Cultural Transition: From China to U.S.

Catalog description

The primary purpose of this course is to help Sanda students adapting to American culture and college life at Rider. As a sequenced two-semester course, it will introduce students to a number of carefully selected intercultural theories/concepts that best explain major differences between Chinese and American culture and communication. In addition, this course is also designed to help Sanda students improving both oral and written communication in English. During the course, each Sanda student will be paired with a Rider student who takes Chinese language classes his or her study partner. This partnership is meant to be mutually beneficial to both Sanda ad Rider students. Through their interaction, they can help each other to learn about their respective target languages and cultures. They will also be assigned a final project, such as a radio show or a presentation at the cultural event on campus, which will illustrates their effective collaboration and their understanding of each other's language and culture.