Finding Your Feet

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

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

 

Philipsen, G. (2010). Some thoughts on how to approach finding one’s feet in unfamiliar cultural terrain. Communication Monographs, 77(2), 160–168. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751003758243
 

Summary (in Downloads). 

Tags:

  1. active listening
  2. adaptation
  3. CILMAR staff collection
  4. collectivism
  5. communication
  6. community of practice
  7. cultural adaptation
  8. differences
  9. ethnography
  10. Hofstede
  11. individualism
  12. language learning
  13. preparation for study abroad
  14. value dimensions
  15. worldview frameworks

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Discuss the case studies presented in the summary. 2. Share their own experiences of “finding your feet” in the cultural contexts they have encountered.  3. Apply the principles of “finding your feet” as explained in the summary. 4. Generate advice and suggestions about how to gain a better understanding of communication in specific contexts.