1、The Green Banana by Donald Batchelder,Made by Lauren Chan,Cross-cultural education,What is culture? The word culture comes from the Latin root colere (to inhabit, to cultivate, or to honor). In general, it refers to human activity.,experiential learning a conceptual framework for experiential cross-
2、cultural education a collection of essays on practical applications of these ideas,Everyone has culture. What does our culture teach us? language behaviors rules expectations the way we understand others the way we make decisions the way we make choices what is real what is healthy what is possible
3、and what our limitations are,Ethnocentrism Cultural Chauvinism Relativism Racism,Brazil,With an estimated 170 million inhabitants, Brazil has the largest population in Latin America and ranks sixth in the world.,culture in Brazil,The glitzy Carnival attracts millions of people to Brazil every year w
4、hen people loosen up their hip joints, dance the worlds most erotic dances, wear the worlds smallest bikinis and party the worlds longest party. Preparations start 3 months in advance, culminating in 2 weeks of balls and the carnival parade in February.,People in Brazil,Brazilians are very friendly,
5、 outgoing and ethnically diverse, composed from Amerindians, African slaves, the Portuguese and other Europeans.,Travel in Brazil,Introduction to the Text,The text is taken from Beyond Experience: An Experiential Approach to Cross-cultural Education edited by Donald Batchelder and Elizabeth G. Warne
6、r in 1974. When the second edition of the book was published in 1993, Batchelder explained his view on cross-cultural education:,The green banana: a symbol of hidden treasures from every culture,Plot: ”my” experience in a smallBrazilian village and what “I” concluded Setting: a small village in the
7、centralarea of Brazil Protagonists: an American traveler(“I”), several Brazilian people,Theme of the story,We should respect all civilizations in the world. Wisdoms are to be discovered with an open mind to other cultures.,Structure of the text,Part 1 (paras. 14 ) about:The story of the “green banan
8、as”.Part 2 (paras. 5 8 ) about: What the author learned: We should respect all civilizations in the world.,Language study,1. meet,encounterbump into, come across, run across, run into confront, face up witheg: I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.,2. ancient, old, antique,modern, new
9、, current/modernancient accounts of dragons; an old sweater of mine; collected antique Ming furniture,3. to strain:,to try very hardI still couldnt hear anything no matter how I strained my ears. He overworked last week and strained himself. every nerve,4. over-heated: too hot,Over- “too much”e.g. o
10、verdressedovertalk/overstudy/overwork/overpraiseovereat/ oversleep/overdrinkoverkilloverloadoverchargeovervalue,5. consist of,The school consists of 7 departments which teach 28 foreign languages. The new house consists of five bedrooms, a sitting-room, a big kitchen, two bathrooms and a beautiful g
11、arden.,consists of is composed of The book is made up of eight chapters.falls intoEight chapters constitute the book.,6. scatter,To spread widely in all directions by throwinge.g. seeds on the fieldThe factories are ed instead of being concentrated in a single area.The wind soon ed the clouds.Dont y
12、our strength. sb.s hopes The weather forecast says that tomorrow will be sunshine with scattered showers. After the meeting, there was wasted paper scattered about.,7. Pat sb. on the shoulder P.249,wound sb. in the leg hit sb. at the back peck sb. on the cheek,8. assure,v. to tell sb. that sth. is s
13、ure to happen sothat he does not have to worryassure sb./oneself (of sth.): to cause sb. to feel certain about sth. rest assured (that): to be certain that Examples:I can assure you that he is an honest person.You may rest assured that everything is developing smoothly as you wish.,8. Work out: get
14、better or resolved, out a method/a program out the differences/difficulties I cant out the meaning of this poem. He is good at ing out the enemys secret messages. Things ed out quite differently. Dont worry, things will work out in the end.,9. in case: so as to be safe if (something happens); if,e.g.Take a raincoat it rains. Give him a call he doesnt know.Take your skates you decide to go skating.,Thank you for your attention,
