Midterm Review The midterm exam will allow you to demonstrate that you can think about the big picture of intercultural communication across the different approaches but also to understand how each of the approaches works Because each author represents a somewhat different perspective you will need to know the contributions models each proposes and how they relate to each other Even if you don t agree with the model you must be able to articulate it show it as a machine how it works what it lets you explain and what it doesn t let you explain You may bring one page two sides of handwritten notes I will ask you to turn these in with your exam Please note the following If you have written verbatim quotes in your notes I will expect you to answer in your own words to show me that you have understood the author s ideas Direct quotes without your own paraphrase will not be given full credit Format 50 short answer 50 essay Authors we have read and or discussed Martin and Nakayama Piller Clifford Geertz AAA statement on race and culture Franz Boas Horace Miner Raymonde Carroll Takeo Doi Michael Agar Ferdinand de Saussure Benjamin Lee Whorf Bronislaw Malinowski J L Austin Dell Hymes Noam Chomsky Nessa Wolfson Scollon and Scollon Anglo Athabaskan One very effective way to study for this exam is to make a note card for each author What are their main points Key concepts Examples of those concepts Importance for icc What they do and do not consider contributions and critiques I would also make sure you can answer reading questions Sample short answers 1 Rich points a author b definition c example d significance 2 Languaculture a author b definition c example d significance 3 Compare and contrast two authors definitions of culture To get full credit name the authors briefly what their respective definitions are briefly state how their definitions are similar and or different Possible essays 1 Your colleague has just interviewed someone from another country please specify I really don t think it ll work out he seemed really rude Write an essay using at least three different authors to help you make sense of your colleague s reaction 2 Your friend from country X has asked you to define culture in general and American culture more specifically Write an essay that demonstrates the complexity of answering this question using at least three different perspectives that we ve read 3 Your friend is going to Italy for the semester He studied Italian in high School and therefore anticipates no difficulties as long as brings his dictionary and grammar book Write an essay using at least three authors letting your friend know he may be in for a surprise 4 You ve been hired as an intercultural consultant to improve relations between two groups please specify Both groups report that relations are bad Using at least three authors we ve read how will you interpret difficulties What are the steps involved What suggestions will you make