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The English Cross-Cultural The English Cross-Cultural Communication ProgramCommunication Program

Bringing you the skills you Bringing you the skills you need to succeed!need to succeed!

Why is your cross-cultural IQ Why is your cross-cultural IQ important?important?

• Increased dialogue between China and USIncreased dialogue between China and US

• International business & tradeInternational business & trade

• Ability to interact with internationalsAbility to interact with internationals

• MoviesMovies

• MusicMusic

• SportsSports

• Current eventsCurrent events

Tell everything you know about Tell everything you know about this person and Christmas this person and Christmas traditions.traditions.

Names

How the storybegan.

ReligiousTraditions.

Where it’scelebrated.

Tell your partner all the facts Tell your partner all the facts you know about this guy.you know about this guy.

Height?

Age?

Team?

Region from?

Gender?

Commercials

products endorsed?

Tell as many facts as you can Tell as many facts as you can about this person.about this person.

Country he is from

Recent event?

Which degree he holds.

Famous movies made?

Married to…?

Past profession?

Who is this and what movie is Who is this and what movie is this from?this from?

Is he a machine or human?

Which is better, machine or man?

What is the difference between a human and a machine?

Describe your favorite scene.

What do you think of test-tube babies?

How can this program help How can this program help you to be successful?you to be successful?

Program Objectives:Program Objectives:

• Pronunciation Pronunciation PracticePractice

• Interviewing SkillsInterviewing Skills

• Discussion SkillsDiscussion Skills

• Presentation SkillsPresentation Skills

• Cross-Cultural Cross-Cultural ResearchResearch

With… With… Pronunciation for SuccessPronunciation for Success

• Easy strategiesEasy strategies

• Native speakersNative speakers

• Daily practice in classDaily practice in class

• Daily practice with TAsDaily practice with TAs

• Daily practice with CDsDaily practice with CDs

• Videos with many Videos with many helpful strategieshelpful strategies

and demonstrationsand demonstrations

With With Pronunciation for Pronunciation for SuccessSuccess

• In just one month learn… In just one month learn…

• Strategies for correct pronunciationStrategies for correct pronunciation

• Word stress & sentence stressWord stress & sentence stress

• How to create emphasisHow to create emphasis

• The four levels of pitch & how to use itThe four levels of pitch & how to use it

• Thoughts groupsThoughts groups

• IntonationIntonation

Word Stress:Word Stress:• How do you say the following words?How do you say the following words?• computercomputer computationcomputation• mechanicmechanic mechanismmechanism• technicaltechnical technologytechnology• analysisanalysis analyzeanalyze• produceproduce to produceto produce• recordrecord to recordto record• permitpermit to permitto permit

How would you read the How would you read the following sentences?following sentences?

• I can be what I want to be!I can be what I want to be!

• * I can be what I * I can be what I wannawanna be! be!

• I can do what I want to do!I can do what I want to do!

• * I can do what I * I can do what I wannawanna do! do!

• I can say what I want to say!I can say what I want to say!

• *I can say what I *I can say what I wannawanna say! say!

Practice with difficult Practice with difficult sounds:sounds:• Sally sells sea shells down by the sea Sally sells sea shells down by the sea

shore.shore.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.peppers.

• Rubber baby buggy bumpers.Rubber baby buggy bumpers.

• Velma wears very violet velvet vests.Velma wears very violet velvet vests.

• The next man in line is the last one of The next man in line is the last one of nine.nine.

Analyze this commercial :Analyze this commercial :

• Type of artifact?Type of artifact?

• What is the purpose?What is the purpose?

• Who is the intended audience?Who is the intended audience?

• What is the position of the company?What is the position of the company?

• Type of language? (formal, informal)Type of language? (formal, informal)

Develop your English and…Develop your English and…

•Critical Thinking Skills/Cultural Awareness– Analyze a variety of articles, photos, and other

cultural artifacts (Ex1 Ex2) to see what they say about culture

– Present similarities and differences between Chinese and American culture in small groups

– Interview others for a variety of perspectives– Examine assumptions about culture

Real Conversations Real Conversations through…through…• Interactions with American teachersInteractions with American teachers

• Paired speaking exercisesPaired speaking exercises

• Small group discussionsSmall group discussions

• Classroom discussionsClassroom discussions

• Pronunciation lab activitiesPronunciation lab activities

• Internet research & chat Internet research & chat

• Video taped presentationsVideo taped presentations

Interactive Internet Interactive Internet ResearchResearch

Communicate with Americans

Collaborate with peers.

Independent Internet Research

Get a Variety of Get a Variety of PerspectivesPerspectives• Collect a variety of data from:Collect a variety of data from:• Interviewing Native SpeakersInterviewing Native Speakers• Popular news sources such as:Popular news sources such as:

– CNNCNN– BBCBBC– FOXFOX– NewsweekNewsweek– Various international newspapersVarious international newspapers

Transcript of NewsTranscript of News““An arrest related to the Michael Jackson An arrest related to the Michael Jackson case… Good evening everyone, I’m Donna case… Good evening everyone, I’m Donna Fiducia and the deepening of the Michael Fiducia and the deepening of the Michael Jackson case produced another arrest. It’s Jackson case produced another arrest. It’s no one connected with the performer but a no one connected with the performer but a man who reportedly claimed to be a man who reportedly claimed to be a reporter boarded Jackson’s charter jet with reporter boarded Jackson’s charter jet with a video camera on the way to Jackson’s a video camera on the way to Jackson’s surrender last week. The arrest follows surrender last week. The arrest follows revelations that Jackson and his attorney revelations that Jackson and his attorney were secretly videotaped aboard that were secretly videotaped aboard that plane.”plane.”

In your group discuss…In your group discuss…

• If this video was released to the If this video was released to the public, and it proved he was guilty, public, and it proved he was guilty, should it be allowed to be used as should it be allowed to be used as evidence in judgment against him?evidence in judgment against him?

By taking this course you will iBy taking this course you will improve your interactive Englismprove your interactive English communication skills and culth communication skills and cultural awareness.ural awareness.