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The Secret Life of Social Norms
The Secret Life of Social Norms
In this video, social psychologist Dr. Michele Gelfand reveals the continuum of tightness and looseness. Consider this video as background for our course's intercultural simulation activity!
Dr. Gelfand explains the characteristics of tight and loose cultures, which we will use in a future worksheet.
Resources to Enrich Background Knowledge and Skills
Strategic Competence
Perspective Taking
Contextual vs. Focal Ways of Seeing
English Support Strategies for Spoken Performance and Participation
Warm-ups and Rehearsals
Digital Storytelling
Positive Self-Talk
A Guide to Indian English
A Guide to Indian English
Connection + Extension
Following up on our discussions about language, culture, and etymology, check out this 10 minute video on Indian English by 'The English Nut'.
Did you hear any English words that you have never heard before?
How about the story about "shampoo"?
Connections (1): Japanese Pitch Accent
Connections (1): Japanese Pitch Accent
Take a listen to Dogen present a test of the basics of Japanese pitch accent types. Try to identify pronunciation patterns in your own Japanese speech, and how they might relate to English speech patterns.
Extensions (1): Accent Expert on Sound Inventories
Extensions (1): Accent Expert on Sound Inventories
Take a listen to Dialect Coach, Erik Singer, as he explains the varieties of accents and their characteristics. The "great vowel shift" in English is particularly useful.
Connections (2): Cultural Identity and Language
Connections (2): Cultural Identity and Language
In this video, my friend and musician Kat McDowell, along with actor and comedian David Ury and others, depict an intercultural communication situation in Japan.
What is your reaction to this video? Does this reflect the problems or proposals we discussed in class?
Extensions (2): Ethnic Identity and Diversity Awareness
Extensions (2): Ethnic Identity and Diversity Awareness
Consider this video on the nature of outward appearance, ethnic identity, and national identity. Do you see some parallels to our class discussion related to the Unit 2 reading?
Connections (3): Cultural Observations by a Japanese Comedian in the U.K.
Connections (3): Cultural Observations by a Japanese Comedian in the U.K.
This humorous video by Japanese comedian, Yuriko Kotani, shows some English language and cultural observations after living in the U.K. for 11 years. She is an example of an intercultural communicator abroad. How do you think her experience connects to our class discussion or the Unit 2 (or Unit 4) materials?
Extensions (3): Intercultural Communication Differences in Relationships
Extensions (3): Intercultural Communication Differences in Relationships
In this video, YouTubers Rachel and Jun discuss the role of emotional expression in their intercultural communication. Can you make a connection between their discussion and our class topics or materials?
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