This document outlines the plans for a second meeting of a cross-cultural understanding group. It details the organization of participants into pairs to discuss assigned readings and cultural topics. It provides a timeline for pairs to draft questions, provide feedback, and post their questions, answers, and comments online. It also describes the formation of presentation groups that will focus on different cultural areas and aspects of culture to present on, including beliefs, values, behaviors, and customs.

1. Cross-cultural
Understanding
2nd Meeting
FIP BIG UMMU
Erwin Gay
2011

2. Ning Designed for
Online Class
erwingaybigummu.ning.com
Confirmation:
My Phone number: 085319192097
Email: erwin_gay@yahoo.com
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3. Pair discussion (organize)
Pair 1 Pair 3
★ Ummi ★ Halima
★ Yusri ★ Asnawi
Pair 2 Pair 4
★ Annisa ★ Rusmiati
★ Nurliani ★ Rosmiyati
★ Yondri

4. Process
★ Selasa, 11 Oktober Pair 1 Draft
Questions
★ Kamis, 13 Feedback
★ Sabtu, 15 Posting Question
★ Senin, 18 Posting answer
★ Selasa, 19 Posting comment

5. Reading Materials
★ Pare 2: Culture and
communication
★ Pare 3: Culture and personality
★ Pair : Culture and background
life
★ Pare 4: Culture and Gender

6. Group Presentation
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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7. Area focus to present
★ International (American)
★ Domestics (Chinese, Indian,
Japanese)
★ National/local (Indonesia: Java,
Sulawesi, Sumatera)
★Local (North Maluku: Makian,
Terenate, Ambonese)

8. Review Material

9. What is Culture?
Culture is a system of beliefs,
values, and assumptions
about life that guide behavior
and are shared by a group of
people

10. Aspects of people differ
from each other:
❖ personality
❖ age
❖ gender
❖ level of education
❖ abilities
❖ other personal features that
make each individual a unique
human being

11. How to see a culture:
From:
❖ Cultural beliefs
❖ Values
❖ Behaviors
❖ customs
❖ language
❖ material artifacts