Welcome to LSS 2113

Welcome to LSS 2113

Blog Procedure + Calendar

Blog (15%)

1.      Use a Gmail account

2.      Use Chrome/Firefox

3.      Go to http://www.Blogger.com

4.    This will help you http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Blog-on-Blogger

5.      Sign up

6.      Create blog

7.      Make sure that it is in English

8.      Title of blog - Course Code, name and ID - e.g.  LSS 2113 Mohammed Ali - H00280882

9.     Blog address - use your ID, e.g.  H00234887.blogspot.com

10.  Choose your template (‘Simple’ is best) - do not choose the black one

11.   Create blog

12.   View blog

13.   Go to dashboard - sign in and then upload a recent photo and a paragraph about yourself onto your profile

14.   Copy the URL (link) of your blog and email it to Greg’s HCT email – gvrhovnik@hct.ac.ae

(check that it is working)

15.   Complete your profile on your blog:-

·         Make it interesting and upload a recent photo.

·         Include the foreign countries that you have lived in or visited and the length of time.

·         How many foreign friends do you have?

·         How many people from different ethnic groups do you associate with every day?

·         Are you a sponsored student?

·         How many social websites are you on? E.g. Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter

Quiz:

http://www.quizrevolution.com/ch/a99792/go/cultural_awareness_quiz

Calendar:

LSS 2113 Intercultural Studies, February 2015 Weekly Planner

Week  Lesson 1

Lesson 2

1

Aug 31 Welcome + Coversheet 

PPT “Culture quiz part 1 plus answers” PPT “Culture quiz Part 2 – seen/unseen” Video:  You Tube clip “Toronto on Arabs. The Epic Interview” + discussion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xe8t A6mcsU

PPT “What is culture?” Seen/Unseen Worksheet Multiple intelligences quiz (link on PPT) Introduce cultural object assessment (teacher to do her own as model)

 

2

Sept 7 Cultural Object presentations (objects or images – I usually do about 5 at the beginning of every lesson rather than do the whole class on one day). PPT “Cultural critics and cultural learners” Watch short clip from Best Exotic Marigold

Hotel + discussion DIE activity (Describe, Interpret, Evaluate)

PPT “Perceptions and patterns” PPT “Perspective and Bias”

 

3

Sept 14 PPT “Understanding Worldviews” including

questionnaire Introduce Project # 1 “Cultural Conflicts Presentation”

Project time/group by group consultations on topic selection

 

4

Sept 21 BARNGA

PPT “Cultural Approaches to Conflict”

 

5

Sept 28

Consolidation of conceptual framework of worldviews – film (eg: Millionnaire Boy Racers/Outsourced/A Separation etc)

Project time – each group must have their topic confirmed and approved by teacher before Eid break

 

6 Oct 5  Eid al Adha/Project Time 7 Oct 12 Worldview Presentations

Worldview Presentations

 

8

Oct 19 Knowledgeworkx CMi questionnaire

Introduction to 12 Dimensions

9

Oct 26

12 Dimensions  12 Dimensions 

 

10 Nov 2 Managing the Polarities

Managing the Polarities

11

Nov 9 CMi Questionnaire – give students their results; review and exercises using Visual

Speak

Introduce Project # 2 (Choose either Film clip Presentations or More than One Story)

12 Nov 16 Groups to consult with teacher on project

Project Time

13

Nov 23

12 Dimensions Practice Quiz Explain Critical Evaluation Report and give deadline

12 Dimensions Quiz

14 Nov 30 Project # 2 Submission/presentations

15

Dec 7 Revision and Review of course 

Critical Evaluation of CMi questionnaire Submission

16 Dec 14 Exam review

Final Exam