High Road, Low Road

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Source

Stringer, D. M., & Cassiday, P. A. (2009). High road, low road. In 52 Activities for improving cross-cultural communication (pp. 137-140). Intercultural Press. 

Tags:

  1. communication
  2. preparation for study abroad
  3. self-awareness
  4. Stringer and Cassiday
  5. Vande Berg recommended

Mick Vande Berg recommends this activity for teaching Competency 4 (Bridging).

Facilitators should ensure that participants understand the relationship between high/low context cultures and indirect/direct communication. They might use p. 78 of the Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook (in Links) as a resource/supplemental reading for this activity.