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CROSS CULTURAL URBAN STUDIES! ACCRA, KUMASI, DETROIT!
WEEK ONE: DEBRIEF I! ASSIGNMENT: !
! Bring in 5 journal entries from the trip and be prepared to discuss their significance.! ! ! DISCUSSION: !
(as a class)! -What has your experience coming back from Ghana been?! -Do you feel like there is anything you cannot communicate clearly to people in your life here?!
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(small groups)! -share journal entries (these can be poetry, drawing, writing, etc.) and how they represent significant aspects of your experience in Ghana.!
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WEEK TWO: DEBRIEF II!
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“Using post-study-abroad experiences to enhance international study” -Kevin W. Dean and Michael B. Jendzurski!
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LECTURE: “WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?”! DISCUSSION: !
-Have you studied/travelled abroad before? What was that experience like?! -What criticism do you have of our University’s study abroad programs (from your own experience or others’)?!
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WEEK THREE: WHAT IS “INFORMAL?”!
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“The Returns to Formality and Informality in Urban Africa” - Paolo Falco! Lecture: Realities and Myths of “Informality”!
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DISCUSSION: !
-Where did you see “informality” in Accra and Kumasi?!