some ideas about cultural awareness

1. Cultural
Awareness
Multidisciplinary Flipped Learning with ICT
Erasmus+ KA2 Project
FLwICT
(2015 – 2017)
4th Project Meeting in Daugavpils Saskanas school
4th – 8th April

2. Plan:
 What is Culture?
 Understanding cultural differences
 Dealing with cultural differences

3. Culture is
A shared system of
 meanings
 belief
 values
 behaviours
 through which reality and experience is accepted
(seen) and carried out

4. And here are our traditions
Portugal Lithuania Turkey
Italy France
Latvia

5. Dangers!
 Stereotypes
 Prejudice
Stereotypes - beliefs based on faulty or partial
information
Prejudice - attitudes and values arising from such
beliefs

6. Understanding cultural differences
Eating Habits
 Asia – chop sticks
 Europe – knife and fork
 Clean right hand in some countries
 Common plate
Dress Code
 Depends on culture, customs, traditions and climate
 Adapt to local customs

7. Body Language
 Gestures/body language have different meanings
 Smile will never be misunderstood
 Polite handshake is accepted in most cultures
Some other aspects
A bit of advice ...
 Respect local traffic laws
 Language is culture specific, avoid use of idiomatic
expressions
 Elders are highly respected in many cultures
 Respect religious beliefs

8. Building cultural awareness
 Understand your own culture
 Understand and accept logic of other cultural
frameworks
 Cultural defferences are unique and creative
opportunity to improve and develope yourself.

9. The Golden Rule
 Treat others as we would like to be treated
The Platinum Rule
 Treat others as they would like to be treated

10. Cultural awareness
If you are
 Modest
 Respectful
 Friendly
you will always be fine

11. Sources
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12. Prepared by
Diana Rodrigues
Enrika Stundzyte
Aylin Bozyel
Sara Variati
Khadija Benomar
Ineta Dukshinska