Questions Across Cultures

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

2 hours

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Activity created by Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, Dr. Alankrita Chhikara, and Kelsey Patton, CILMAR, Purdue University. 

Ting-Toomey, S., 1999. Communicating Across Cultures. Guilford, New York.

Ting-Toomey, S., & Chung, L. C. (2022). Understanding Intercultural Communication. Oxford University Press.

Tags:

  1. Addressing Microaggressions
  2. assumptions
  3. CILMAR staff collection
  4. cultural awareness
  5. cultural competence
  6. cultural humility
  7. cultural intelligence
  8. cultural self-awareness
  9. curiosity

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Evaluate their own comfort level with asking questions about cultural differences. 2. Develop strategies for asking cultural questions that are effective, appropriate, and satisfactory.