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Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning is a collection of thirty-two activities designed to expand the repertoire of trainers and educators alike. Centering on the development of cultural awareness, this book helps leaders to develop cross-cultural sensitivity in their groups through participation in simulations, case studies, role-playing, critical incidents and diversity exercises.Some activities address complex workplace issues, while others focus on intercultural dynamics within educational contexts. Activities also range from beginner to experienced, facilitating the exploration of intercultural issues in depth and allowing every participant to benefit, no matter what their skill level is. Editor H. Ned Seelye presents each activity in an engaging manner, interspersing the book with insightful commentary that adds to the reader's understanding and appreciation. Full of great ideas that can enhance your group's cultural expertise, Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning is an asset to any instructor ContentsIntroductionCreating a Context: Methodologies in Intercultural Teaching and Training Section I: Getting into Focus 1 Behind Our Eyes 2 The Zebra's Stripes 3 A Cube is a Cube... 4 Organizing Self-Directed Study Groups on Women's Global IssuesSection II: Knowing Yourself as a Cultural Person 5 What's in a Name? 6 Facts or Feel? 7 Intercultural Self-Disclosure Scale 8 The Magic Box: Exploring Stereotypes 9 Describing Cultures through Their Proverbs 10 U.S Proverbs and Core Values Section III: Courting the Intercultural Perspective 11 The Emperor's Pot 12 Simulating Culture Shock 13 Double-Loop Thinking: Seeing Two Perspectives 14 Cultural Deconstruction 15 Hopes and Fears 16 Word Meanings Across Cultures 17 How We Each See It: Host Parents 18 The Cooperative Map Exercise 19 Realistic Expectations: The American Overseas Experience Section IV: Working Together 20 Work Values Exercise 21 What Do They Bring? 22 The Culture Compass 23 Racism 101 24 Sharing Work Space: Japanese and Americans Section V: Analyzing Cross-Cultural Incidents 25 Negative Red Flags 26 Positive Red Flags 27 Reciprocal Red Flags 28 Framework for Using Critical Incidents 29 Inmprovising Critical Incidents Section IV: Returning Home 30 Saying Goodbye 31 Preparing for the Return Home 32 My Fellow Americans About the Authors
Synopsis
The need for new approaches, methods, and techniques in cross-cultural training and intercultural education are virtually insatiable, especially for experiential activities. The emphasis in this book is on activities that foster the development of intercultural awareness and cross-cultural sensitivity, helping learners understand some of the principal dimensions of intercultural communication, cross-cultural human relations, and cultural diversity.
The selections include simulations, case studies, role plays, critical incidents, and individual and group exercises. A number address relatively complex workplace issues; others focus on intercultural dynamics in educational contexts. Some are printed here for the first time; others are culled from less accessible sources. They range from basic introductory activities to those that facilitate the exploration of intercultural issues in significant depth.
In an introductory essay, Sheila Ramsey, an experienced scholar and trainer, examines the nature of intercultural training and lays out a conceptual framework for assessing its effectiveness. The rest of the book is made up of activities organized around six facets of intercultural contact: cultural differences for beginners, understanding oneself as a cultural person, the intercultural perspective, working across cultures, cross-cultural -foul-ups, - and returning home.
Each section opens with an introduction, followed by activities. Each activity includes, at a minimum, objectives, audience, materials required, setting, time required, and procedure for facilitation. Many of the activities include handouts or illustrations. This book will be especially valuable for trainers and educators who want to further ground their work in a solid theoretical base and at he same time augment their resources to expand heir repertoire.
Synopsis
Centering on the development of cultural awareness, this collection of activities is designed to expand the repertoire of educators
Synopsis
Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning is a collection of 32 activities designed to expand the repertoire of trainers and educators alike. Centering on the development of cultural awareness, this book helps leaders to develop cross-cultural sensitivity in their groups through participation in simulations, case studies, role-playing, critical incidents and diversity exercises. Some activities address complex workplace issues, while others focus on intercultural dynamics within educational contexts. Activities also range from beginner to experienced, facilitating the exploration of intercultural issues in depth and allowing every participant to benefit, no matter what their skill level is. Editor H. Ned Seelye presents each activity in an engaging manner, interspersing the book with insightful commentary that adds to the reader's understanding and appreciation. Full of great ideas that can enhance your group's cultural expertise, Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning is an asset to any instructor.