Cultural Iceberg Source: http://opengecko.com/category/interculturalism/ analyzing culture and trying to improve cultural awareness for the scope of a smoother cross Three levels of uniqueness in human mental programming of human mental programming. The symbols are the words (language?), gestures, pictures, objects that carry a particular ill terms to denote basically the same concept. They describe the changed view on th The foundation of intercultural competence is considered to be in the attitude of the The intercultural language learning process requires that teachers and learners should Assessment is a cyclical process. The components of the cycle are: After having given an overview of the questions, problems and dilemmas in th to display and (2) that of the knowledge they have to posess. should be looked at from two different perspectives: (1)that of the expertise they hav Table 6 Skills, knowledge and attitudes of a language teaching professional” standpoints to a self-evaluation portofolio for language teaching professionals. The first question was about the component countries of Great Britain. The answers of the group show significant changes between the first and second time. largest observation wheel in the world, while the second time everybody knew the right worse performance the second time than originally. right answers, this time in both groups. The Big Ben and Buckingham Palace seem to be the two most popular sights of the the group’s knowledge improves significantly, from 60% to 93%. answer. The percentage of good answers has increased in the control group as well. of the Queen. At the second questioning, though everybody in the group gave the right students had known at the very beginning that it was Alexander Beell, who invented the telephone and even more students were conscious of it the second time in both groups although the group shows better results. The second time though 87% of the students from the group have become aware of this In the case of David Beckham there are no comments to be made. Everybody knows David Beckham. As far as the identity of the actress Emma Thompson is concerned the change in th as well though. As far as social behaviour is concerned the results are as follows: cannot be well mannered in the US, by the second questioning many have changed their Concerning values and beliefs we have the following results: show much change. the right answer at first than from the group. t is interesting to see that the percentage of good answers in the control group has were fewer to give three answers the second time. label some instances of behaviour as universal, cultural or personal. While at the beginning most of the students from both groups said that a smile was It was also interesting to see how students’ insights on behaviour have changed. everybody at the first questioning. The second time though some students in the control answers here both times but the group shows a considerable percent of growth in right behaviour is personal. I consider that the change in attitude in the group is positive here as well. Althougt there are 7% less who stronly agree with the statement the second time but on the other that culture.’ In the group originally 47% agreed or strongly agreed with the statement. At the second language is also very helpful, it gives self assurence. culture and leave everybody else alone.” —it says The next statement talks about gross intolerance. ,,Everybody should stick to their own more people agreeing at the time of second questioning. If we consider the percentage: just disagreeing has increased. Changes in the control group are again inconsistent. The next question, based on an English proverb wanted to check student’s willingness into contact to people from other cultures. The rest of the questions all investigate the degree of openness and willingness to come official sources. information, seek specific information on the study place from others and will contac instructions and compare school life with that of the home country. 4 BSA 2S Os Ne EA Assessment sheet: intercultural encounters Scenario: Finding Information mm gf —- 4g gg gp gpg gms APPENDIX 17 "It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties." The term culture shock is used to describe the emotional and physical discomfort a person suffers when moving to a completely new environment. Individuals often experience a lack of direction, a feeling of not knowing what to do or how to handle things, how to react and of not knowing what is (in-) appropriate. Culture shock is a natural and human response to new cultural experiences. Culture shock is precipitated by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social interaction. When a person enters a strange culture, familiar cues are removed. Without these unwritten rules regarding appropriate behaviour. people may experience frustration and anxiety.
