In pairs, discuss your own experiences with cross-cultural misunderstandings.
Discussion questions:
If a tourist were coming to your country or where you live now, what advice would you give them? Think about:
-What to wear in different places
-How to eat
-How to greet people
-How to talk to people of the opposite sex
What was the most different culture you've ever experienced?? Describe it.
Have you ever had a cross-cultural misunderstanding? What happened?
Why is cross-cultural awareness important for diversity?
Feedback as a class.
New Vocabulary: sacred, disaster
Attachments: 4Cs Worksheet, Cultural Differences
Homework for Class 04: Please choose one video or reading that is the most interesting to you to view with the closed captions (CC) to read, and then reflect and analyze what you observed and complete the 4-Cs worksheet attached below. The four Cs are concepts, challenges, connections, and changes. If you prefer to read, there are also reading options too!
Please email the homework by Sunday, 12/13/2020 at 4 PM
Note: Please experiment and chose the option you like best. If the option you selected does not work for you, please try another or search for your cultural viewing. If you choose your original homework, please email me.
Then, I can share your fantastic cultural homework with the group.
If you would like to discuss the same video, please arrange this with your classmate, and watch the same video or do the same reading. That's okay too, and fun!
Reading Option 1: FND/INT
International Relations EDU. (2019). 5 ways to avoid mistakes in cross-cultural communication. International Relations EDU.
This reading reveals five ways to avoid mistakes in cross-cultural communication.
Reading Option 2: INT/ADV
Toegal, G., & Barsoux, J-L. (2016). 3 situations were cross-cultural communication breaks down. Harvard Business Review.
Toegal and Barsoux (2016) reveal the three most common situations were cross-cultural communication breaks down.
