How Does a Behavior Mean?

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Storti, C. (1999). ‘How’ does a behavior mean? In Figuring foreigners out: A practical guide (pp. 10-14). Intercultural Press.

 

Classroom version adapted by Aletha Stahl, CILMAR. K-12 Teacher Education version adapted by Aletha Stahl and Tatjana Babic Williams, CILMAR.

 

Thiagarajan, T., Tagliati T., Richter M. S., & Thiagarajan, R. (2015). Six questions to ask during debriefing. In Interactive techniques for instructor-led training (pp. 252-253). The Thiagi Group.

Tags:

  1. bridging
  2. etiquette
  3. other awareness
  4. preparation for study abroad
  5. self-awareness
  6. Storti

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Recognize their own judgments about behaviors. 2. Frameshift to infer how others might behave based on cultural context or cultural values. 3. Work toward suspending interpretation and judgment of behaviors until the cultural context of those behaviors is understood.