50 Activities for Achieving Cultural Competence

50ActivitiesforAchievingCulturalCompetency

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Culture‐

Specific

Info.

7cultures

briefly

noted

China

France,

specifiable

Japan

Japan

Saudi

Arabia,U.S.

Timein

Minutes

20–25

120or

more

55–60

30

20–30

15–25

Group

Size

Unlimited

8–24

6–16

Anysize

3–18

1–16

Target

Audience

Generic

Thosedoingbusinessor

workingwiththe

Chinese

Advancedactivity.Use

onlywiththose

somewhatfamiliarwith

theculturediscussed.

Thosepreparingtowork

inJapan

Thoseinteractingwith

Japanesenationals

Theinternational

assigneeorbusiness

professionalspending

periodsoftimeinSaudi

Arabia.Training

programsonSaudi

Arabia.

Purpose

(Keywordsarehighlighted)

Understandthesignificanceand

appropriatenessofgiftsacrosscultures.

Introduceparticipantstospecificpitfallsof

communicationandetiquettewhendoing

businesswiththeChinese.

Examinesculturaldisputationstylesin

Franceandallowsparticipantstocompare

thistotheirownstyle.Providesamodelfor

constructingsimilaractivitiesaboutother

cultures.

Testandrai

se

awarenessofdifferent(in

thiscaseJapanese)behavioralcodesand

customs.

Teachtheimportanceof“ma”(pause)in

conversationandgivenon‐Japanesesome

comfortusing“ma.”

Toprovideparticipantswithareal‐life

exampleofaSaudibusinessinteractionfor

thepurposeofhavingthemidentify

possiblecu

ltural

misunderstandings.

Author

Pachter

Young

Simons

Rowland

Saphiere

Bing

Type

CSPEC

CSPEC

CSPEC

CSPEC

CSPEC

CSPEC

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249

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259

263

Nameof

Activity

GivingGifts

DoingBusinessin

China

ArguingAsparagus

JapaneseBusiness

ProtocolQuiz

The“ma”Game

SaudiArabia

CriticalIncident

No.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

ActivityLocator

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Culture‐

Specific

Info.

Specifiable

Generic

Generic

Generic

Generic

Generic

Generic

Timein

Minutes

20–30

30

30

60–75

75–90

90–100

30–120

Group

Size

Unlimited

1–50

3ormore;

unlimited

10–20

12ormore

4–50+

5–9or

multiples

Target

Audience

Dominantspeakersofa

languagewhohavelittle

experienceworkingwith

peoplenotspeaking

theirlanguage

Thosewhomust

communicatethroughan

interpreter

Thoselearning

interpretationandthose

usinginterpretersin

theirwork

Intactworkgroupswho

workface‐to‐faceor

virtually

Teamtraining,generic

Peopleworkingon

internationalteams

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Individualsorteam

s

with

responsibilityofmaking

decisionsacrosscultural

lines

Purpose

(Keywordsarehighlighted)

Explorefeelings,reactions,andempathyfor

peoplewhodonotspeakone’sown

language.

Learnamodeloftheprimaryfunctionofan

interpreterandthreecommonstylesof

interpretingandhowtosupportthe

interpreterinethicalperformance.

Experiencethenatureandstressesof

interpretationandpracticephysical

positioningforeffectiveinter

p

retation.

Howtocreatetrustinamulticulturalor

multifunctionalgroup.

Considersolutionsforinterculturalconflict

anddiscussthestrategiesformulticultural

teamwork.

Facilitatetheteam‐buildingprocessby

makingdifferencesintheconceptofteam

andteamcooperationtransparent.

Examinethecross‐culturaldimensionsof

decisionmakingandpreparetowork

together

bycomingtoagreementona

process.

Author

Salimbene

Robinson

Robinson

Hopkins

and

Simons

Yamamoto

Lynn

Hopkins

Type

LANG

LANG

LANG

LDand

TM

LDand

TM

LDand

TM

LDand

TM

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277

281

287

289

299

301

Nameof

Activity

LifeinAnother

Language

PVCMagic

Interpreting:Your

Turn

Howdoyoutrust?

RainbowMission

“OfcourseIknow

whataTEAMis!

Doyou?”

Decisions,

Decisions

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43.

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Culture‐

Specific

Info.

Generic,

specifiable

U.S.,UK,

Germany,

Asia,Latin

America

Generic

Generic,

specifiable

U.S.,Latin

America,

specifiable

Germany,

U.S.,

specifiable

Generic,

specifiable

Timein

Minutes

30

130

60–90

50+

depending

onnumber

ofgroups

90–120

Halfday

60–90

Group

Size

20orless

8–12

8–15

1ormore

groupsof

3–6people

2–10

1–Unlimited

18–24

Target

Audience

Businessand

managementteams

dealingwithvarious

cultures

Generic;teammembers

workingacrossborders

Leadershipteams,

supervisors,managers,

seniorexecutives,or

boardmembers

Someexperiencein

workingorlivingina

cross‐cultural

environment

Expatriates,business

travelers,andothers

withcross‐border

responsibilities

Organizationswheretwo

distinctculturesare

interacting

Individuals

andgr

oups

wor

kingintheirnative

landforcompanies

whoseheadquartersare

abroad

Purpose

(Keywordsarehighlighted)

Enhancemulticulturalteambuildingacross

cultures.

Seethatsixaspectsofcontactarerelative

ratherthanabsoluteandwillbeabletouse

thisknowledgetobetterunderstandand

assesstheircounterparts’motivation.

Createsculturalself‐awarenessand

awarenessofothersaspartofleadership

teamdevelopment.

Assiststeammemberstolea

rnfromeach

other’s

experience.Cross‐cultural

communicationandmanagement.

Identifyrolerequirementstoenhance

expatriatesuccess.

Tocreateageneralizedpictureofaculture

withoutstereotypingthecultureof

investigation.

Dealwithdifferencesinnationaland

organizationalculturesandtheconflicts

causedbythem.

Author

Elashmawi

Lynn

Shinazy

Fogelberg

Weder‐

spahn

Draeges‐

teinand

Chase

Lazar

Type

LDand

TM

LDand

TM

LDand

TM

LDand

TM

EXand

AC

EXand

AC

CDYN,

EX,and

AC

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305

321

325

331

339

349

Nameof

Activity

MyMost

Frustrating

CultureClash

SixKeyAspectsof

International

BusinessContact

CulturalSelf‐

Awarenessin

LeadershipTeams

PeerSupervision

ExpatriateRole

Analysis

Cross‐Cultural

Forum

Dimensionsof

Culturein

Organizations

No.

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.