CDE, Cultural Differentiation Elective, is a lesson that teaches us about the difference between cultures in fields such as business culture and cultural intelligence. This lesson is held on every Monday and Tuesday.
Before I went for the first CDE class, I was a bit unhappy that I was unable to take a normal IHE subject which I like (History the Best!). I did not even know what it stood for. I honestly thought it was going to something like literature.
On the day itself, I was actually shocked that I may actually like it. I personally like to learn more about human psychology. I like the feeling of knowing why certain people behave a certain way, and from there on predict what they will do next. I think I have picked this up from reading numerous mystery books( mostly Sherlock Holmes). Now I tend to observe and come to a prediction before the person even makes the move. Surprisingly, I am correct nearly half the time.
However, I can only predict the moves of those whom are close to me. Now, with the help of CDE, I think I may start to even predict what people that come from a different cultural background and therefore prevent misunderstandings.
Of course, like most other students, I would definitely hope that CDE will be a subject that will not have a huge amount of homework unlike Mathematics which I am almost certain from years of experience that the work load will be massive. I also believe and wish that CDE will be a subject that I will be able to ace without trouble since it is just like reading a mystery novel. They both require you to be very careful so as to notice details. They both require a skill of analyse. I really hope I can do well for CDE, I mean, who doesn't?
What i think CDE will be teaching us is the minor differences between cultures that could help us get one step ahead of others by getting to their hearts faster and making people with a different cultural background feel more at home.
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ReplyDeleteHi Yihao, I have read your reflective journal and I find it overall quite interesting. I find that the aim you have after attending CDE lesson is relatively unique - "may start to even predict what people that come from a different cultural background" as most people would just hope it doesn't take much of an effort to score an A1. You may wish to add on reflections on the lessons on Google and Apple. Also, you may wish to consider other expectations of CDE? Additionally, you may wish to utilise some languages provided by Mr Karplus to aid your reflection to be more complete and detailed. Last but not least, you may wish to specify the areas of culture stated to be more detailed and clear. Hope you will enjoy CDE lesson as much if not more than History. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteHi! I just read your reflective journal and I find it quite interesting.Firstly, I find that the reason of you liking CDE now quite interesting. You mentioned that you find yourself liking CDE because you like to know why certain people behave a certain way and predict what they are going to do next. I hope that through CDE, you can learn how to predict more types of people from different backgrounds on what they are going to do. Secondly, i hope that all of us can do well in CDE. However, I think you should include some of the things taught in class like the comparison between apple and google. Lastly, I think you should include more on how you think the lessons will be conducted. Hope you will like CDE as much as History. :)
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