"Tools for moving participants from Acceptance to Adaptation on the Intercultural Development Continuum" 20 posts Sort by created date Sort by defined ordering View as a grid View as a list

The Parable

Participants discover how their decisions are often determined by cultural values in this activity.

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Round Robin

In this activity, participants summarize what they have learned about effective teaching techniques and about empathy. 

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Martian Anthropology

Participants observe and operate in a strange situation in this activity and discuss cultural values. 

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Interviewing Siri

In this activity, participants analyze digital culture and how their cultural values impact their interpretation of other people. 

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Hidden Rules Among Classes

Participants learn about "hidden rules" for different economic classes through this activity.

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Good Intentions are Not Enough

After reading this article, participants will explain critiques of intercultural education and examine social justice outcomes. 

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Gay-Rights Movement Ventures Beyond Urban America

In this activity, participants analyze passages for the Intercultural Development Continuum (IDC) stages, as well for the representations of gay rights and diversity. 

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For Whom the Cowbell Tolls

Through this activity, participants will learn about naturalization, collectivism, assimilation, and xenophobia. 

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Empathy for Those We Hate

Participants of this activity will define empathy and "the dark side of empathy."

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Empathy and Tourism: Limits and Possibilities

After reading this article, participants will identify the limitations, risks, and possibilities of empathy in tourism.

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Digging Deeper Diversity Questions

During this question-based activity, participants will pair up and discuss their personal background. 

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Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight

This is a media resource that teaches participants to understand the dangers of misunderstanding unfamiliar cultural practices and emic interpretations. 

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Danger of a Single Story

This is a media resource. It teaches participants about "single stories" and how narratives can create stereotypes.

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Crossword Puzzle

Through completing this crossword puzzle, participants will develop more curiosity toward cultural differences. 

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Building Utopiastan

During this activity, participants will examine underlying cultural values. 

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Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

This is a media resource. Participants should examine their ideas about culture and the arbitrariness of cultural customs. 

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Barnga

Through this Thiagi simulation game, participants interrogate assumptions, examine communication methods, and consider what happens when not all members of a group use the same "rules." 

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Albatross

This activity teaches participants how to deal with unfamiliar cultural norms and how to deal with their initial reactions.

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Aid to Minorians

This activity examines cultural assumptions, as well as the relationship between donors and receiving parties. 

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Stages of Intercultural Development Worksheet

This worksheet is from AFS Intercultural, with graphics by Julien Peyre (AFS France). 

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