P3 week 1 - Across borders - The cultural onion and Dutch habits

Project Across borders
You will be assigned a country
Project across borders
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This lesson contains 27 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Project Across borders
You will be assigned a country
Project across borders
Week 1

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Today's plan
  1. Roll call (Pars)
  2. Project Across Borders (Periode 3)
  3. What's your country? 
  4. First reactions - Sloppy handshakes and missing life vests. 
  5. The cultural onion
  6. What makes us, Dutchies, Dutch? - Our weird habits.
 

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Project Across borders
You will be assigned a country
What's your country?

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What is culture to you?

Slide 4 - Open question

What cultural backgrounds do we have in class?

Slide 5 - Open question

Sloppy handshake

Slide 6 - Slide

What do you think/feel when someone gives you a sloppy handshake?

Slide 7 - Open question

Translation: Taking the life vest will result in a 10 milion Rupiah fine / imprisonment.

Why is this sentence not translated into English?

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Are the reactions to the pictures mostly positive or negative? Why?

Slide 9 - Open question

Write down two or more examples of good/positive behaviour?

Slide 10 - Open question

Write down two or more examples of bad/negative behaviour?

Slide 11 - Open question

Opinions come from values

(Meningen komen voort uit waarden)

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The case of Richard
  1. Listen to the story. 
  2. What do you think happened?
  3. What really happened.
  4. Can you think of reasons why this would happen?

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What makes us, Dutchies, Dutch? 


Let's find out and discuss what fabulous, 
yet weird habits, we all have.

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How do foreigners see the Dutch?
What stereotypes do they use?

Slide 19 - Open question

Slide 20 - Video

Write down the 15 Dutch habits that are discussed in the video

Slide 21 - Open question

Explain to a foreigner what these things are.
A bitterbal is a crunchy fried ball with beef ragout in it. 
If you cannot translate the word, use the Dutch word and explain it. 

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Weird Dutch habits
  1. Work in pairs or groups of three. 
  2. Do not look up information on your laptop or phone.  
  3. Think of 7 habits and discuss what they are exactly and why they are typically Dutch.  

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10 minute discussion in English
Talk to another group and discuss what habits you came up with and explain what they are about. 
  1. What are typical Dutch celebrations and how are they celebrated?
  2. What role do bicycles have in the daily lives of Dutch people?
  3. Explain what "gezellig" or "gezelligheid" is. 
  4. What is the Dutch kitchen about and which dishes (gerechten) and other food is popular?
  5. How is Kings day celebrated? 
  6. How would you explain to a foreigner that half of the Netherlands is below sea level?
  7. Which sports are popular in the Netherlands and why?
  8. What does the healthcare system (gezondheidszorg) look like and what is your opinion of it? 
  9. How is a Dutch birthday typically celebrated? 
  10. What are populair Dutch festivals and events?
  11. Why do so many foreign (buitenlandse) tourists visit Amsterdam?
  12. Why do you think foreigners should visit the Netherlands?
timer
10:00
Don't stop until the timer has finished

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Discuss and answer:
What do you think are the three weirdest Dutch habits? Explain why?

Slide 25 - Open question

Time left?


Play the quiz about cultural differences

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Slide 27 - Link