Developing Intercultural Awareness: A Cross-Cultural Training Handbook

by L. Robert Kohls and John M. Knight

Book Overview

An indispensable resource for intercultural educators and trainers, in a second, updated edition

Developing Intercultural Awareness is a rich resource for cross-cultural training. Drawn from the authors' experience, this guide contains simulation games, case studies, icebreakers and other training activities for developing cross-cultural awareness in virtually any setting.
Robert Kohls and John Knight have mapped out one-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1877864137
• ISBN13: 9781877864131
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource for Intercultural Trainers

"Beyond Experience" is a book full of different activites to be used in an intercultural training session. One of its very useful features is a full outline of a training design, with timeframe included, which incorporates the activities mentioned in subsequent pages. Trainers with more experience can use this as a base, bringing in other relevant material. The training activities described tend to fall more on the "culture-general" instead of "culture-specific" side, and are mainly designed for U.S. participants who are planning on traveling or living abroad, or are in contact with other cultures in the United States. The activities are also mainly for those who have limited exposure to other ways of thinking and perceiving the world. Through examining U.S. proverbs and the values that are held by the participants, the aim of the activities is to challenge assumptions and pave the way for a more successful intercultural experience.