Intercultural Education

How do we define culture? What is intercultural education? What are intercultural competencies?  What theoretical frameworks help us in understanding culture? What are the critiques to these frameworks and why should we continue to use them?

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Video

    2. Course Outline

    1. Introduction to Culture

    2. Metaphors of Culture

    3. Defining Culture

    4. Generalizations

    5. Stereotypes

    1. Introduction to Dimensions of Culture

    2. Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Framework

    3. Using Hofstede's dimensions of culture to learn about ourselves

    1. Introduction to Models of Intercultural Competence

    2. Bennett's Model (Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity)

    3. 3 Additional Models

    4. 3 Additional Models

About this course

  • $350.00
  • 14 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

What this course offers

  • Culture Complexities

    What kinds of metaphors are useful to describe culture? What are some definitions of culture? How do we discover ourselves by learning about culture? How do we discover others by learning about culture?

  • Dimensions of culture

    Using frameworks to help us understand culture also provides us with language to describe parts of culture. Hofstede's dimensions of culture help us to view culture through his framework and research.

  • Frameworks and assessments

    Scholars have developed useful tools that guide us in understanding culture. They also suggest strategies for assessing levels of intercultural competence.

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