What Do You See?

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

25 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Hofstede, G. J., Pedersen, P.B., & Hofstede, G. (2002). What do you see? In Exploring culture: Exercises, stories and synthetic cultures (pp. 7-12). Boston, MA: Intercultural Press.  

Tags:

  1. acceptance
  2. assumptions
  3. frame shifting
  4. Hofstede
  5. interpretation
  6. openness
  7. other awareness
  8. perspective
  9. perspective taking
  10. preparation for study abroad
  11. self-awareness
  12. short-term study abroad
  13. study abroad
  14. worldview frameworks

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Compare interpretations of images with those of people of other cultural backgrounds. 2. Identify their interpretation of a situation as mediated by their cultural point of view and history.