LIST of ACTIVITIES
Group Projects  ·  Individual assignments-›_(click)


Projects - Progetti

1. ETHNOGRAPIC INTERVIEW on "TIME"
         Print out this questionnaire (click here)-›_.
         To use it, follow the instructions given in class.   Assignment due by March 27th.
         N.B. The questionnaire is in a ".tif" file.  If your computer cannot read ".tif" files, you have two possibilities: you can install a FREE program that permits your computer to read ".tif" files (click here-›_) or you can spend money and get a photocopy of the questionnaire from the fotocopy shop across the street from the entrance to Lettere.

2. "CRITICAL INCIDENTS"
         What is a "critical incident"?  It is the painful experience of incomprehension due to cultural differences.  But it can also be the start of really understanding the other culture.
These examples will make the concept clear:
 

Incomprehension between
a Spanish ERASMUS student
and English students at the
University of Manchester
click-›_		 Incomprehension between immigrants to Canada and Canadians - even intercultural counsellors!
Cases 1 - 6: click-›_
Cases 7 - 9: click-›_		 Test

Test your ability to communicate interculturally: 
click-›_
Worksheet (click here)-›_.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Individual assignments - Compiti individuali

1. QUESTIONS (in italiano) concerning ideas on learning languages *  Click here-›__

Answer these questions as your homework for Tuesday, March 12, 2002.

2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION (in a pragmatic and intercultural perspective). Click here-›__

Do 5 listening tasks as your homework for Tuesday, April 22, 2002.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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