6. “The discovery of culture, the
awareness that it shapes and molds
our behavior, our values and even
our ideas, the recognition that it
contains some element of the
arbitrary, can be a startling or an
illuminating experience.”
- Shapiro
7. Take three post-it notes and write three statements about
yourself, things no-one here knows about you, of which
only one is true. Ideally, all three statements should
appear equally plausible to make the selections
challenging!
Present your three statements to the class but do not
reveal which is true/false.
Let everyone guess the true one before revealing which are
false.
ICEBREAKER
8. What is your cultural background?
What is your experience with other
cultures, religions, traditions?
What excites you about other cultures?
INTRODUCTIONS
9. Course Policies
1. Transparency
2. Courtesy
3. Late Work
4. Email Policy
5. Grades & Academic Honesty
6. Attendance
7. Accommodations
8. Title IX
9. Resources
A+
B
2
C
11. “We don’t see things
as they are, we see
things as we are.”
- Anais Nin (writer)
12. What do you see? DAE
D = describe the event
A = analyze the event
E = evaluate the event
We often respond to people
or situations unfamiliar to
us with our most
subjective evaluations,
projecting our judgments
onto what we think we see.
A person’s
fi
rst instinct
can often be to evaluate.
13. Which of these is Description, Analysis or Evaluation?
A) Lazy guy should be working but is goo
fi
ng around
B) He’s an app designer
C) This man has his feet on his desk
DAE?
14. DAE?
A) Lazy guy should be working but is goo
fi
ng around - Eval.
B) He’s an app designer - Analysis
C) This man has his feet on his desk - Description
15. DAE?
Which one of these answers
would be D for Description?
A)Two men holding hands
B) They are lovers
C) They are good friends
16. In many cultures it is normal for men or women, of any
age, who are friends to hold hands without anybody
thinking they have a romantic relationship.
17. If someone said, “this is a
disgusting habit.”?
A)Description
B) Analysis
C) Evaluation
DAE?
18. In many cultures (for instance Kenya) it is not
rude to pick your nose in public
