DOCUMENT RESUME ED 221 071 FL 013 305 TITLE Cultural Orientation Resource Manual, 'volume II. INSTITUTION Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Southeast Asia Regional Service Center. SPONS AGENCY Department of State, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 82 CONTRACT 1037-220050 NOTE 481p.; For related documents, see FL 013 302-304. EDRS PRICE MF02/P1120Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult,tducation; *Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Awareness; *Cultural Education; *Indochinese; RefUgees; *Teaching Methods IDENTIFIERS Refugee Camps ABSTRACT This compilation of information and guidelines is based on materials developed in an intensive Englishas a second language and cultural orientation program conducted in Indochinese refugee processing centers in Southeast Asia. Students inthe 14- to 20-week program ranged in age from 16 to 55years. This volume begins with an "American Cultural Monograph," which providesfactual information on U.S. housing, employment, consumerismand finance, education, laws and legal services, communication and transportation, health and sanitation, community and social services, and resettlement and sponsorship. The next section,a cross-cultural guide, begins with charts that contrastan overview of attitudes, expectations, and behaviors common to Americans andSoutheast Asians with caricatures or misunderstandingsabout these culturally determined attitudes, expectations, and behaviors. Thesecond part of the cross-cultural guide consists of discussion questionsfor each major topic area. The topic areas include classroom orientation, 'communication, housing, employment, consumerism and finance, community services, health and sanitation, lifestyles,and sponsorship and resettlement. The final section of thisvolume consists of methodological guidelines for lesson planning,general teaching techniques, utilizing interpreters and aids,classroom management, and review and evaluation. (JB) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRSare the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCE MANUAL "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY CAL - SEARSC VOLUME H TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." This volume is one in a series of four volumes that havebrought together / materials developed for use in the Intensive Englishas a Second Language and Cultural Orientation Program in Southeast Asia since1980. The complete set includes: 410 English as a Second Language Resource Manual, VolumesI & II Cultural Orientation Resource Manual, Volumes I & II U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (EPIC) This document has been reproduced as received horn the person or organization CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES originating it. ; Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this docu . ment do not necessarily represent official ME Thailand Indonesia position or policy. The Consortium: A consortium of: Save the Children Save the Children Federation (SCF) Federation (SCF) The Experiment in International The Experiment in International Living (EIL) Living (EIL) World Educatior (WE) Pragmatics, International Hong Kong Philippines Lutheran Emigration and International Catholic Migration Refugee Service (LIRS)/ Commission (ICMC) American Council for Nationalities Service (AGNS) Southeast Asia Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Southeast Asia Regional Service Center (SEARSC) Manila, Philippines 19 pa. For further information about this manual, contact: Center for Applied Linguistics 3520 Prv-pect Street, N.W. Washington D.C. 20007 (800) 424-3701 (202) 298-9292 CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCE MANUAL Volume I Introduction Teaching Point Index vii Cultural Orientation Curriculum Lesson Guide Part One Table of Contents 1 Part Two Table of Contents 46 Volume II American Culture Monograph Housing Table of Contents 47 Employment Table of Contents 67 Consumerism and Finance Table of Contents 137 Education Table of Contents 191 Laws and Legal Services. Table of Contents 221 Communication and Transportation Table of Contents 271 Health and Sanitation % Table of Contents 313 Community and Social Services 'able of Contents 371 Resettlement and Sponsorship Table of Contents 378 Southeast Asian and American Attitudes: A Cross-Cultural Guide Table of Contents 403 Teaching Guides Table of Contents 447 Housing Introduction 49 Types of Homes 49 Rooms 49 Apartmen.,3 49 Hou SO Inside the Home: Rooms & Furnishings SO Kitchens 50 Bathrooms 53 Bedrooms 53 Living rooms 54 Dining rooms 54 Obtaining AdditionaZ Furnishings 54 Regulating the Temperature 54 Electric Lighting 55 Outside the Home 55 Finding a Home 56 Conslderations 56 Paying for a Home 57 Lecr3-3 58 Depoelts 58 Responsibilities Associated with a Home 59 Taking Care of the Home 59 Sponges & Brushes 60 Mops 60 Brooms 60 Detergents & Cleaners 60 Vacuum Cleaner 60 Washer & Dryer 60 Disposing of Garbage & Tra.h 61 Home Safety 61 Reminders 61 Keeping the Home Secure 63 EMergencies & the Telephone 64 The Family at Home 64 0 .49 Introduction When your students and their families leave for the United States, it is likely that their sponsors will have already made some housing arrangements for them. These arrangements may either be of a temporary nature or more permanent. Your students and their families may have the option of staying for a longer period of time depending on such things as their ability to pay, as well as their desire to continue living there. Finding adequate housing is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks facing resettlement workers andsponsors. One reason fer this is the shortage of moderately-priced housing units. Another is the relatively high cost of all types of housing units in the U.S. Nevertheless, most recent refugee arrivals are continuing to find accommodations in low-income or public housing units. The following material provides some information thatmay be of use to you in responding to your students' Questions about housing in the U.S. It is written with the assumption that most, if not all, refugees will be renting rather than buying their homes during their initial resettlement period. Types of Homes Though they are often known by different or more specific names, the types of housing available in the U.S. fall into three major categories: Rooms. These are usually single-room units without kitchen or bathroom facilities of their own. Bathrooms are usually communal, that is, shared with persons occupying other rooms nearby. Housing of this sort is usually rented at relatively low rates compared with other kinds of housing. Because they are usually small, rooms are normally rented to one or two individuals and not to larger families. Apartments. The apartment category includes apartments, flats duplexes, townhouses or any other housing units which share one or more walls with adjoining buildings or units. One building may contain as few as two apartment unitsor as many as a hundred. Apartments usually have their own kitchen and bathrooms in addition to one, two, three or more bedrooms. Separate living rooms and dining rooms are common. It is customary in the U.S. for one family to live in (Dm. apartnent. Because apartments may be quite small or very large with several rooms, prices tend to vary greatly. In general, however, apartments are more expensive to rent than rooms, but less expensive to rent than houses. 50 Houses. A house is usually a solitary building with a yard around it. More often than not, it is occupiea by a single family. Sometimes more than one individual or family may choose to live together in-the same house i. oraer to save money: Like apartments, houses may have one or more bedrooms. It is common in'houses to have separate living room and dining room areas in addition to a bathroom and kitchen. Basements and attics are additional areas that are often used for storage. It is generally true that houses are the most expensive sort of housing because of their size and relative privacy. Inside the Home: Rooms 4 Furnishings Most homes, whether apartments or houses-, have different rooms for different purposes--sleeping, cooking, bathing, etc. For each of these rooms there are also common furnishings ana/or appliances. What follows is a look at some of these more common roams and the sorts of furnishings that are normally found within them. Kitchens. The kitchen is the room used for cooking. It usually contains a stove and oven,refrigerator, sink, and storage areas. In addition, there may be a garbage disposal or dishwasher. StoVes and ovens are used for warming or cooking foods. The stove might be described as a group of two or more "burners" or "hot-plates" on which pots or pans containing food are placed. If it is an electria stove, each_burner is controlled by a separate dial which is usually located at the front of the unit. The dial has a variable setting so that the burner may be turned to a low temperature (for warming foods) or to a higher temperature (for boiling or frying) . The ovenis used for baking or broiling foods. An electric oven is controlled by a separate, variable-tempera- ture dial which ranges from warm to very hot for baking, and has a special setting for broiling. When the dial is set for a baking temperature, heat is evenly diffused in the oven. For broiling, however, heat radiates directly from heating coils (usually mounted to the