1. LOGO Welcome to Global Understanding

2.  Instructor: CHEN, Yali (Jessica) Email: jessicasduchen@163.com Cell: 13969115903 QQ: Global Classroom (231138617)  Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00-9:15 P.M.  Location: R602 Lizong Building

3. Course Goals  This course aims at helping students to: 1.Develop cultural awareness and understanding of foreign cultures 2.Develop language skills and cultural competence to successfully communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds 3.Improve oral English proficiency

4.  Cultural exchange  based both on video conferencing as well as one-to-one chatting online.  SDU students will connect consecutively with a total of two different universities.  Each linkage will be with one university at a time and the two universities we will link with this semester include: Course Description

5. ECU – East Carolina University Greenville, N.C. U.S.A. LNU Ivan Franko Lviv National University Lviv, Ukraine

6. Grading  20% Attendance  40% Class Discussion and Participation  10% Class Presentation  30% Reflective Journals

7. Attendance  Students are expected to attend and ACTIVELY participate in ALL class sessions.  Prior notification to the instructor of an intended absence is required.  If any student misses portions of more than three classes, the attendance portion of the final grade will be zero.

8. Class Discussion and Participation  All students are expected to ACTIVELY participate in classroom discussions and activities.  video conferencing groups:  everyone is supposed to contribute to the grand discussion.  chatting online groups:  focus on the topic and viewing any irrelevant web pages on the computer is not allowed.

9. Class Presentation  In local sessions, students will work to research on the topics of discussion:  college life, family and traditions, the meaning of life, and stereotypes and prejudices; and present your findings to class.  You will use PPT or any visuals to enhance your oral presentation.

10. Reflective Journals  Every student will submit two reflective journals (two pages, double-space) toward the end of this course.  You will reflect on your experience in class and make comparative analysis on different cultures.

11. Special attention  Inappropriate classroom conduct, cheating, and plagiarism are unacceptable and are grounds for a failing grade in this course.  If you meet someone who has deep prejudice against or hostility toward China, try to show something positive.