Deborah K. Griggs used movie clips in her courses on intercultural communication, turning off the sound to show students what they could figure out from just watching the characters.


While watching the 1991 American movie Father of the Bride, students in her classroom could easily tell that Steve Martin's character was jealous of his future son-in-law for stealing his daughter's heart. While watching the Indian film West Is West, however, students couldn't as easily read the main character's expressions as he made his way around San Francisco.

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