Show THfjJtJStatesman Cultural probe is the key in USU Let's Talk program Monday September 28 1981 Page 21 Giantlaiian by Tony Savdie "" North Main-Downtow- Fate and jtudent participation will decide whether the Let ’a Talk program will rise out of the oblivion in which it ha been since its creation in 1978 of the program Tim Conrad who For the resigned at the end of last spring quarter the small percentage of foreign students having participated in the program is rather than a mitigated success a first step towards a well-ru- n efficient program "What we had before were programs family-studerelationships" said putting a big emphasis on Conrad "These programs are sometimes 15 years old and now involve several hundred participants We seek quality before quantity" Let’s Talk puts a greater emphasis on between students stipulating however gram is not a dating service Participants fill s relation-ihip- one-on-o- that the pro- out an application form indicating their hobbies and favored activities their nationality and other details The sheets are then processed and the staff of Let’s Talk pairs the applicants up The participants are required to meet with their partners at least once a week to indulge in some activity of common interest which can be a ski trip to Beaver a cup of Postum in the Institute or a cup of coffee in the Briar Fun and games are OK but if you want to earn one credit hour in the communication department’s Independent Study 499 class you must keep a journal of your encounters with your friend and submit it at the end of the quarter The new director Jerry Bradshaw is highly enthusiastic about his job His background includes teaching English composition— a class widely attended both by foreign and American students — and teaching a conversation class for the Intensive English language Institute also known as IELI The IELI staff noted that Bradshaw stressed the benefits of communication for his foreign students taking his events as Convocation meetings etc Bradshaw's goals for the program include broadening the restrained scope of the program to include students from different fields than the ones usually associated with Let’s Talk Most of the program’s American participants are from the department of languages and philosophy and the communications department Foreign participants are mainly IELI real-lif- u e class to such students This program does not serve the foreign students only" Bradshaw explained "Americans have to learn to be lesi ethnocentric In his opinion the program helps broaden Americans traditionally narrow of the world view ng individuals to a different culture by exposi- Let your clothes say something nice about you L ou arc v hat sou wear Solc-- I our c liMhcs sa Noiodhing you wkh igntalrit s Ix-- l lu-- r Ils lor a man or lassie s Irom I MMDdhing Irooiuur iwvv IoiIm-Irooi 11m olid lioo lor wotn-you insist on IIim- lalirk s orre-- I sly link sml alsk III 1 hoy say ou has o gund lasic- - s cry sulMls like-abo- ut Iwta-niU-ma- n c s lnd iih-m- ii UNIVERSITY CHOIR tf I New Conductor New Sound New Experience Add Music 333 (index 2592) THE WILL BE THE FEATURED PRESENTATION THIS FALL ForMore Information Call J 750-300- 0 J |