Meeting 9: Preparation for the Global Issues Mini-Conference

Procedures for Global Issues Mini Conference

Today, June 11, each group will prepare for their mini-presentation.

Next week, June 18, we will make 5 new groups of 5 people. The success of this meeting will depend on EVERY MMCE member attending. One absent member will affect the discussion. Each new group will consist of representatives from the other groups. The representatives will take turns presenting about their global issue. Each representative has 28 minutes to present and the mini conference will last for about 2 weeks. The content of your presentation will be based on the Global Issues in English textbook. An outline of your presentation is written below.

1 Topic Introduction: Briefly introduce your topic (3 minutes)
2 Helpful Words: Quiz people on the new words. (5 minutes)
3. My Global Issue: Read the information about your global issue and then ask 5 – 8 questions about it to the other group members. (10 minutes)
4. Discussion: Discuss the following (5 minutes)
- Do you have any questions about the presentation, please ask!
- Did anything surprise you about the presentation? What? Did this presentation change your thinking in any way, how so?
- Are you affected in any way by this problem? How?
- Are you doing anything (unintentionally) to cause this problem? What?
5. Solution: Let’s brain storm things that we can do to make this problem better. (5 minutes)

At the ending of the second meeting, each base group will gather again and share what was said in 4 and 5.

Meeting 8: National Cultures, Generalizations and Stereotypes

Agenda:
I Write categories for the respondents' answers.
II JH's presentation on national cultures, stereotypes and prejudice
III Watch two movies
Movie 1:


SNL - Chris Farley - Japanese Gameshow
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3. How did these videos make you feel?
- scared (both but especially 1)
- bad for children (both)
- a little bit sick (1)
- uncomfortable (1)
- cruel (both)
- a little bit disgusted (both)