Dear students and lecturers of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv!
The University of Warsaw invites to participate in an online workshop “Developing cross-cultural competences” organised within the Project 4EU+ for Ukraine II financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange of the Republic of Poland. The workshop takes place on June 4, 2024 at 14:30-17:30 Ukrainian time
Lecturer: Dr Aleksandra Jaskólska, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies UW
Registration is required. Please register via the Google Form by May 29th, 2024.
Description
Developing cross-cultural competencies such as: cross-cultural knowledge, cultural self-awareness and knowledge about different culture are essential tools for efficient cooperation in cross-cultural environment. Webinar is planned for 180 minutes.
Aims:
- developing cross-cultural competences
- enhancing cross-cultural awareness
Part one – Introduction: diversity all around us (approx. 30 minutes)
- Icebreaker: How diverse is world around me?
- The influence of culture and socialisation on differences in values, beliefs, customs and attitudes
- Defining one’s own culture – the system of values, symbols and ideals encoded in our tradition as elements forming our point of view
Part two – What is culture shock and how to deal with it? (approx. 30 minutes)
- Culture shock and its stages according to Kalervo Oberg
- Impact of culture shock on the expatriate’s personal and professional sphere
- Conscious adaptation process as one of the strategies to cope with culture shock
Part three – Cultural competence model (approx. 90 minutes)
- Perception of different phenomena in different cultures:
- Approaches to time management: lack vs excess time, mono- vs polychromatic cultures, past vs present vs future
- Communication patterns: high vs. low context cultures, indirect vs. direct, formal vs. informal communication
- Definition of identity and purpose: individualism vs collectivism, doing vs being
- Organisational arrangements: hierarchy or equality, universalism or particularism, competition or cooperation, stability or change
Part four – Summary. (approx. 30 minutes)
- Ethnocentrism and ethnorelativism
- Practical tips
- Top cross-cultural researchers
Methods used during the workshop
- individual and group tasks
- case study
- cross-cultural quiz
