Thursday, May 8, 2014

culture shock exercise #9

culture shock exercise #9


  in paragraph one i will talk about culture shock that todd have .


       Todd was living in U.S , And working in a Call centar manager 
in seattle wash . his boss till him that he must go to india to run their business there becuase it came down to their business in india , he refused first , but with the passage of time he approved . 

when he arrived at the airport he shocked from the people their because of crowds, his manager in india insisted to take him to Anty ji  to live there , and the mother of the house they call her auntie ji that sponsored Todd , the manager puro take him to the workplace to recognize the place , but when he arrive he shocked again because he don't like the place , and he see a caw in his office , and he don't know how to work with this problem , he go out to call with their girl friend 
but when that call to her he shocked because he knew that his girl friend have another guy ,the next call was from his manager from U.S 

to till him that he have to work hard  he get out but a motorcycle crash him and he fall down he see a paper written a M'cdonals in the paper he went to the restaurant he shocked because their was no chess burger , he meet a guy from U'S he till to Acclimate to the situation this is their culture . In his office he meet the all employees , but he knew they don't work hard , but he known solution to the situation , He tried to adapt with the employees and know more about indian culture  , than he start to seemed wear indians seemed to get along with them , and he succeeded in raising the rate pf profit for the company .

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

exercise #8 outscored

exercise #8 outscored

“Outsourced” - the movie study guide

You are going to watch and create a reflection on the film "Outsourced".

These questions will help you. If you miss watching the film in class, you may get a copy from the library and watch it at home. Here are some clips from "Outsourced"

Cultural Dimensions in Outsourced
As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection.


Cultural Dimension
Character
Todd, Puro, Aisha or other
Outsourced Scene
or Circumstance
Low-context culture
Aisha , taxi driver , Todd
Class , street , take me to ….
High-context culture
Todd
Anti Ji home
Individualism
Todd
Went to India
Collectivism
Indian people , puro
Washing clothes , street
Low power distance
Todd , Aisha
Boss office , class
High power distance
Todd ,
Class
Uncertainty tolerance
Aisha
Class
Uncertainty avoidance
Anti Ji , Todd
Home , class
Task orientation
Todd
Learning people in class
Social orientation
Puro , anti Ji
Anti home


Reflection
Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?

The owner of the boardinghouse explained to him by sign language why Indians think left hand isn’t clean to eat with



12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"?

13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?
Because of the way Americans pronounce some words with an American accent not proper English, they think it’s a matter of different accents which doesn’t mean their English is wrong in India at the end it is a matter of correct English
He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aysha said that. High-context culture


14. What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle brand"?

He was talking about it in an insensitive way without knowing how sensitive and holy cows are in India

15. What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What stage of culture
shock might it represent?

He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aysha said that. High-context culture



16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke
calls home?

Because he is homesick.

17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about
"a rubber"?

Rubber means eraser in English – British accent, as it doesn’t mean the same in the American English

18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnells?

Because heve been having troubles with food since he arrived plus he’s homesick and craving for a meal that reminds him of home

19. Todd doesn't understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?

 He thought that Todd is barging and started barging back immediately without even paying attention to whats Todd’s actually saying as it’s a very common habit in india

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for? How might this be an example of the "Inbound
Syndrome"?

 I’ll Never Do It Again,