"A DIFFERENT PLACE"


1ST  MILESTONE:  SEEING THE ISSUE.

	* Provocative problem case (paradigm case): a classroom drama and 
	monologues of the individual participants

	Basic point: unrecognized cultural differences can cause 
	interpersonal conflicts.


2ND MILESTONE: DEFINING THE PROBLEM.

	* Culture as habits of the mind and heart (of how we think and 
	feel)
	* The concept of Value Orientations and its four dimensions: 
	Authority, Relational, Activity, and Temporal.

	Basic point: A group's culture can be understood in terms of how 
	its members define and perceive authority, human relations, 
	activity, and time, and understanding culture in this way may 
	provide a means to minimize cultural conflict in the classroom.

3RD MILESTONE: CHOOSING A SOLUTION (THE PORTION OF THE VIDEO WE DID NOT 
SEE).


	* See that "accommodation" is superior to "assimilation"
	* Create community

	Basic point:  The makers of this video argue that we should view 
	culture as habits of thinking and feeling that can vary along 
	certain crucial dimensions and use this insight to build 
	community.  In building community, they argue, we should abandon 
	the assimilation model (typified by Charlie: "It's our country.  
	They're the ones who should [international students], not us.") in 
	favor of accommodation, a model in which all change, learning to 
	how to understand and respond to those of another culture (just as 
	Amy and Johanna wished to do).
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