Emic Perspective

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

45 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Activity created by Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, CILMAR, Purdue University.

Tags:

  1. cultural awareness
  2. curiosity
  3. empathy
  4. ethnography
  5. GLUE
  6. openness
  7. other awareness
  8. perspective
  9. perspective taking
  10. preparation for study abroad
  11. worldview frameworks

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Characterize the differences between the emic and etic perspectives on culture. 2. Identify strategies for getting an emic perspective on another culture.