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Introduction to culture bumps
The document serves as a guide to the concept of 'culture bumps,' which are cultural differences that occur in interactions between individuals from different backgrounds. It outlines the culture bump approach as a tool for enhancing intercultural communication and understanding through various steps focused on emotional recognition and common humanity. Additionally, it provides a historical context, applications in training, and references to related publications and organizations involved in the culture bump framework.
Introduction to culture bumps
- 1. Introduction to or A Guideto Universal Connections Dr. Carol M. Archer
- 2. OVERVIEW • Three definitions –Culture Bump – Culture Bump Approach – Culture An Overview of how the Culture Bump Developed Culture Bump Approach used in: Training Community Building Corporate Training Writings
- 3. What is aculture bump? • A culture bump is merely a cultural difference…. • Watch two young men as they culture bump…Josh from the USA and Mazen from Syria • http://www.culturebu mp.com/
- 4. What is aculture bump? • A culture bump is merely a cultural difference…. • An “apparent absurdity” - Hans Georg Gadamer • A “cultural trace” - Martine Abdallah-Pretceille • A hiccup…anonymous a seed
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- 6. • Combines multiculturaleducation and cross cultural communication - both of which focus on differences, but takes multicultural issues a “step beyond diversity” and provides the “next step” in cross cultural communication. It does this by…
- 7. Shifting the focusfrom understanding cultural characteristics as a means of dealing with differences to…
- 8. Dealing with thedifference itself. Thus, people are in process with culture rather than being a product of culture.
- 9. Provides a specificchange mechanism.
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- 12. Toolkit for Cultureand Communication Perceptions Culture Bump Values and Behaviors Communication Human Commonalities Emotional Intelligence Cultural Adjustmen t
- 13. Definition of Culturewithin the
- 14. Culture Defined In theCulture Bump Approach, culture is viewed as a collection of interpretative frames shared by groups of individuals to varying degrees along a continuum. In this concept, the interpretative frames are never identical for any two people, and it is only when a group of individuals share a majority of similar interpretative frames that a culture can be said to exist. This definition allows for the phenomenon of individuals sharing interpretative frames with more than one group as well as for the phenomenon of individuals sharing very few interpretative frames about a particular theme. When individuals share a minimum number of interpretative frames about a particular theme, a cross cultural relationship can be said to exist. CM Archer 1996
- 15. Sample Cultural Groups •Gender • Ethnicity • Socio-economic • Religion • Tribe • Race • Language • Sexual Orientation • National Origin • Age
- 16. Some Culture BumpTheory and Protocol (Steps)
- 17. Culture Bump Steps 1.Pinpoint the bump 2. Describe what he/she did 3. Describe what you did 4. List your emotions when it happened 5. Find the universal situation in the incident when it happened 6. List your expectations for that universal 7. Find the meaning for you when your expectations are met 8. Have a conversation with “them” about how they find that meaning
- 18. Culture Bump Steps Leadto: A. Detachment B. Recognition of cultural relativism C. Recognition of common humanity
- 19. At the momentof the bump, two things occur simultaneously • We experience Emotional disconnection • We experience – Rational disconnection
- 20. Knowledge Dichotomy • Weexperience Rational disconnection Leading to a lack of awareness of why we are different…. • We experience Emotional disconnection Leading to a lack knowledge of how we are the same…
- 21. This is aconversation about life - about living life – a “Culture Free” interaction • A conversation that can continue for a very long time and one that deepens our human connection… • Includes cultural information but • Allows for personal and individuality • Includes self-reflection
- 22. A little historyabout the culture bump…
- 23. 1978 • Cross Cultural Communication Coursedeveloped at LCC(Language & Culture Center) UH for advanced level students • For students • For teachers • Best Practices Stanford U Institute – LSU: Pierre Casse – UT – Dana Adelman – Corporate training • George Renwick & Associates • http://www.culturebump. com/uncategorized/the- beginnings-of-the- culture-bump-journey
- 24. 1980s • A secondlevel of Cross Cultural Communication Course developed at LCC for advanced level students • Became a reverse ICW – Perceptions – Cultural Values – Communication – Cultural Adjustment
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- 26. 1990s • Basic coursewith text (ICW) • Advanced course built on the basic course • Advanced Individual Coaching But with Culture Bump added… Living with Strangers in the USA
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- 28. Then… • September 11,2001 •The Toolkit for Culture and Communication was developed for the University of Houston Intellectual Property
- 29. 2002-2009 • http://culturebump.co m/the-tool-kit Marketed throughthe Intellectual Property of UH and Continuing Education at UH for $250.00
- 30. 2009 • http://culturebump.co m/the-tool-kit The physicalToolkit was re-designed for website and made available to public for free.
- 31. 2010 • Toolkit forCulture & Communication Licensed to Auburn University Faculty Development Publishing Train Trainers Outreach K-1 On-line classes Training EFL teachers Cyber training with students
- 32. Some applications.. Culture BumpTrainers work in: U. S. Military AIESEC Personal coaching Higher Ed Diversity training ESL Education Corporate training Building America’s Villages Training Fulbright Scholar Applicants Culture Bump App in Global Classrooms Applied to Science & Math teacher training Applied to translation of allusions from one language to another
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- 35. Applied to immigrantand American communities…
- 36. Culture Bump PublicationsPartial List Archer, C.M., Nickson, S. (2012). Culture Bump: An Instructional Process for Cultural Insight in Handbook of College and University Teaching: Global Perspectives. (Eds. Groccia, Alsudari, Buskist )Sage Publishing Archer, C.M., Nickson, S. The Role of Culture Bump in Developing Intercultural Communication Competency and Internationalizing Psychology. Psychology Learning and Teaching Journal (PLAT). Volume 11(3) November 2012. Archer, C.M., Nickson, S. Chaudhury, S. R., (2013). The Impact of Culture Bump and Technology on Creating Effective Diversity Leadership in Technology as a Tool for Diversity Leadership: Implementation and Future Implications. (Ed. Lewis, J.) IGI Global Publishing Archer, C. M., Tesh G. Culture Bump Guides: Culture Bump Kids. Textesol IV Newsletter. March 15, 2012 Niknasab, L. Translation and Culture: Allusions as Culture Bumps. SKASE Journal of Translation and Interpretation, Volume5 (1) March 2011
- 37. Culture Bump PublicationsPartial List Wenying, J. Handling Culture Bumps. ELT Journal, Volume 55(4) October 2001. Leppihalme, R. (1997) Culture Bumps: An empirical approach to the translation of allusions. Multilingual Matters. Helsinki, Finland. Archer, C.M. (1990). Living With Strangers in the USA: Communicating beyond culture. Prentice Hall. New York
- 38. Partial List ofOrganizations Trained in Culture Bump Approach • Shell/Pecten Oil • World Trade Center • Longview ISD • Lanxess • Halliburton Oil • Esso Eastern • Exxon • KBR • Auburn University • University of Houston • Lone Star College • St. Paul’s Methodist Church • College of the Mainland
- 39. NOW!! The Global ClassroomsApp is here
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- 41. https://play.google.com/store/apps/de tails?id=com.culture.bump Can download ona computer using Bluestacks App Player
- 42. Tutorials for teachers Multiculturalclassrooms • http://www.culturebump.co m/uncategorized/how-to- use-the-global-classrooms- app-culturally-mixed- classrooms/ Single culture classrooms • http://www.culturebump.co m/uncategorized/how-to- use-the-global-classrooms- app-culturally-homogenous- classrooms/
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