- •Предисловие
- •Culture shock and multiculturalism unit I
- •1. Discuss the questions with the members of the class.
- •Coming To North America
- •Discussion points.
- •Vocabulary
- •Explain the words underlined in the text. Consult the dictionary for other meanings.
- •Fill in the gaps with the words from ex.1. You can use each word more than once.
- •Give the Russian equivalents to the following word combinations
- •Discuss Dita’s problems with a friend. Try to use at least one word combination from ex. 1,2,3 in every exchange.
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •Write a Case Study Report analyzing the problems Dita Rantung is having. Follow the plan:
- •Write an essay describing your experiencing culture shock (amount of stress or difficulty you faced, how you adjusted to living abroad, etc. ).
- •Role-play one of the following.
- •Discuss the role-plays you’ve seen. What reactions did you have? Were the objectives of the students presenting the role-play achieved?
- •Prepare and give an oral presentation on one of the topics listed.
- •On alienation and the esl students
- •Eating in america
- •Culture shock: a Fish Out Of Water
- •2. Answer the questions of the quiz.
- •3.Complete the paragraph by filling in the appropriate word: disease, slang, culture, idioms, cues, shock, newcomer, gestures, adjust. (One word is not used)
- •4. Answer the questions of the quiz.
- •1. A friend of yours who doesn’t know English is writing a report on culture shock. Translate one of the articles given above for him.
- •Студенты – иностранцы и культурный шок
- •Социальные роли
- •Ценности
- •Модель культурного шока
- •Некоторые последствия культурного шока
- •Как помочь себе
- •В заключение…
- •This is an extract from the article for people going to the usa on work&travel programme. Translate it from Russian into English.
- •Unit II
- •Read the text and say if you’ve got the answers to the questions given above. The development of multiculturalism
- •Use the material provided in the table to draw a timeline. Mark the peak periods. These are some key-words that might help you. Do the internet or library research to mark the other periods.
- •Make a speech about the reasons for immigration to the usa. Use the information of the table and the timeline to give examples.
- •Study the table and speak about the latest tendencies of immigration to the usa.
- •Make a report about an immigrant who became a self-made person.
- •1. Read the text and say why a country needs immigrants.
- •Coming to america
- •Appendix
- •Culture Shock: It's the Little Things That Count in the Biggest Ways
- •Vocabulary list
- •References
- •Методическое пособие по культуре речевого общения для студентов обучающихся по специальности «031202 – Перевод и Переводоведение» (1 ия, английский)
- •620017 Екатеринбург, пр. Космонавтов, 26.
Discussion points.
What kind of person is Dita? How would you describe her?
Why has she come to the USA?
How well has she been coping with her college life?
What specific problems is Dita having in adapting to American college life?
What kind of person is Sandra, Dita's roommate? How would you describe her?
What types of support does Dita's college offer to international students?
How important are friends in helping a student adjust to a new life?
What steps could Dita take to become more comfortable in the United States?
Have you ever been in a similar situation? Give details.
Vocabulary
Explain the words underlined in the text. Consult the dictionary for other meanings.
Fill in the gaps with the words from ex.1. You can use each word more than once.
I told him about the problem but he was totally ___________________________________ .
It was a __________________move on their part to open a branch of the business in France.
He was prescribed a rather ___________________diet of soup, fish and bread.
Going away to college made me more _______________________ .
A look of disgust appeared on his face when he saw _________ chips served by the waiter.
He is said to be a young man of ___________________ morals.
The wine made him ___________________enough to approach her and introduce himself.
You have done quite a ____________________ translation. It won’t do.
After the meeting a _________________statement was issued. It didn’t arouse any interest.
He is used to wearing _________________ shirts and baggy trousers.
How can you trust a government that is __________________________to public opinion?
On arriving to the inn first of all we got rid of our _____________________ clothes.
She marched in here, as ______________________ as brass, and demanded a pay rise.
There were a lot of barefoot children with long _________________hair running around.
If I may be so _________________as to suggest that he made a mistake in his calculations.
Give the Russian equivalents to the following word combinations
1. superior academic achievement __________________________________________________
2. be awarded a full scholarship __________________________________________________
3. to accomplish one’s goal of __________________________________________________
4. a strong sense of moral values __________________________________________________
5. to welcome challenges __________________________________________________
6. in terms of __________________________________________________
7. academic work __________________________________________________
8. once in awhile __________________________________________________
9. be caught up in one’s own world _________________________________________________
10. casual comment __________________________________________________
11. the foreign student adviser __________________________________________________
12. to withdraw from school __________________________________________________
13. to consider smb a failure __________________________________________________