Metaphors across Cultures

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Created by Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, Dr. Aletha Stahl, and Dr. Daniel Jones, CILMAR, Purdue University.

Tags:

  1. CILMAR staff collection
  2. differences
  3. metaphor
  4. other awareness
  5. perspective
  6. perspective taking
  7. self-awareness
  8. virtual exchange
  9. virtualicl
  10. virtual intercultural learning

With a group of learners that is culturally homogeneous, facilitators will need to provide examples of cultural variation in metaphors. It's a good idea to research this ahead of time and have examples in your back pocket.