Summary: First, we discussed how to proceed with the homework and had an active discussion about how Amy Cuddy spoke about how your body language can shape who you are. Then, we looked at the cultural awareness diagram and discussed your reaction to how this awareness develops. 

Then, after studying the Macmillan Publishers Cultural Awareness Worksheets A & B, you discussed the readings with these question prompts:

►  Do you think that cultural awareness is an important part of personal growth?

►  What are your own experiences of working or living alongside people from different cultures?

►  How can cultural awareness help us in business / foreign relations/diplomacy / etc. 

Video springboards for discussion: Cultural Diversity Means Creative Diversity -Talent House

UNESCO is investing in creativity to transform societies!

The UN is also helping us through this project, and not only Freerice.

Freerice.com: This United Nations project website has 60 levels of English vocabulary to learn and develop. For each correct vocabulary comprehended, Free Rice will donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger, so students can learn new words and also contribute to reducing world hunger at the same time. The levels of difficulty range from low to very high, making it suitable for teachers as well. There are also various subjects to choose from, including English Grammar, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and mathematics. And amusingly, there is a warning on the site that claims this game may make the person smarter! http://freerice.com/#/englishvocabulary/1424

Please email the homework by 1 pm the day before Class 08. Class_07 Homework: It is catch-up weeks during the class break for the Mutsume Festival. Please make sure you have completed all 10 notes on the readings and viewings, and try to complete 4,000 points in your FreeRice accounts. If you are all caught up with the homework, you can start your Class 08 Synthesized notes homework. 

The reason: Only two students are completely on time with all of their assignments, so I would like the other six students to catch up with their assignments so we can start their midterm reports.

Note: Please experiment and choose the option you like best. If the option you selected does not work for you, please try another or search for your cultural viewing. If you choose your original homework, please email me.

Then, I can share your fantastic cultural homework with the group. 
If you would like to discuss the same video, please arrange it with your classmate and watch it together or do the same reading. That’s okay too, and fun!

Reading Option 1:

Australian Government. (2020). Supporting cultural diversity. Be you.   https://beyou.edu.au/fact-sheets/relationships/supporting-cultural-diversity

Reading Option 2:

McClay, R. (2017). Four cornerstones of successful cross-cultural understanding. Training Industry: Mind The Gap, 50-51. https://trainingindustry.com/magazine/issue/four-cornerstones-of-successful-cross-cultural-training/

Reading Option 3:

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). (2011). Cross-cultural understanding. Background Briefs. https://tc2.ca/uploads/backgroundbriefs/BBCrossCulturalUnderstanding.pdf

Video Option:

Venture Beat. (2016, Aug. 3). Creativity: What’s diversity got to do with it [Video]? YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwi-YQf7zwE&t=5s