Components
Multicultural Understanding
Working and getting along well with people from other places and sub-cultures
Gender understanding
Using appropriate register and code switching
Linguistic cultural challenges: World Englishes, Usage differences, etc
Articles
Geography of Thought: Summary Presentation
Culturally Speaking: Culture, Communication, & Politeness Theory
Videos
Deborah Tannen That's Not What I Meant! Signals, Devices, and Rituals
Teaching global cultural literacy: Carol Muller at TEDxPenn2013
Geography of Thought: English: Playlist Video Lecture Creatively eXplained
Korean: Part#1 Nouns & Verbs, Part#2 See & Be
Discussion Questions
What is cultures and sub-cultures do you consider yourself to be part of?
In what ways have you personally experienced multiculturalism in your home countries and in other countries?
Would you consider marrying someone who is non-Korean or mixed race? How would you parents feel? Would it be OK if your children did? Would their nationality or race matter?
How do your feelings about multiculturalism differ from older and younger generations (e.g. parents , grandparents, and children)?
What are your first memories of meeting non-Koreans?
How would you describe the ‘Korean mindset’ concerning mixed race children? How would you compare Korean attitudes concerning racism and ethnic diversity to other countries?
What differences/challenges have you experienced in communicating with people of the opposite gender (family, friends, co-workers, etc.)?
What have you noticed about how homogeneous groups of men and groups of men communicate differently?
How do you communicate differently when interacting with a man or woman of your own culture?
How do you communicate differently when interacting with a man or woman of a different culture?
What have you noticed about culture based differences in gender communication styles?
(e.g. Korean women vs. Western women, Busan men vs. Seoul men)
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