Learning & Communication
Question: What verb means to explain the meaning of a word or idea?
Answer: Define
Conversation: Define your hometown in three words. Why did you choose those words?
Question: What C- adjective means related to the ideas, traditions, and way of life of a group of people?
Answer: Cultural
Conversation: What is one cultural tradition from your country?
Question: What noun means the experiences, education, and culture that have shaped a person?
Answer: Background
Conversation: How has your background influenced who you are?
Question: What adjective means able to be seen?
Answer: Visible
Conversation: What is something visible from your bedroom window?
Question: What noun means a part of a whole?
Answer: Portion
Conversation: What portion of your day is usually spent studying or working?
Question: What verb starting with A- means to deal with or discuss a problem or topic?
Answer: Address
Conversation: What is one problem your country should address?
Question: What V- noun means the ideas or principles that people think are important?
Answer: Values
Conversation: What values are most important in your family?
Question: What adjective means different from everyone else?
Answer: Unique
Conversation: What makes your home country unique?
Question: What adjective means unable to be seen?
Answer: Invisible
Conversation: If you were invisible for one day, what would you do?
Question: What noun means the outside or top layer of something?
Answer: Surface
Conversation: Have you ever judged someone only by their surface appearance?
Question: What verb starting with D- means to talk about a topic with other people?
Answer: Discuss
Conversation: What topic do you enjoy discussing with friends?
Question: What noun means ideas or opinions that people think are true?
Answer: Beliefs
Conversation: What is one belief that is common in your culture?
Question: What noun means the way someone looks on the outside?
Answer: Appearance
Conversation: Do you think appearance is important in job interviews? Why?
Question: What adjective means kept out of sight or not easily noticed?
Answer: Hidden
Conversation: Is there a hidden place in your hometown that you like?
Question: What noun means different parts or features of something?
Answer: Aspects
Conversation: What aspects of your culture make you proud?
Question: What S- adverb means in a clear, exact, or detailed way?
Answer: Specifically
Conversation: What food do you specifically miss from your home country?
Question: What noun means the usual rules for how people behave in a society or group?
Answer: Norms
Conversation: What social norm surprised you when you visited another country?
Question: What noun means the way a person acts?
Answer: Behavior
Conversation: What behaviors do people expect in an IUJ classroom?
Question: What noun means the way people understand or interpret something?
Answer: Perceptions
Conversation: How do people's perceptions of your country differ from reality?
Question: What noun means general ideas or thoughts about something?
Answer: Concepts
Conversation: Which concepts are most important for understanding another culture?