American Culture B Course Description: This course is designed
for advanced ESL students. It explores many aspects of American
culture using a values approach for discussion and reading.
Students will be called upon to discuss their own cultures as to
how the are the same as or are different from American culture.
They will also develop their vocabulary using the context of the
reading selections. Course Goal: Students will develop their
competence in understanding the cultural values of the United
States, their own country, and others. Course Objective:
Students will practice interesting cross-cultural activities for
small group and class discussion and delve into fascination
cultural topics for oral presentations, research, and writing
projects. Student Learning Outcome: Students will be able to
better understand and function in the American culture as
foreign students or businesspeople, visiting scholars or
government officials.