Journey to Gizmoland

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Created by Aletha Stahl, CILMAR. 

 

"Gizmoland" was closely adapted from JOURNEY TO SHARAHAD, copyright 1999 by Phil Darg, all rights reserved (available online). The reasons for adapting it were to remove explicit and easily inferred national and ethnic references, to simplify it a bit, and to add debriefing questions. In light of the copyright, this adaptation should not be published or distributed widely.

 

Darg, Phil. Journey to Sharahad (1999). globalEDGETM. .

Tags:

  1. acceptance
  2. assumptions
  3. behavior
  4. business
  5. CILMAR staff collection
  6. communication
  7. cultural simulation
  8. cultural style
  9. customs
  10. differences
  11. indirect communication
  12. kinesthetic
  13. negotiation
  14. other awareness
  15. preparation for study abroad
  16. proxemics
  17. self-awareness
  18. simulation
  19. study abroad
  20. worldview frameworks

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Role play intercultural communication barriers 2. Infer ways in which cultures differ.