Teach your classmates about your country of concentration!
EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK

I Format

1. Groups will divide into sub-groups of 2 or 3 members.
2. Two subgroups will meet and exchange knowledge about their countries of concentration.

a.Each group will present for about 15 minutes and will have a total of 45 minutes to exchange information.

b.Please e-mail a summary or notes of your group’s presentation by 7/20.

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3. The subgroups will reunite with their original group members and share what they learned.
4. The main group should then discuss the following among themselves

a. Common characteristics of the countries you heard about and your home country. (Values, wealth, popular culture, behavior, music, history, etc.)

b. Differences between the countries you heard about and your home country.  (Values, wealth, popular culture, behavior, music, history, etc.)

c.   Common characteristics of the countries you heard about. (Values, wealth, popular culture, behavior, music, history, etc.)

d.  Differences between the countries you heard about. (Values, wealth, popular culture, behavior, music, history, etc.)

e.   What did you all learn about yourselves and your countries.
If your group cannot finish this conversation by 7/20, please come to MMCE on 7/27 to finish the conversation. I would also like each group to send me their summary of 4. by 7/27.

II Possible Content of Your Presentation:
(Your presentation time is about 15 minutes.  Everything listed below are suggestions. You can present some of the information below in some kind of quiz or game format.)

Basic Information
- Where is your country on the map? What are some of the neighboring countries? (You can give a geography quiz)
- Basic statistics about your country (use the On-line World Fact Book)　
- Brief history of your country.　

The People
- What languages are spoken in your country, what are the ethnic groups?　

Values
- Quiz on business etiquette.　
- Country scores
- What do you think are some misunderstandings that can occur between people of your home country and people of the country you are studying?

Experience
- Talk about your discussion with your guest:
- What are some images that Japanese people had of your country that were wrong?
- What were some of your guests' images of Japan?
- What was the most impressionable part of the discussion for you?
- Did any of the information you got from your guest differ from the information you found on the internet?
- What have you learned about yourself through studying your country of concentration or national values?

Resources

Basic Information of Countries	CIA World Factbook
Maps of Your Regions	1. Maps and Geographical Quizes 2. Go to the Google Images Search Page and do a search (Ex. "Map of Africa" or 「アフリカの地図」, you will be amazed at the number of great maps you will find.)
Business Etiquette	Australia	Brazil	China	Colombia	England	Guatemala	Kenya	New Zealand	USA
Encyclopedia Entries	Australia	Brazil	China	Colombia	England	Guatemala	Kenya	New Zealand	USA
Sites on Kenya	http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Cookbook/Kenya.html#How%20a%20Dinner%20is%20Served%20in%20Kenya (Kenyan Food) http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/kenya/default.htm  (Mostly travel information about Kenya) www.blissites.com/kenya/ (Personal Website about Kenya) http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/4890  (A site dedicated to the sustainable, economic development of Kenya.) http://www.theshikwekwes.com/cartoon.htm  (Kenya Comic Strip; I think it is pretty funny.) http://afrika.no/index/Countries/Kenya/index.html  (News and basic information about Kenya. The most extensive site I could find) kenya.rcbowen.com/  (Personal web page about Kenya

III Etiquette during your presentation
Speakers: Give your listeners the chance to ask questions. Remember that you do not have to present all the information in traditional format. You can also use games, quizes etc. to help your listeners learn about your country and its culture.
Listeners: Ask a lot of questions!

Remember the communication model we talked about:
Expression - Interpretation  - Negotiation

For a review of useful language please see the fishbowl activity for meetings 3 & 4.

IV Pairings

	China	Guatemala	Colombia	Kenya	USA	England	Oceania
China	-	Kaai Mami	-	-	-	-	Aline Yukiko
Guatemala	Ayumi Chisa Mika	-	-	Yuka Yuriko	-	-	-
Colombia	-	-	-	-	Eri Satomi Taku	Chiemi Keita	-
Kenya	-	Kanae Yoshitugu Yukiko	-	-	Ai Hiroaki Yosuke	-	-
USA	-	-	Ai Dausuke Song	Hiromi Risa	-	-	-
England	-	-	Kei Tomoka Tomohiro	-	-	-	Chihiro Rie Yohei
Oceania	Atsushi Manaho Marumi	-	-	-	-	Ayumi I. Toru	-

V Schedule
July 6: Begin preparing for the discussion.
July 13: We will all meet in G22. You can use this period to meet with your group and prepare for the discussion.
July 20: The discussion.
August 4: Optional MMCE recreation event. The chance to relax and discuss issues that we were not able to discuss this semester.