Archive for May, 2009

Week 15: Canada (Unit 15 – Intro to Canada)

Friday, May 29th, 2009

For my students at the Hunan Institute of Science & Technology ( 湖南理工学院 ) who are taking the course: “The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries ( 英语国家社会与文化入门 ) : An Introduction (Book Two / Second Edition)”

This week’s lesson covered unit 15  from the textbook which is an Introduction to Canada, the country and its people.  (Due to the Dragon Boat Festival, my Thursday classes will not get this lecture until next week!)

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If you would like to have the Presentation Notes from this week’s class, click on the link to view or download them.

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Week 14: USA (Unit 13 – Sports & Scenic Spots)

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

For my students at the Hunan Institute of Science & Technology ( 湖南理工学院 ) who are taking the course: “The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries ( 英语国家社会与文化入门 ) : An Introduction (Book Two / Second Edition)”

This week’s lesson covered unit 13  from the textbook which is about Sports and Scenic Spots in America.

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If you would like to have the Presentation Notes from this week’s class, click on the link to view or download them.

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Faculty Lecture

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

I was privileged to give a lecture for the Foreign Languages Department and International Exchange Department at the Hunan Institute of Science & Technology ( 湖南理工学院 ) on Wednesday, May 20th.

My topic was “Cross-Cultural Communication: Communicating Effectively in a Culturally Diverse Environment” ( 跨文化交际 ).

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If you’d like to see my powerpoint slides, download them here.

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Week 12: USA (Mid-Term Group Project)

Friday, May 8th, 2009

vimeo-logoThis week in my class, “The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries ( 英语国家社会与文化入门 ), we had our mid-term group project reports.  Each group came up with a list of stereotypes that Chinese often have about Americans or America in general.  From that list of stereotypes, I chose one and the group chose one and those two stereotypes became the basis for a research project.

The results of the research were put into a written report (500 words) and a 5 minute oral report to the class.

Everyone did a great job.  If you’d like to see the reports, I’m slowly getting them online here.  (They should all be up by next Thursday – that’s my goal anyway!)

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Week 11: USA (Unit 12 – US Foreign Policy)

Friday, May 1st, 2009

For my students at the Hunan Institute of Science & Technology ( 湖南理工学院 ) who are taking the course: “The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries ( 英语国家社会与文化入门 ) : An Introduction (Book Two / Second Edition)”

This week’s lesson covered unit 12  from the textbook which is about US Foreign Policy.

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If you would like to have the Presentation Notes from this week’s class, click on the link to view or download them.

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