12 Measurable Dimensions of Culture - Quiz next class / Week of 03 May

12 Measurable Dimensions of Culture - Quiz next class

Personal	Growth	Material
Universal	Relationship	Situational
Tradition	Outlook	Innovation
Directed	Destiny	Directive
Informal	Context	Formal
Exclusive	Connecting	Inclusive
Reveal	Expression	Conceal
Relationship	Decision-Making	Rules
People	Planning	Time
Direct	Communication	Indirect
Community	Accountability	Individual
Ascribed	Status	Achieved

“Outsourced” - the movie study guide- Exercise #5 - due 26 April!!

“Outsourced” - the movie study guide- Exercise #5

Fill in 3-4 of the dimensions with the Person and the Situation - add answers to questions #3,4,7,8

These questions will help you. If you miss watching the film in class, you may get a copy from the library and watch it at home. Here are some clips from "Outsourced"

http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com/Clips/ms_educlips.html

Cultural Dimensions in Outsourced

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection. This link is the full-movie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKsX-rDBd3o    

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect
Status- achieved / ascribed
Accountability – Individual / group
Planning – People / time
Decision-making: rules / relations
Expression – Reveal / conceal
Connecting – Inclusive / exclusive
Context – Informal / formal
Relationship-Universal/situation
Outlook – Tradition/ innovation

Reflection

Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the airport?

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?


3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?
5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with
cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the
city?

6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot
without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of
Schmuck is?

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd?

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?

LSH 2113 - VERY IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT / Assignment DATES

VERY IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT / Assignment DATES

 Week of: May 03, Monday: 12 Dimensions Quiz (10%) There will be a practice quiz.

Weeks of: May 10-18, Monday: Dimensions Project Presentations (15%) Groups of three

Either: May 13/14, Wed/Thurs: You will be given articles to prepare for the exam which will be two weeks later. The exam will include the three world views, the 12 dimensions and answering comprehension questions from Emirati culture articles 

This date:  May 28, Thursday (No resits OR alternative dates!!): Final Opportunity in the auditorium. (30%) You are excused from your other classes. There will be four versions of the test. 

Morning test at 10:30   -  Afternoon test at 3:00

June 1, Monday - Individual report reflection (handwritten and timed in class)

LSS 2113 Intercultural Studies Group Research Project:

LSS 2113 Intercultural Studies  Group Research Project:

Dimensions (15%)

Due: Week 12 / 03-10 May

Presentation (Group with Individual Grading); Groups should be of either 3 

Deadline: Week 14

Timing: Minimum 15 minutes, Maximum 20 minutes.3-5 minutes / speaker (minimum 3’)

Each group has to select and show part of a film, TV show or documentary OR cultural topic.

It can be in any language but it must have English subtitles.

The part shown should be no longer than 4 minutes. Can be separated into 1-2 minute clips..

As a group you need to

• explain the cultural context of the film (NOT a summary of the story) 
• state which dimensions/ polarities you feel it represents; and how the participants show their preferences.

Each student should analyse and discuss ONE+ dimension, but should also be ready to take questions on the other students’ chosen dimensions. If you want to receive MORE than 70-80 marks, then you will do 2 dimensions

There are 2 main parts to the presentation:

Part One: a detailed description of the cultural context of the film clip, for example, this could include:

-          an Analysis of worldviews that are present as well as some

-          Background on the characters, setting and historical period.

-          Reference must be made to the film clip itself when describing examples.

Part Two: An analysis of the scene chosen according to the 12 dimensions. 1-2 dimensions / student!!

Each presentation should focus on three or four+ dimensions (depending on the number of students in the group: 3 students = 4+  dimensions).

 OR

OR LSS 2113 Intercultural Studies- #2

The 12 Dimensions Project (15%)

Presentation - Groups of three students (Group with Individual Grading)

Date: Week #12 – 03-10 May

Timing - Minimum 15 minutes, Maximum 20 minutes

Clearly explain the following cultural dimensions and their polarities:-

·         Destiny

·         Expression

·         Decision-making

·         Planning

·         Communication

·         Status

Make a presentation using PowerPoint and use at least three of the following techniques:-

·         Roleplay/Sketch (live or filmed)

·         Cartoon - print or movie

·         Video clip

·         Images

·         Go Animate

·         Poster

·         Discussion of scenario

·         Alternative media as approved by teacher

All students in the group must speak about the dimensions.

Aims of this research

1.    To increase your global knowledge

2.    To reinforce your understanding of the 12 dimensions

3.    Increase knowledge of cross-cultural issues in the UAE and the world

All students in the group must know all 12 dimensions and be prepared to answer questions at the end of the presentation.

CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD MAKE DECISIONS - Exercise #4

CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD MAKE DECISIONS - Exercise #4

Amy S. Choi

Is the American obsession with individual freedom really such a great idea? What other cultures know about how to make good choices.

Sit down at a restaurant in France, and there’s a menu. Salmon with rice. French beans. Wine. If you ask for potatoes instead of rice, the restaurant will say no. Because it is their menu. Not yours. To an American, this is nearly unfathomable.

1.One American model: Give me personal autonomy or give me death.

“In terms of fetishizing the idea of choice, the U.S. is the absolute pinnacle,” says Barry Schwartz, professor of social theory and social change at Swarthmore College and author of The Paradox of Choice. “We want to be able to choose everything that matters, as well as the things that don’t.”

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS, AS WELL AS THE THINGS THAT DON’T.

Rice and potatoes aside, the American desire for choice has manifested in numerous ways: politically, in a demand for a voice in governance; commercially, in the demand for a variety of consumer goods and services; and spiritually, in the demand to choose and create exactly the kind of individual life, and self, you believe in. In the U.S., the overriding perception is that anything you do out of allegiance to tradition and social expectation is inauthentic and not you. Because the real you is the choices you make. 

Exercise: #4 - Due 19 April

How does Culture/ and the 12 Dimensions influence:

-         Life Choices ?

-         Thinking ?

-         Sense of Group / Accountability  ?

Organize your writing including:  100-150 words

-         Use one model and choose 1-4 dimensions to explain interaction and communication forms

  -         Include:

Facts to support your ideas / plus the elements that are present (i.e. individual vs community)

-         Examples from your own experience / studies

 -         Your Opinions on the exercise if you wish.. 

 -         Post on your Blog as Exercise #4 – World Cultures/ World Choices
** - * Add how your Arabic culture influences your choice/ choices !!