Cross-Cultural Training

By Tracy Bowens

Lesson 2: What is your culture?

It is only through self awareness that you'll really know how you will react in a different culture. This lesson will help you identify your own personal cultural values and beliefs and will help you discover your reactions to common situations in foreign lands.

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to:

  • Identify and examine their own values and beliefs,
  • Compare their values and beliefs with those of the typical American,
  • Analyze why Americans are the way they are (or any other country for that matter),
  • Judge how well they would cope with some common situations that they could face when they go abroad,
  • Recognize the importance of understanding themselves in the cultural awareness process

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    • Lessons

    Introduction
    Lesson 1: What is Culture?
    Lesson 2: What is your culture?
    • Lesson Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Identifying Personal Cultural Values and Beliefs
    • The Typical American Position
    • The Roots of American Culture
    • Discovering Reactions to Common Situations in Foreign Lands
    • Summary
    • Lesson 2 Exercises
    • Answers to Lesson 2 Exercises
    • Suggested Activities
    • Bibliography
    Lesson 3: Introduction to Basic Cultural Differences
    Lesson 4: Global Communciations
    Lesson 5: Culture in the Workplace
    Lesson 6: Culture in Society
    Lesson 7: Culture Shock
    Lesson 8: Adapting to Your New Culture