LISTENING - Week 1

This week I will ask you to view a lecture given by Dan Fishel at the Columbia Business School, New York City, in January 2008. He does speak very quickly (!) but I think he makes some valuable points about the 'shock' that many students feel when they take the very brave step of leaving their home country to study, live and work in a foreign land.




Lecture: The International Student Experience: Culture Shock

Dan Fishel, Columbia Business School, NY, USA



Here are the relevant website addresses for the lecture:


Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPfB6GIjM9Q&NR=1

Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H82IFq0HbTQ&NR=1

Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7iznNFGzIg&feature=related

Part IV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=powo_XwMTZs&feature=related

Part Vhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=powo_XwMTZs&feature=related



QUESTIONS
Here are some general questions about the lecture which we will discuss in our next lesson:

• Who is the speaker?

• Where is he?

• Who is his audience?

• What is his main topic?

• Is the presentation structured? (i.e. did he introduce the topic, the main points, and conclude his presentation)

• Do you think he used the PPT effectively?

• Do you think the audience enjoyed the presentation? Why/Why not?

• Did you enjoy the presentation?