Appreciating Our Differences

Janet Sio 邵婉瑜Spoken English IIFujian Normal University

Warm Up: Puzzle Pieces

1. Collect your puzzle piece2. Copy your puzzle piece on your paper3. Complete the picture based on what you see on your puzzle piece. 4. No peeking at your neighbour’s picture!5. Take 3 minutes to complete your picture drawing.

Warm Up: Puzzle Pieces

Small group discussion• My picture has a _________ in it, but _________’s doesn’t.• Mine is a picture of a __________, but _________’s is a picture of a _______.

Follow Up• I never expected it would have (a/an) ________________• I never expected it would be a picture of a ____________

Point of View: Homework Review

What do you see?

Point of View

Definition: “the way a person or a group of people see or understand something because of their underlying needs, wants, fears, and feelings.”

What must you do in order to see first the young woman and then the old woman? (use your new vocabulary words to describe)

“standing in their shoes” – (eg. Don't criticize someone else until you’ve stood in their shoes)

Point of View: Zhuang Zi

One day Zhuang Zi and a friend were walking along a river. “How delightfully the fish are enjoying themselves in the water!” Zhuang Zi exclaimed. “You are not a fish,” his friend said. “How do you know whether or not the fish are enjoying themselves?” “You are not me,” Zhuang Zi said. “How do you know that I do not know that the fish are enjoying themselves?”

Point of View: Brainstorm

What can influence someone’s point of view?

Course Introduction: Appreciating Our Differences

Goals

• Ideas• Vocabulary • Other language

skills

• Point of view • Communicating

clearly• Dealing with conflict

and miscommunication

For talking about

Culture

Food Customs

Clothing Language

Music Art

Technology

Beliefs Attitudes

Values History

Expectations

World View

Communication Style

“A way of life shared by a group of people”

Non Verbal Communication

gestures facial expressions eye contact personal space

• Guess the meaning!

Discussion

What kind of nonverbal communication was used in this situation?

What do you think the nonverbal behavior means to the person or persons from each culture?

Homework

1) Write a list of 2 or 3 gestures and facial expressions used in China and what each one means,

2) Write one paragraph explaining something about eye contact and personal space in China. Be prepared to share this writing aloud with your teacher and classmates at the next class.

3) New vocabulary:

culture customs beliefs

attitudes values history

expectations diverse world view

generalization miscommunication

communication style