tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post389775104025710562..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Meeting the TESOL participantsElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-12231066010112881292009-01-31T01:29:00.000+03:002009-01-31T01:29:00.000+03:00Well, I do have to say that the video used in the ...Well, I do have to say that the video used in the class was not very culturally sensitive. For some reason the U.S. appeared in the "moderate" group, which made it seem like we're the standard and other cultures are either too aggressive or too timid. Yet it opens up interesting truths. I wonder how to describe the conversational styles without offending anyone? My students have all been Russian, so I haven't had to do cultural awareness as far as them getting along with each other.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-16801742441936978622009-01-30T17:54:00.000+03:002009-01-30T17:54:00.000+03:00I agree with you about stereotypes. They can be h...I agree with you about stereotypes. They can be helpful - and after all, if there wasn't some truth in them, they wouldn't "stick"! I have to guess that Russians are like rugby. I really don't know rugby, but think of it as a bit aggressive - and I was frequently surprised by the aggressive tone of Russian conversation!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com