Meeting 5: Culture and Cultural Phenonmenon

Note: For the past couple of years I have been discussing the same cultural theory for MMCE primarily referencing Geert Hofstede. This year, I have decided to alter the content and look at culture from a more complete perspective by incorporating other theories into the introduction of culture. I hope that you all find this meeting interesting and useful.

Our Objective: Understand the profound influence culture can have on the way we behave and our outlook on the world.

Today's co-Facilitators: Sayah and Panda

Agenda

1. Review of Meeting 4:

What did you think about the other culture you met last week? Please say some key words.

Why did you say such words?

What could you have done to make your first meeting better?

2. An Introduction to Culture
a) What is culture?
b)The Culture Pyramid
c) Cultural Phenomenon: products, practices, perspectives, communities, persons,

The Iceberg Model of Culture drawn by Panda

Products:

Practices:（We finished our meeting at this point)

Communities:

Perspectives

Persons

Next Meeting: We will finish pracices, communities, perspectives and persons and then introduce basic information from out countries.
Next Meeting's Facilitators: Bolero and Pocchama

Sources used for today's meeting are below:

Banks, J. (2003). Multicultural Education. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Hall, E. (1959). The Silent Language. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, Publishers.
Moran, P. (2001). Teaching Culture. Australia: Heinle & Heinle.
Neuliep, J. (2002). Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach. California: Sage Publications.
Thompson, N. (2003). Communication and Language: A Handbook of Theory and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan.