Four Levels of Cultural Awareness, The

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

45 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Adapted by Kris Acheson-Clair from the following:

 

Howell, W.S. (1982). The empathic communicator. Waveland Press Inc.

 

Kile, N. C. (2018, December 28). What are the stages of cultural awareness?. Continued. https://www.continued.com/early-childhood-education/ask-the-experts/what-stages-cultural-awareness-23104

 

The Four Levels of Cultural Awareness are based on the Four Stages of Competence attributed to Martin M. Broadwell’s “Four Levels of Teaching.”

Tags:

  1. cultural awareness
  2. cultural intelligence
  3. emotional resilience
  4. preparation for study abroad
  5. self-awareness

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Recognize the four levels of cultural awareness: unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence, unconscious competence. 2. Articulate common myths and evidence-based tenets about skill development and learning as related to the four levels of awareness. 3. Apply the four levels to a cultural situation.