We had this very interesting activity, where every one had to only have one word for their experience in another culture. What we had to do was that everyone were gathered and had to see if the word was compared to some other word.When a word had similarities with another word then we had to pass the turn the person carrying the respective work. They had to then explain why the specific word has been chosen. It was the lived experiences that were shared within the group.
Activity
Who am i ?
- How do you present youself in your culture?
besides you name, what is self evident in the way you present youself in your culture?
- Why is it self evident?
We had to go around and talk with a person we don't talk with normally, and thereafter asked them the above-mentioned questions.
We used those questions to ask each other about culture. It was very interesting to hear about how the other people present themselves and their culture. I talked with a boy from my own class, he was danishand his way of greeting was for example very simmilar to mine, that was so because we live in the same country even though we are from two different cultures and roots, he is origin is danish and mine pakistani.
Learning through accommodation
Accomodation which takes place when impressions from the enviornment cannot fit into existing schemes consists of dissociation and reconstruction, by which means the schemes are altered so that the impressions can be taken in. Accommodation this implies a going beyond.
- It is important that we acknowlegde other cultures, and when we meet a new culture we should accept their way of living and mindset. When exploring other cultures by visiting other countries, we don't always understand the mindset and life style very much, but a person needs to the open-minded and accept that other cultures has their own values which they live by. This misunderstanding of interncultureal concept leads to culture shock since we live by following different values, which is why we also have to accept their values.
