CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING-INTRODUCTION

1. Cross Cultural
Understanding
Wisnagustiyah Wijaya MP.d

2. Introduction to syllabus
O In this course, leaners will get comprehensive
overview of cultures. There are so many cultures
in the world to learn. Usually, perspectives, norms
or habits can be a culture if it is done by a lot of
people in certain area.
O Studying cultures means analyzing about some
cultures in certain area. Knowing more about
cultures in different country will approve our
knowledge about socializing. One most important
point is that a culture has power to form the
society around it.

3. Course goals
O Communicate effectively across different cultures
and develop cross-cultural understanding between
Indonesian and American cultures, but since it is
essentially a methodology it is applicable to the
exploration of any two cultures, and versions in
other languages have been developed elsewhere.
O Set up the background and the context of Cultures
and they know how web-based resources and
electronic communication tools connect and
intersect in order to meet these subjects

4. Continue
O Understand the process that enables leaners to
gradually and collaboratively construct and refine
their understanding of the other culture both in and
outside of class. Specific examples will be given of
how students, with the help of their peers and the
teacher
O Find their experience or activities specifically
designed to help leaners / friends understand
cultural differences will enhance respect and
tolerance between and among leaners of different
ethnic backgrounds.
O

5. Grading System
O Class Activities : 20 %
O Reading Report (Presentation) : 30 %
O Final Test Paper : 30 %
O Attendance : 20 %

6. Learning Method :
O Presentation
O Discussion
O Question and Answer
O Reading Report
O Case study (refers to the real usage of
languages and it will be written for the
final exam paper)

7. The Qualification of
Reading Report :
O Written on A4 paper, 12 Times New
Roman, 1,5 Space, Normal margin.
O Word Count :
O No Plagiarism
O Mention the references.

8. Topics
Introduction of the subject to syllabus
Introduce about cross cultural understanding
Verbal pattern
Non Verbal Pattern
Personal relationship
Families value
Quiz
Review

9. Continue
Educational attitudes
Work Values
Time and space pattern
Cultural conflict
Cultural adjustment
Quiz and review
Final-Exam

10. Questions
1) What is CCU ?
2) Why should be different?
3) What are the diversity between us?
4) What are the problems?
5) What should we do?

12. There are six blind man
have to describe about
the elephant
Would you tell me what does elephant
look like?