What we did in the class was following:
1.
Videos of Japan, China, and the
U.S.
In
the class, we watched three videos about Japan, China, and the U.S. The structure
of the videos of Japan and China were quite similar. Both were consisted of two
parts; traditional and modern aspects of Japan. I found many similarities as
well as differences of each country from the video. For example, I saw some people
kicking a ball, trying not to drop it on the ground in the video about China.
It is called Kemari in Japan, a
traditional game for noblemen, which came down from ancient China about 1,400
years ago.
The
video regarding the U.S. featured on smiles of many people, which gives a positive
impression about the U.S. to the audience.
1.
Skits about the reading
After
the discussion about videos, we were divided into two groups and did some skits
regarding power distance; our team showed how power distance affected the
behavior of people in a workplace. I found out that it was difficult for people
to imagine the actual situation as long as he or she did not live in the society.
For example, students who were from countries whose power distance was high
were not able to give suggestions regarding the skit to express low power
distance. As the proverb “Seeing is believing.” shows, reading the text is not enough
to truly understand the culture.
Performing
and watching the skits were very interesting. Students exaggerate the feature
of the culture, which made skits very funny.
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