2. Introduction to the writer
Introduction to the text
Basic theme of the text
*Introduction
*Individualism and privacy
*Equality
3. *The future, change and progress
*Informality
*Time
*Achievement, action, and materialism
*Directness and assertiveness
4. Foreign student adviser at University of Iowa
Wrote 2 books on his experiences
The handbook of Foreign Student Advising
(1983)
American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in
United States(1988)
This passage is extracted from the latter book
5. Unwritten rules of culture
Difference in values and assumptions
Beliefs and customs
Seems normal in one and strange in
another
Problems resulting from cross-cultural
variation
6. Values?
Ideas about -what’s wrong and right
-desirable and not desirable
-normal and abnormal
-proper and improper
7. We learn these values from?
-parents and other relatives
-teachers
-books and newspapers
-television programs
9. Values Assumptions
Men and women
should inhabit
separate social world
Family belongingness
Respect towards God
Patriotism
Gaining education
Lighting candles in
birthdays
Dress’ color of the
bride
Crossing of the way
by a black cat
10. Consider themselves independent
View about people with contrasting culture
View of ideal person
Relationship: parents and children
Non-Americans’-regarding Americans’ culture
Privacy
11. All men are created equal
One man one vote
Men and women are equal
Respect to people of higher status
Basic level of respect to everybody
12. Notion of equality lead Americans to be
informal
Informality in speech, posture and dress
They find informality appealing
Their informal and egalitarian approach to
other people
13. History and traditions are passé
A foreseen future
Overcoming difficulties
Culture verses culture
Impatient bloodline
14. Time is a resource
Time is money
Admire well organized people
Man or a machine
McDonalds-Symbol of American society
American concept of Efficient and Efficiency
15. Admiration for achievers
Work harder and harder
Be busy doing something
Job is the identity
Earning is must for evaluation of success
16. Directness=straightforwardness, sincerity, truthfulness
Assertive=bold, courageous, confident
Frank, bold and open
Settling conflicts through forthright discussion
Guarding emotional responses
Speak up the mind
17. We need to learn from the Americans
-individual and interdependency
-no distinction, all are equal
“All are created equal”
-being informal makes you work easy
18. - respect for time- esp. future
- schedule time and bring positive changes
-be bold, frank and expressive. Don’t fear truth
Observe the nature of people and act
Don’t copy them but be inspired by them, positively
“Be yourself ” !!!
19.
20. Tips:
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Brainstorm
Make it in simple words
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21. Introducing the topic
Giving one point of view, in support of the argument,
with reasons and examples
Giving a contrasting or different view
Concluding (giving your own opinion or interpretation
of the facts