2. • Conversation Starters
• Check Books
• Pathways, Chapter 1
• Gender and Society (concepts and vocabulary)
• Note-taking and listening for main ideas
3. • Goal: to use new vocabulary words in the contexts of our
academic fields.
• Let’s practice active participation. What does it mean to
be an active participant?
4. Architectural engineering is very common in my country,
Oman, for males and females. However, there is a big
problem: males get higher salaries than females, even
though they have reached the same educational level and
have the same knowledge. Do you think this is fair? What
do you think are the reasons?
( Architectural engineering, Asil)
5. Most crimes are solved by fingerprints and other evidence
that is found at crime scenes. By analyzing hair, blood,
sperm, and cigarette remnants, forensic scientists can
define the suspect. The suspect can go under investigation
because of this evidence. With this major, you could be a
investigator. Do you think crimes can be solved without
evidence?
(Abdulaziz Alqahtani, Forensic Science).
6. There are a lot of different TV programs, such as movies,
TV shows, news, social programs, etc. These have
different themes and send different messages, such as
political, social, economic, medical, and sports. These
programs send different messages directly and indirectly.
Some of these programs show bloody, scary, or sexual
scenes with bad words. I think it’s having a negative effect
on children. Do you think deleting sections of television
programs is the solution?. Who do you think is most
responsible - the family or media?
(Mashari Al Homoudi, Media And Public Relations)
7. Biomedical engineering, which has high employment
around the word for both males and females, provides an
overall enhancement of healthcare. A biomedical engineer
can study a specific type of biomedical engineering, such
as biomedical electronics, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials,
and biomechanics. Unfortunately, not all countries need
biomedical engineers in their factories and hospitals
because they depend on other countries to provide the
health materials for them; one example is my country,
Oman. Do you think it's a suitable major to choose,
although I am planning to get a job back home?
(Biomedical engineering, Mallak)
8. • Read through the topics and skills from pages iv-vii.
• From the “scope and sequence” pages, what topics and
skills are you particularly interested in?
• Share your interests with a partner
9. • What is the difference between the words “gender” and
“sex”?
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/genderme
d/sexandgender.html
10. 1. What kinds of behaviors/attitudes/actions do you
consider to be masculine?
2. What kind of behaviors/attitudes/actions do you
consider to be feminine?
3. Do you think your beliefs about what is feminine and
masculine are shaped by the culture of your home
country? If so, how?
4. Can you think of any examples of masculinity and
femininity that are different from your own ideas? (e.g. I
think physical fighting is more masculine).
11. • Williams and Best (1982) studied 30 countries and
found high cross-cultural agreement on the adjectives
used to describe males and females.
• In all countries, adjectives associated with men were rated as
being stronger and more active.
• Participants from Japan and South Africa rated male
characteristics as more favorable; Italy and Peru rated female
characteristics more favorable.
12. • Follow up studies by Williams and Best (1990)
• Men are viewed as active, strong, critical, conscientious,
extroverted, and open.
• Women are viewed as passive, weak, nurturing, adaptive,
agreeable, and neurotic.
13. • Do you
agree or
disagree with
any of these
stereotypes
(in
particular)?
15. What do you think of this practice of fighting cholitas?
16. • Read pgs. 2-3 and complete the discussion questions
with your group.
17. • Using context (how does this work?)
• Parts of speech (what are they and how do you know?)
• Pg. 4, listening
• Pg. 5, discuss vocabulary answers
• Pg. 5, complete part D as a group
18. 1. What is the purpose of taking notes during a lecture?
2. What equipment and strategies do you usually use for
taking notes?
3. Do you think the equipment and strategies that you
usually use for note-taking are effective? Why/why not?
19.
20.
21. A
• 1. some cultures = strict gender roles
• 2. children learn gender from watching others
B
1. yr
2. w/o
3. <
4. >
23. • Listen to part of a lecture and try to write down the main
ideas.
• Check yourself. Did you include the ideas on pg. 7 (part
A)?
24. • Pre-listening Video
• Listen to the next part of the lecture and try to complete
part C.
• Discussion: pg. 7 – After listening, critical thinking
25. • Add or edit (if you like) your conversation starter by
tonight at Midnight
