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Attitudes & Behaviour
“Cultural Awareness”
With a surprise case study
PaRisA SaAdAtI
• What is Culture?
• Understanding Cultural differences
• Dealing with Cultural differences
• Experiencing a new cultural event as an activity
Structure of Presentation
Take this to your reality• During this class …
• Talk about your experiences…
• If you agree or no!
• Talk about you contact with other cultures…
• Express your thoughts!
Learning Objectivesstudents would be able to:
• Understand the meaning of culture
• Identify the factors which makes culture
• Discuss the importance of cultural awareness
• Identify one new cultural event
Brain storming timeeeee
BRAINSTORMING TIMEEEEEEE
• What is culture?
• What makes culture?
• What are some of the significant example of your culture?
Culture
A shared system of
• meanings,
• beliefs,
• values
• behaviours
through which experience is interpreted and carried out
Forces Shaping Individual Culture
Personal
Culture
Values
World-views
Beliefs
Behaviours
Urbanization
Migration
Minority
Experience
Cross-
cultural
Adjustments
Profession
Gender Language
Education
Industrialization
Social
background
Ethnic
background
Religion
Nationalism Colonisation
Understanding Cultural differences
Eating habits
• Asia - chop sticks
• Europe - knife and fork
• Clean right hand in some countries
• Common plate
Understanding Cultural differences
Eating habits
• Beef
• Pork
• Horse
• “Everything that moves”
Understanding Cultural differences
Religion
• Religion – an important place in many societies
• Knowledge of religion of host nation very important
• Respect religious beliefs
Understanding Cultural differences
Family and Gender
• Elders are highly respected in some cultures
• Understand family ties
• Different gender beliefs and views
Understanding Cultural differences
Communication
• Language is culture specific
• Avoid use of idiomatic expressions
• Humour
Understanding Cultural differences
Body Language
• Gesture/body language have different meanings
• Smile will never be misunderstood
• Polite handshake is accepted in most cultures
Understanding Cultural differences
Dress Code
• Depends on culture, customs, traditions and climate
• Adapt to local customs
Building Cultural Awareness
• Understand your own culture
• Understand and accept logic of other cultural frameworks
Cultural Shock
• Unfamiliar:– Language
–Climate
–Currency
–Road signs
–Colleagues
• Adaptation process
Home workchoose one of these for your next week assignment, write 200 word count maximum
• The market place
• The toilet experience
• To walk hand in hand
• Movement control at the airport
• The gift
Summary
• Cultural awareness is increased by giving you the most common examples
• In culture you may find few written rules, but make sure, you know and obey them
Activity
ACTIVITY
Set a Nowrouz table for me as a group!
Because its my Persian New year day or Nowrouz to day!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wIaRChCwtyI
Happy Nouroz 1392• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV5IvL80nuU
