Objectives:  Students can...

Define culture and its related terms such as practices, products, perspectives, communities, and persons and

1.      Discuss readings and presentations to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between products, practices, perspectives within communities and individuals in their L1 environment and compare them to the L2 cultures they are studying.

2.      Complete a cross-cultural ethnographic project for a self-selected topic.

a.       Understand and use the tools of ethnography

b.      Investigate the topic in the L1 setting first (during five-week intensive course)

c.       Investigate the same topic in the L2 setting (during following five-week course)

d.      Explain and reflect on the themes that you have found in your ethnographic project as they relate to the products, practices and perspectives of both cultures

e.     Develop ideas for using the themes you have found in your project to specific instructional strategies that you intend to use in your classroom.

3.      Create a Four-Year Culture Plan. (1/3 of comprehensive exam)

a.       Choose a theme or themes to organize cultural instruction for a four-year curriculum.

b.      Design critical thinking activities for the cultural instruction

c.       Describe how you will integrate and use information collected in your ethnographic project within your culture plan