinking a liquor or beer.
5. Pulutan f. Stemming from the word “pulut” which means to pick or grab,
6. Tagay this local word means any type of dish.
g. It is a traditional Filipino beer or wine made of coconut.
7. Tanggero h. Also called as the gunner, they refer to the person who pours
8. Yankee the Lambanog or beer into the glass and passes it to others.
i. They refer to the different activities that reflect
9. Whiskey people’s culture of drinking Lambanog or beer.
j. This refers to a person who lives in or is from the US.
10. Chaser
po i n ts f o r
di s c u s s i o n
Local color is a narrative technique in
fiction that presents the shared unique

what is local practices and values of people in a


particular place.

local Local color highlights the shared

color?
language, traditions, customs,
manners, stories, and geography of
people who live in a particular place.

For instance, when reading a text to


understand the local colors, one has to
look at the expressions of sociocultural
practices and values.
Local color can be revealed through the
analysis of the character/s or narrator,
what is
local
setting, plot events, and theme.

By studying local color, one is able to


know the peculiarities of the culture of
the characters involved in a story.
color?
Local color may situate the reader in
the sociocultural context that shapes
the text.
God is

sociocultur
Good

al
context
The sociocultural context, thus, is
another way of creating meaning in a
text by analyzing the sociocultural
practices and values embedded in the
narrative elements—character/s or
narrator, setting, plot structure,
symbols, and theme
theme
Theme means the central idea conveyed, either direct or implicit, in a literary work
that depicts any human experience .

Theme reveals the underlying meaning of a short story by looking at the author’s
linguistic choices and the words he uses in writing (Makaryk, 1993).

The theme of a story should be analyzed based on a dominant idea or concept


about specific human or non-human social and cultural experiences.
FILIPINO
values
Understanding human values can also be enriched by looking at the themes.

For instance, the value of love in the family can be understood by looking at how
members of a family, in a short story, show care and extend support for each other
at any time; in the short story read, the value of friendship or pakikisama can be
understood by looking at how the Filipino offered Lambanog, without hesitation, to
the thirsty American soldier.

Hence, sociocultural values can be drawn from sociocultural practices.


We F i l i p i n o s
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overview of the
story
We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers
by Alejandro Roces is a humorous
short story that explores Filipino
culture through the interactions
between a Filipino man and an
American soldier. The story is set in
the Philippines during World War II
and opens with an American GI
wanting to try the local alcoholic
drink, lambanog, a potent coconut
liquor.
CHARACTERS SETTING
Farmer - the humble Filipino who Its setting is in the Philippines or bario
invited the American soldier for a drink. during the Filipino-Japanese war in
Joe- the American soldier who was 1945.
proud and confident regarding his
experiences with alcoholic beverages.
summary

The story begins with an American GI in the Philippines expressing


a desire to try the local drink, lambanog, a potent coconut-based
liquor. A Filipino man, amused by the soldier’s curiosity, downplays
the strength of lambanog by claiming that Filipinos are “mild
drinkers.” He says they drink to enjoy and appreciate, not to get
drunk, subtly implying that Filipinos handle their liquor better than
foreigners might expect.
summary

The soldier takes a sip, and the intense effect of the lambanog
immediately overwhelms him, leaving him visibly affected by the
drink’s strength. Despite the soldier’s struggles, the Filipino man
continues to assert that the drink is mild by Filipino standards, often
sipping it with ease and maintaining a friendly but humorous
approach, which frustrates the soldier further.
summary

The story concludes with the American soldier recognizing that the
Filipino’s mild drinking claim might be a playful exaggeration.
Through this lighthearted interaction, the story emphasizes Filipino
humor, hospitality, and cultural pride, as well as how Filipinos view
themselves and their customs in relation to foreigners.
After reading the story, the teacher divides the class into

watch and act!


five. Each group identifies and dramatizes a scene in the
story that shows a sociocultural practice of drinking or
utilizing Lambanog. After each presentation, the group
explains why it has chosen the scene and how the particular
sociocultural practice is observed in the different
communities in the country.
read and
The teacher draws the students’ attention back to
the short story, We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers. Then,
the teacher posts the excerpted scene below on the

elaborate!
screen/board.

“Hello, my little brown brother,” he said, patting me on the head. “Hello,


Joe,” I answered.
“Any bars in this town?” he asked.
That was usually the first question American soldiers asked when they
visited our barrio..
“I am sorry, Joe,” I replied. “There are no bars in this barrio.” “Oh, hell! You
know where I could buy more whisky?”
“No, Joe. I am sorry. We do not drink whisky.”
“Here, have a swig. You have been working too hard,” he said, offering me
his half-filled bottle.
“No, thank you, Joe,” I said. “We Filipinos are mild drinkers.” “Well, don’t
you drink at all?”
“Yes, Joe, I drink, but not whisky.” “What the hell do you drink?”
“I drink Lambanog.” “Jungle juice, eh?”
“I guess that is what the GIs call it.” “You know where I could buy some?”
“I have some you can have, but I do not think you will like it.”
The teacher groups the students into five. Each

ENGAGE AND
group is given a theme card that contains the
sociocultural values revealed in the short story
(Piañar, 2020). For 10 minutes, the students

DISCUSS
within groups discuss the assigned sociocultural
values and how they are depicted in the story.
The students have to cite scenes in the story
that show the values.

Sociocultural Values in Textual Evidence


We Filipinos are Mild (Specific Scene in the
Drinkers Story)
1. Friendship or Pakikisama

2. Hospitality

3. Manliness or Machismo

4. Cultural Identity

5. Hardwork or Perseverance
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