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Intercultural Understanding Activities Guide

The document discusses intercultural understanding, which refers to understanding sociocultural differences between individuals and groups, including social positions, cultural practices, and power dynamics. Developing intercultural understanding involves investigating culture, exploring cultural knowledge and beliefs, communicating across cultures, considering multiple perspectives, and reflecting on intercultural experiences. The key ideas are that students should identify cultural characteristics, analyze their own and others' cultures, develop empathy, and challenge stereotypes.

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Intercultural Understanding Activities Guide

The document discusses intercultural understanding, which refers to understanding sociocultural differences between individuals and groups, including social positions, cultural practices, and power dynamics. Developing intercultural understanding involves investigating culture, exploring cultural knowledge and beliefs, communicating across cultures, considering multiple perspectives, and reflecting on intercultural experiences. The key ideas are that students should identify cultural characteristics, analyze their own and others' cultures, develop empathy, and challenge stereotypes.

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INTERCULTURA
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Intercultural Understanding
 Refers to the profound sociocultural difference understood by individuals
or by groups that reflect:

Social positions and statuses (including, but not limited to ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender
identity and expression, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic
class, immigration as well as academic, employment r professional status);

The cultural histories, creative practices and faith perspectives of various social groups;
and

The dynamic power relations that shape the interactions between dominant and non-
dominant cultures, including the undercurrents of difference found within these
interralations
 An understanding of the social
positions, practices and power
relations of sociocultural
difference understood by
individuals or groups within a
society
Intercultural
 Having intercultural understating
Understanding implies having the appropriate
aptitudes needed to appreciate,
and be open and flexible to
various forms of social and
cultural diversity
Key Ideas for
Intercultural
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In developing and acting with intercultural


understanding, students:
• Investigate culture and cultural identity
• Explore and compare cultural knowledge, beliefs
and practices,
• Develop respect for cultural diversity
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i l l s t o r i t h diff t o i n t er e ,
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h e n g a l d i m e f a c e s
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i v i n g a o n t e x t v i r t u al
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In developing and acting with intercultural


understanding, students:
• Communicate across culture
• Consider and develop multiple perspectives
• Empathize with others
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In developing and acting with intercultural


understating, students:
• Reflect on intercultural experiences
• Challenge stereotypes and prejudices
• Mediate cultural difference
Importance of
Intercultural • Bridging cultural gaps would
allow one to understand the
Understanding reason behind the different
practices of people from all over
the world;

• Intercultural learning helps


inculcate values such as empathy,
open mindedness, respect, and
inclusivity;
Activity
• On a sheet of paper, create a brief reaction on a
video you’ve watched by sharing your thoughts
and feelings about the content. Provide specific
examples or details from the video to support your
reaction.

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