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Academic Interactions 130IECPFall 2015Nikki Mattson

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Agenda

• Conversation Starters• Brief Review• Pathways 1

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Conversation Starter 130A• Imagine you were studying a major that you

thought would be a good fit, but after completing one semester of coursework in that major, you realized that the reverse was actually true -- it was not suitable for you. In this situation, do you think that you would start another major or that you would complete what you had already started?

• (Mohammed Alsadiq/ Undecided)

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Conversation Starter 130A

• If men use feminine items like feminine clothes or makeup, do you think that it affects their personalities or not? And why? What are some examples?

• (Hassan Aljaffar/Chemical Engineering)

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Conversation Starter 130A• A lot of voices have arisen over the years demanding

equality between males and females in many fields. For example, some activists have advocated for equality in  job opportunities, salaries, hours and retirement ages. But should males and females be equal in every field and in every aspect? Why/why not?  

• (Ahmad Emam/mechanical engineering)•

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Conversation Starter 130BIn the nineteenth century, women did not have many rights under civil law in America. What do you know about women’s rights in your country in the past and the present?

Also, more and more female lawyers are playing an important role in society. When you think about the particular characteristics of female lawyers, what comes to mind?

(Intellectual Property Law, Guanrong Chen)

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Conversation Starter 130B

• Governments all over the world are trying to enact laws that benefit societies. Have you ever questioned the role that a society itself plays in enacting laws? What are your thoughts?

• (Law, Ahmad Alhammadi)

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Conversation Starter 130B• These days the concept of being transgender has

become more and more common in societies around the world. Transgender means that a person has two genders. By definition one is the physical gender, and the other one is the acceptance of the gender by the individual. For example, other people see them as a men, but they consider themselves to be women. How is this idea approached/discussed/treated in your country?

(Psychiatry Nursing, Bora LEE )Video

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Quiz from yesterday

1. What is the difference between “gender” and “sex”?

2. Which country is the home of the fighting cholitas?

3. What do masculine and feminine mean?

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Building Vocabulary

• Using context (how does this work?)• Why is this important?

• Pg. 4, listening

• Pg. 5, complete B and C individually• Pg. 5, complete part D as a group

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Note-taking brainstorming

1. What is the purpose of taking notes during a lecture?

2. What equipment and strategies do you usually use for taking notes?

3. Do you think the equipment and strategies that you usually use for note-taking are effective? Why/why not?

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What are effective note-taking strategies?

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Note-taking (pg. 6)

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Pg.6, part A and B

A•1. some culture = strict gender roles•2. children learn gender from watching others

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Before listening

• Pg. 6, Before listening

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Listening and Note taking

• Listen to part of a lecture and try to write down the main ideas on a piece of paper.

• Check yourself. Did you include the ideas on pg. 7 (part A)?

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Listening for details

• Pre-listening Video

• Listen to the next part of the lecture and try to complete part C.

• Discussion: pg. 7 – After listening, critical thinking

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Gender and Society – pg. 12 – Video and Discussion

• Before viewing – part A• Listening and words in context• Viewing• After viewing – pg. 13 – A,B, and C

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More Vocabulary

• Pg. 14 – listen• Pg. 15 - B

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HW

• None!


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