Honorifics

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

20 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Created by Prof. Carl Wassgren, Purdue University, College of Engineering based upon:

Kyoko Hijirida & Ho-min Sohn (1986). "Cross-cultural patterns of honorifics and sociolinguistic sensitivity to honorific variables: Evidence from English, Japanese, and Korean." Research on Language & Social Interaction, 19:3, 365-401, DOI: 10.1080/08351818609389264

 

Tags:

  1. communication
  2. cultural awareness
  3. cultural self-awareness
  4. differences
  5. engineering
  6. etiquette
  7. identity
  8. IPG created
  9. self-awareness
  10. similarities and differences
  11. value dimensions

This activity was submitted by Dr. Carl Wassgren in fulfillment of the requirements of the Intercultural Pedagogy Grant program.

Facilitators should be prepared to provide examples of honorifics from multiple cultures in the event participants get stuck trying to come up with their own list.