Bridging Cultures in Doha

Autor/in	Wasserman, Gary
Titel	Bridging Cultures in Doha
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 55 (2009) 24, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Arabs; Foreign Countries; United States Government (Course); Teaching Experience; Cultural Differences; Social Values; International Schools; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Sozialer Wert; International school; Internationale Schule; Katar
Abstract	On the first day of the author's American-government course he often plays a little trick on the students. He throws one of them out of class. The plan is to stop the student at the door, ask what is politics, ask why he (or she) is obeying, and encourage a more energetic discussion of authority and politics at a university. Two years ago, in the author's second semester of teaching at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar, he attempted to stage this performance in a class of mostly Arab students. But that day, in the wealthy Persian Gulf emirate, he saw looks of pain and horror on the faces in class. By ordering a student out of class he had stepped over a strict line of courtesy and pride. Their discomfort at his disapproval was a reminder that he was in a different culture with a tradition of esteem for teachers. The author discusses his observations about his Qatari students. He measures the divide between the cultures of his Qatari students and his American students and finds it bridgeable. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10