Day 10
Wed. Apr. 21
Speakers & Discussion: Gelfand on “tight and loose cultures”
Interview with Maranda Cox
Homework
➤ English Homework: Notice one new word or phrase (again!)
Do it again: Between now and next class, notice and write down one new word or phrase (preferable a phrase -- a combination of words) that you could imagine using to communicate in the situation you identified, or about the topic you identified. In the folder “14-New word or phrase",” please write a few notes about the context in which you encountered it (Who said it? What was it being used to describe?) then use it to write a sentence about something genuinely meaningful to you — I should be able, from this sentence, to get a sense of what you’re interested in or care about or what you’ve been thinking about lately.
Please also include a note at the top of the document briefly restating your goal: About what topic, or in what kind of situation, do you want to learn to communicate more clearly?
➤ Finish Essay 2 draft!
due Friday April 23 at 6pm
Upload your essay draft to Box (folder: “13-Essay 2”). Don’t forget to reread the instructions before you submit!
➤ Bring Gelfand readings to next class
Don’t forget to bring the Gelfand readings and be ready to continue our discussion. Come ready to share these things:
For each section of each reading, what is the purpose of this part? What is the author “doing”? Come ready to share the annotations you wrote in the margins.
Think of a specific example (from your life, what what you’ve read, from the movies we’ve watched, etc.) that you think supports Gelfand’s theory of tight vs loose cultures. Also think of a specific example that seems to contradict it — an example that doesn’t fit with the theory.
➤ Speakers: Wu You, Rachael, Kaige
In 2-3 minutes, summarize the ideas in the Gelfand reading. Explain the ideas to us so that after hearing your speeches, we have a clear grasp of what it is exactly that Gelfand says in these readings. Remember you don’t have to cover everything she says — just explain the ideas you believe are most important. (Divide up responsibilities among yourselves so that you’re not repeating each other.）
➤ Bring observations on interview to next class
Next class, don’t forget to bring the sheet on paper on which you wrote observations about our interview with Maranda Cox. We’ll begin by reflecting on what we learned from doing this interview.