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Acknowledgingotherpeople’spointsofviewAsyoupintedout,practicingEnglishwithotherChinesepeoplesometimesseemsawkward,butIstillthinkweshouldtry.Asyounoted,practicingEnglishwithotherChinesepeoplesometimesseemsawkward,butIstillthinkweshouldtry.IcanseewhyyoufeelpracticingEnglishwithotherChinesepeopleissometimesawkward,butIstillthinkweshouldtry.1/13Acknowledgingotherpeople’spointsofviewIcanunderstandwhyyoufeelpracticingEnglishwithotherChinesepeopleissometimesawkward,butIstillthinkweshouldtry.IrealizepracticingEnglishwithotherChinesepeopleissometimesawkward,butIstillthinkweshouldtry.2/13TheEnglishclub

InterpretationquestionsHowdoyouthinkHalndhisfriendsfeltwhentheteacherrefused?WhydoyouthinktheteacherrefusedtohelpwiththeEnglishclub?PersonalexplanationsSituationalexplanationsCulturalexplanations3/13SomelikelyinterpretationsTheteacherwouldreallyliketohelp,butsimplydoesn'thaveenoughtimefortheclub.(Situational---timedemands)Theteacherisnottoobusynow,butsheisreluctanttomakeamajortimecommitmentbeforesheknowshowmuchfreetimeshewillhaveinhernewlife.(Situational---timedemands)4/13SomelikelyinterpretationsTheteacherthinkstheclubwillbebetterifstudentsrunitthemselves.(Situational---teacherstudentperspectivedifferences)Theteacherisn’treallyveryinterestedinhelpingHalandhisfriends.Shewasjustbeingpoliteinofferingtohelpthem.(Personal)5/13SomelikelyinterpretationsTheteacherdoesn’tfeelshehasanyobligationtohelpoutHalandhisfriends.Shethinksthatinhelpinghertheywereonlydoingtheirduty,soshedoesn’towethemanything.(Cultural)Theteacheriswillingtohelpsome,butafraidthatshewillendupdoingmostoftheworkinrunningtheclub,sosheistryingtominimizeexpectations.(Situational/personal)6/13SomelikelyinterpretationsTheteacheralreadyteachesEnglishalldayanddoesn’twanttodoanymore(perhapsbecauseshehopestostudyChinese).(Personal)Wheninterpretingthebehaviorofforeigners,itisimportanttokeepinmindthattherearepersonalandsituationalfactorsinvolvedaswellasculturalones.7/13CulturenotesObligationinWesternculture:Westernerstendtoseeafairlyclearlinebetween“official”responsibilitiesandpersonalfavors,andfeelrelativelylittleobligationtorepaypeoplewhohelptheminthecourseofsometypeofofficialduty.8/13CulturenotesObligationinUSculture:“[Americans]acceptandexpressgratitudeforasocialactsuchasaninvitationandagift,buttherecipientisundernoobligationtoreciprocate.Theredoesexistthevagueproprietyofareturngesture,butitdoesnothavethebidingandformalqualityofsocialobligationsevidentinothercultures.”(StewartandBennett)9/13CulturenotesEnglishcorners:Oneofthebestfeaturesofout-of-classEnglishpracticeopportunitieslikeEnglishclubsisthattheyencouragestudentinitiative.IfstudentsaresucceedinlearningEnglish,theywillprobablyneedtofindmorepracticeopportunitiesthanareavailableinclass.Evenmoreimportant,theyneedtolearntotakeresponsibilityfortheirownlanguagelearning,andactivelyseekmorelearningopportunitiesthanthosecreatedbyteachers.Englishclubsgetthestudentsinthehabitofcreatingtheirownpracticeopportunities(ratherthanalwayswaitingfortheteachertotellthemwhattodo).10/13In-groupsandout-groups“In-groups”arethepeoplewehavethemostincommonwithandidentifymostcloselywith,suchas:Ourfamily,classmates,orco-workers;Peoplefromourownregion,religiousgroup,ethnicgroup,ornation.“Out-groupsarethosegroupsofpeoplewhowedonotidentifywith:Peoplefromotherfamilies,regions,ethnicgroups,ornationsVariationsof“insider”and“outsider”11/13In-groupsandout-groupsWegenerallyhavemorepositivefeelingstowardmembersofourin-groupsthanwedotowardoutsiders.Wetendtohaveastrongersenseofobligationtoinsidersthantooutsiders.Wetendtojudgein-groupsandout-groupsbydifferentstandards.Forbettercommunication,weneedtofindwaystocounter-balanceournaturaltendencytojudgeout-groupsmoreharshly.12/13In-groupsandout-groups

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