Tisouro (The Scissors Game)

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

45 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Hopkins, D. (1993). Tisouro: Creating felt needs. In T. Gochenour (Ed)., Beyond experience: The experiential approach to cross-cultural education (pp. 149-153). 2nd Ed. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.

Tags:

  1. communication
  2. cultural style
  3. culture shock
  4. grit
  5. indirect communication
  6. kinesthetic
  7. nonverbal communication
  8. other awareness
  9. outgroup
  10. self-awareness
  11. silence

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. "Understand motivation or 'creating felt needs.' 2. Understand that conflicting signs occur in communication. 2. Explain nonverbal behaviors. 3.Assess feelings of inclusion and exclusion" (Hopkins, 1993, p. 149-150).