SS112 Interpersonal Cross Cultural Communication: 15 Week 11

1. SS112 Interpersonal
Cross Cultural
Communication
Week 11

2. Cultural Resumé
• You have almost finished gathering information about a
particular culture/country for your Cultural Resumé.
• You are gathering as much information as you can from
books, articles, interviews and visits to restaurants and
churches where people from that country gather.
• You have already devoted at least two peer meetings to
discussions on what you are learning about the
countries/cultures chosen.

3. Cultural Resumé
You want to get as much informat ion as you can on:
A. Customs and Courtesies
• Greetings Gestures Travel
• Visiting Personal appearance Communicating
• Eating Group meetings interpersonally
B. The People
• General attitudes and values
• Religion
• Population
• Holidays, religious and political
• Languages

4. Cultural Resumé
C. Lifestyle
• Family Work
• Dating, courtship, and marriage
• Recreation
• Social and economic levels
• Food
D. The Nation
• History and government
• Transportation and communication systems
• Educational system
• Health, sanitation, and medical facilities
• Land and climate
• Scale map of the country
• Economy
E. Worldview
F. Social Institutions

5. Language
Your description of language should cover:
• Pronunciation
• Grammar
• Style
• Writing System
(See sample on page 194 in your textbook)

6. Cultural Resumé
• The Cultural Résumé will be due near the end of
the term, giving you sufficient time to apply the
concepts and information that you are learning in
this course.

7. Cultural Resumé
• The Cultural Résumé will be due near the end of
the term, giving you sufficient time to apply the
concepts and information that you are learning in
this course.