1. Be a Cultural Consultant
1 Watch “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Mr. Baseball” and take notes on
cultural differences between Japan and Canada.
2 To start, go to Japan-Guide.com http://www.japan-
guide.com/e/e625.html and At Home in Japan
http://athome.nealrc.org/menu/links.html But do some looking at the
topics and do your own search too.
Take notes (copy and paste in a word doc.) on interesting things in
everyday life in Japan that are different from Canada. Print this out at
the end of the computer based classes.
3 Prepare a guide for westerners planning to live in Japan. This may
take the form of a pamphlet, poster or guide book. Use the following
as a check list for your project. It should:
____ Describe important features of a Japanese home (ie.
Tatami mats, bath room setup, shoe etiquette, etc.)
____ Some interesting aspects of Japanese life (differences
from Canada in bathing customs, dining etiquette,
greeting conventions etc.)
____ It must explain the cultural attitudes which form the basis
of why the Japanese do things the way they do them.
____ It must include some common Japanese phrases that will
help the traveler.
____ It must have the name for your company, a company
slogan and a logo.
____ It must use pictures or drawings to illustrate key ideas
Cultural Consultant

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