Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (adaptation Vilá, 2006)

1. Intercultural sensitivity scale(adaptation Vilá, 2006)
On this scale there are no right answers or incorrect ones. We just want to know your opinion on several
different aspects. Please read carefully each question and tick the answer that comes closest to your thinking.
A. - Strongly agree B. – Agree C. – Undecided D – Disagree E. - Strongly disagree
1 - I enjoy the differences with my colleagues from other cultures
2 – I enjoy talking to people from other cultures
3 – I avoid situations where I have to work in classes with people from other cultures
4.-I know how to behave respect of my colleagues from different cultures
5-I respect the beliefs of people of different cultures
6-I do not accept the points of view of my colleagues from different cultures
7-I think that my culture is better than others
8-I'm pretty sure of myself when I talk to people from other cultures
9-I feel safe when I talk to people from different cultures
10-I always know what to say when I talk to people from other cultures
11-I often feel discouraged when I'm with people from different cultures
12-I get upset easily when I talk to people from other cultures
13-I am very observant when I talk to people from other cultures
14-Whenever I talk to people from other cultures, I try to learn everything I can about them
15-Whenever I talk to people from other cultures ,I am usually a bit negative
16-I often show my colleagues from another culture that I understand what they say,
through words or gestures
17-I am an open-minded person toward people of different cultures
18-I do not like being with people of different cultures to mine
19-I find it very difficult to talk to people from other cultures
20-I can be as sociable as I like when I talk to people from other cultures
21-I often feel useless when I talk to people from other cultures
22-I am sensitive to the subtle meanings in conversations with colleagues
of different cultures
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