10/29/2021; week 7: CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY

We all know that everything in this world is related to each other in its own ways. We encounter different concepts in our everyday lives that we maybe think are not related. But if you look to those closer, you would realize how these concepts affect each other. An example of this is the relationship […]

10/27/2021; WEEK 7: RESPONSE TO DIFFERENCES IN MANNERS

For the past weeks, I have been discussing cultural differences here on my website. These include cultural paradigms, cultural differences concerning time, emotional expressivity, personal space, and others. These things contribute to why students differ in manners. Some of the students have habits that are considered normal to their culture and not okay to others. […]

10/27/2021; WEEK 7: RESPONSE TO CROSS-CULTURAL STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM

Being an Asian is amazing yet funny. If you will compare Asians with Americans, you would see lots of differences. Asians are quiet in classrooms and are only allowed to speak when permitted. Americans, on the other hand, are expressive to their thoughts, and teachers in their countries consider […]

10/24/2021; WEEK 6: RESPONSE TO PERSONAL SPACE DIFFERENCES

There are moments in our lives that we want to be alone. Sometimes, we also want to be with someone or to be in a group. This is called our personal space. Personal space is the region surrounding a person which they regard as psychologically theirs. It is like imaginary portable bubbles that we carry around ourselves, and their […]

10/23/2021; WEEK 6: RESPONSE TO ATTRIBUTIONAL TENDENCIES

I was an honor student since I was in kindergarten until junior high school. I was a great competitor in math and science competitions back then. I also joined pageants and could win the titles. Because of these, I was praised for having great and intelligent parents. I was honored because I have a comfortable […]

10/22/2021; WEEK 6: RESPONSE TO Individualism vs. Collectivism

Individualism stresses individual goals and the person’s rights, while collectivism focuses on group goals, what is best for the collective group, and personal relationships. According to one of the articles of Future Learn, an individualist is motivated by personal rewards and benefits. They set personal goals and objectives based on their selves. They are […]

10/20/2021; WEEK 5: RESPONSE TO DIFFERENCES IN EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIVITY

EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIVITY It is in the nature of man to smile when they are happy, frown when they are sad, laugh when they encounter jokes, and cry when they encounter things that make them cry. That is culturally universal. We, humans, all have emotions or the perceived state of being defined by feelings. However, our […]

10/17/2021; WEEK 5: RESPONSE TO CULTURE MISCOMMUNICATION

CULTURE MISCOMMUNICATION Have you tried being a tourist inside your own country? Like you meet people with different beliefs and cultures, or you wonder on that spot what they meant to say because I had been. The Philippines is an archipelagic country. Our country consists of 7640 islands. These are divided into three island groups […]

10/17/2021; WEEK 5: RESPONSE TO CULTURE DIFFERENCES CONCERNING TIME

TIME CULTURE For the past four years of my life, I thought my name was “Wala ka pa tapos?” As that was, my aunt used to always say to me first thing in the morning when they’d come to pick me up. My uncle’s a driver, and his tricycle has been my kind of alarm […]

10/17/2021; Week 5: Response to Culture Paradigms

TO UNDERSTAND? OR TO EXTERMINATE? For you, what is beauty? If I, as a Filipino, would answer that question, I would answer this with a list of standards here in my country. Beauty is being white. Beauty is being thin and curvaceous. Beauty has straight teeth. Beauty is someone who wears glasses and has Chinky […]