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Cultural Gaffes Across Your Borders

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Material Type: Tutorial
Technical Format: Video
Date Added to MERLOT: August 22, 2008
Date Modified in MERLOT: June 08, 2011
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Coverdell World Wise Schools
Submitter : Laura Franklin

Description:
This entertaining eight-minute video shows you how easy it is to commit a blunder, a gaffe, a slip-up in another culture. Things as simple and normal to you as sitting on the edge of a desk may be insulting in another country. See 14 examples of cultural gaffes acted out, then get some advice on how to try to avoid making such mistakes when you travel to another culture.

Keywords:
culture, international

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Primary Audience: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Mobile Compatibility: Not specified at this time
Language: English
Cost Involved: no
Source Code Available: no
Accessiblity Information Available: unsure
Copyright: yes
Creative Commons: unsure

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