Cross-Cultural Presentation Introduce a country of your choice to your classmates Suzanne G. Bonn, Sugiyama Women’s University.

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Cross-Cultural Presentation Introduce a country of your choice to your classmates Suzanne G. Bonn, Sugiyama Women’s University

Requirements Work in a group of 3 Choose a country (confirm with Suzanne) Use PowerPoint to create 7 slides Research country information in English using the Internet Give an 8-10min. oral presentation – all members must speak Use English when working with your partners!

Here’s an example…

Japan – Land of the Rising Sun A short cross-cultural introduction Presenter: Suzanne Bonn Date: December 10, 2007

Geography Japan Sea and Pacific Ocean 4 main islands, 47 prefectures Capital: Tokyo Historical cities: Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Nagasaki 75% of the country is mountainous and uninhabitable

People Population: approx. 128,000,000 Official Language: Japanese Religions: Shinto, Buddhism, Other Ethnic Groups: Japanese 99%, Other 1% (Korean, Chinese, Brazilian, Filipino, Other) Life Expectancy: (men), (women)

Cross-Cultural Facts Bowing Shoes Nose blowing Slurping noodles Gift-giving

Quiz Name 4 prefectures that start with the letter ‘O’. Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka Why do Japanese slurp their noodles? To show they enjoy the taste True or False: The Japanese blow their nose in public. False What kind of shoes should you wear in Japan? Easy to take off and put on True or False: When a funeral car passes, Japanese people hide their thumbs. True

Recommended Website Check out: Japan National Tourist Organization

Sources CIA The World Fact Book: eos/ja.html#People eos/ja.html#People International Business Center: Japan National Tourist Organization: Fun Facts: w/academics/english/japan/trivia/funfacts.htmlhttp://marian.creighton.edu/~marian- w/academics/english/japan/trivia/funfacts.html