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                                                           June 2, 2021. TESOL 103 Week 7   Culture and Psychology. 

Differences in Manners                                                             June 1, 2021       TESOL 103 Week 7       Differences in manners between people of differing  cultures can potentially bring challenges to a classroom.  Something that is good manners in one culture can mean something entirely different in another.  As a future TESOL teacher, knowing some of these differences can help me be prepared for the issues that arise.    Different gestures , chewing gum, feet positioning, and hand shaking,  are just a few of the customs that differ from culture to culture.  Usually an explanation, or a positive expectation can resolve challenges.  However, this might not be the case, so teaching about differences can also help....

Cross-Cultural Students in the Classroom  June 1, 2021.       TESOL 103 --Week 7    In a TESOL classroom, there may be many different cultures represented.  Learning about these cultures and understanding their opinion about the American classroom they are in, can expand each student's as well as the teacher's  perceptions.  This can lead to greater understanding, tolerance, and appreciation for everyone.    For example, some Asian students expressed an appreciation for the way in which disabled students were treated in the United States.  Until I learned about this appreciation, I had taken it for granted that this was how they were treated everywhere.  It is good to learn otherwise. These same Asian students were not impressed by some of the behaviors of students in the United States.  They mentioned that they were crude and inconsiderate.  I have noticed this also about some students.  However, I hav...