Homework #3

Today we discussed the language of clothes. After listening to the lecture and the meaning of colors in clothing, answer the following questions:
1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
2 Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?

Next week we will discuss friends, please prepare by answering the following questions:
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
2. Do you have different friends for different parts of your life? If so, how are they different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different places? Give me some examples.

Have a good week!
S.M.

Student Blogs

The following students have never contacted me with their blog address:
Ezuki Yoshimi Yuki Kato
Kyoko Nawata Yukari Omiya
Masami Nakashima Kae Oi
Motoe Ogawa Hiromi Yamamoto
Junko Oka Yuko Yamaguchi
Mari Nakashima Megumi Akagi
Hiroyo Shiwaku Aya Takamatsu
Yumiko Seta Mikie Oda
Yui Ogasawara Ryoko Niinaka

The following students have contacted me but some information is wrong or missing. Please see me after class:
Yurie Tsuru
Hiromi Togo
Miki Takiguchi
Aoi Sera
Asumi Kawamoto

Thank You!

Homework #2

Please answer the following questions in your blog:

1.Death and Funerals:
a. Do you have any international friends or a host family? If so, how would you express your condolences to them if a family member died? If not, then how would you express consolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?

2. The language of Clothes (preparation for next weeks topic):
a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?

b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?

Good Luck!

Class Blogs

As of Sunday night (October 21st) I do not have blog addresses or names for the following students:
062089 042050 062082 042056
062080 042023 062052 042081
062059 062051 062071 062075
062068 062055 062057 062076
062058 062053 062067 062062
062060 07f004

Please get this done NOW!!!

Homework #1

There are 2 topics for homework. Both must be answered in your blog:
1. Reflecting about today's class:
Today we discussed the Japanese concept of "wrapping". Do you agree with the web site's description?What do you do that can be called "wrapping"? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
2. Preparation for the next class "Death and Funerals"
Answer these questions in your blog;
a. Where do you go when you die?
b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?

Welcome (back)

This is the first blog post for the HJU Cross Culture Communication class Fall 2007. The class is on Monday's from 1:00 to 2:30 in Sophia 104. I hope we can have a successful semester and enjoy learning about communicating with the world!
Susan Meiki
Instructor