Intercultural Communication:
Life and Study Abroad

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Intercultural Communication Students
Tony Silva - 2012

First Semester - Survival Skills

All of these files are small downloadable PDF, .rtf, or Word (.doc) files. You can download and print them using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or Apple's Preview (.pdf files), and MS Word (.doc and .rtf files).

First Downloads:

- Workbook Cover
- Unit Zero - A Workbook Introduction and a Sample of the kind of writing you'll be doing in your Workbook
- One sample blank unit that you can use for our first class discussion topic

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Topics List - DOWNLOAD

Blank Workbook Unit - DOWNLOAD

Blank Problem Prevention/Solution Sheet - DOWNLOAD

Syllabus and Study Guides (Please note that the syllabus is tentative and may change.)

April 20 - Begin trip planning

April 27 - Trip planning and Searching for information

May 4 - No class

May 11 - Trip Planning (continued) / Begin Airports and Airplanes

May 18 - Airports and Airplanes

May 25 - Ground transport: taxis, trains, buses, etc.

June 1 - Emergencies and getting help

June 8 - Manners and Being a Guest

June 15 - Restaurants

June 22 - Manners and Restaurants (continued)

June 29 - Daily life and Going Out (two study guides)

July 6 - School and Study Abroad

July 13 - Culture shock / Workbooks due

July 20 - Final projects due / In-class presentations

July 27 - Final discussion

New additions:

- Searching for the information you need.

- Very good summary on How to be Safe in a Foreign Country.

- Daily life abroad

- Going out

A good source for additional material for your discussion preparation is my main student download page. Of course, I also encourage you to look at my general resource page for ESL-EFL students. Please also visit my personal home page if you have the time.

 

 

 

Second Semester - Intercultural Issues

Us and Them, Tony Silva

 

If you have any problems or questions, please let me know: tonysensei@mac.com