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Assumptions, Expectations, and Clashes For intermediate and above levels. 1. Get into pairs or small groups. 2. Brainstorm what you know or what you've heard about how other cultures differ from your own. 3. Consider some of the following categories that are culturally influenced (you may add your own categories also): * food * family * friends * recreation * health * business * education * work 4. Choose two or three categories, and brainstorm about exceptional examples of how another culture differs dramatically from your own for each category. (You can use more than one culture for examples.) 5. Discuss what difficulties you would expect to have, if any, regarding your examples if you were to visit a country of that culture. How would you deal with the difficulties? How would you prepare for them? Follow-up 1. Identify your own cultural assumptions regarding your examples. What does your culture take for granted? 2. Discuss what difficulties a foreigner might face in your culture if they were to live in it for an extended period. |
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