Welcome to the ENG 263 Course Blog

Welcome to the ENG 263 Studies in the American Culture, Spring 2010 course blog.

Please feel free to express your impressions, views and opinions based on what has been happening during class.

The Blog is open to all who wish to participate in a respectful exchange of thoughts, ideas, positions, proposals, and anything else that comes up as long as the subject is about the issues that concern the U.S. culture as a whole.

Nevertheless, I must ask the authors to identify themselves at all times.

I hope you enjoy this education experience.

E. Prifti, Course Instructor

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Regional Speakers

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We have organized a panel of guest speakers from different regions of the United States for Wednesday 31 March, 2010.
You must be prepared to participate in the discussion about Chapter 4: American Social Life, which deals with: Friendships, Parties, Invitations, Announcements, When to Arrive and Leave, Drinking Alcohol, Dinner in a Home, Relationships between Men and Women.
  • Prepare 3 questions on the above topics for the guest speakers and try to get an answer for at least one (since the time will be limited).
  • Take notes of the guest speakers' answers to your questions and/or any reflections you may have during the discussion.
  • Your notes will consist of:
    • the names of the guest speakers,
    • the region they come from,
    • any first impressions you may have for each of them (differences in accent, etc)
    • your question/questions
    • the answer/answers you received
    • any thoughts you may have on what is being discussed.
I expect everyone to write their personal observations on the Course Blog within Saturday 3 April, 2010, 12.00 pm (click here to access the blog).
After this deadline, I will start assigning points to each of you for class participation, based on the quality of your postings.