O-S-E-E

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Source

Original tool:

Deardorff, D.K. & Deardorff, D.L. (2000). Diversity awareness and training: Tools for cultural awareness. Presentation made at North Carolina State University. 

 

Also found in the following:

  1. Deardorff, D.K. & Bowman, K.M. (2011). Beneath the tip of the iceberg: Improving English and understanding of U.S. cultural patterns. The University of Michigan Press. 
  2. Berardo, K. & Deardorff, D.K. (2012). Building Intercultural Competence: Innovative Activities and Models. pp. 58-60. Stylus.

 

Tags:

  1. acceptance
  2. adaptation
  3. assumptions
  4. bridging
  5. COIL
  6. Deardorff
  7. emotional resilience
  8. frame shifting
  9. openness
  10. other awareness
  11. perspective
  12. perspective taking
  13. photos
  14. preparation for study abroad
  15. self-awareness
  16. study abroad
  17. worldview frameworks

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. "Challenge their own cultural assumptions in order to move beyond initial reactions to better understanding behaviors they encounter in daily interactions." 2. "Understand the rationales behind the behaviors they encounter in intercultural situations" (Deardorff & Bowman, 2011, pp. xxviii-xxix).