They will be on vacation for the next semester.

W：Hi,Wang,how are you doing?
M：Good.Thank you.How was your vacation?
W：It was great.Oh,have you decided what optional courses you will take this semester?
M：There are a bunch of courses I am interested in.One course I’ll definitely choose is Intercultural Communication.
W：Oh really?I’ve decided to take that course too.One reason is that I am going to study in Australia on our government’s scholarship next year.So I want to be a little culture sensitive,you know.
M：Oh that’s a wise decision.Look,it says here in the course guide that the key objective of this course is to explore students’ cultural awareness in the age of globalization and identify challenges that arise from cultural differences and learn ways to creatively address them.
W：Yes.As a matter of fact,I met the course instructor Professor Li the other day.I’ve been knowing him for quite a while.He says it will not only promote our awareness to foreign culture but also our cultural self-awareness.
M：That’s true.Look what it says here：Just as importantly,this course increases our awareness of our own cultural backgrounds,and the social,cultural and historical contexts in which we live and communicate.
W：Oh yes.It seems that everything is in this course guide.