Instructions Part 1: A Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity
2: An Intercultural Challenge
Part 3: The LARA Method
Instructions
Your Initial Post
Once you have viewed the three videos above, address the following questions in a post of at least 250 words:
- Aguilar describes the phases of “Experience of Difference†from ethnocentrism to ethnorelativism (IDRI 2022). Give an example of a time in your current workplace or think of an example that could occur in your future career field when someone might be in a phase of ethnocentrism in their interaction with someone who was different than them (Denial, Defense, Minimization). Then, consider how they could grow into a phase of ethnorelativism instead (Acceptance, Adaptation, Integration). What strategies could be employed to move toward a new phase? How would this improve the workplace experience for both parties?
- Aguilar and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie both talk about the natural inclination to see ourselves as more complex individuals than others. Give an example of a time when you simplified someone else’s reality or reduced them to a “single story†(this could be in the workplace or your personal life). Then explain how you could build a “third culture†with another person and/or use the LARA Method to learn from their stories.
You will not be able to see posts written by your classmates until you create your initial post.
Your Response to Classmates
Replies: From Friday through Sunday of Module 7, reply to your classmates’ initial posts and engage with them in a conversation about how we perceive and respond to differences in the workplace, thinking specifically about the future of work. Why is intercultural intelligence so important for the future of work?
Please reply to at least two of your peers’ posts.
Evaluation
- This discussion will be graded according to the IND101 Cornerstone Discussion Rubric. Review the rubric and Cornerstone Discussion Expectations in advance to know how you will be assessed.
- All discussion boards combined are worth 20% of your course grade.
Reply
Your Initial Post
Once you have viewed the three videos above, address the following questions in a post of at least 250 words:
- Aguilar describes the phases of “Experience of Difference†from ethnocentrism to ethnorelativism (IDRI 2022). Give an example of a time in your current workplace or think of an example that could occur in your future career field when someone might be in a phase of ethnocentrism in their interaction with someone who was different than them (Denial, Defense, Minimization). Then, consider how they could grow into a phase of ethnorelativism instead (Acceptance, Adaptation, Integration). What strategies could be employed to move toward a new phase? How would this improve the workplace experience for both parties?
- Aguilar and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie both talk about the natural inclination to see ourselves as more complex individuals than others. Give an example of a time when you simplified someone else’s reality or reduced them to a “single story†(this could be in the workplace or your personal life). Then explain how you could build a “third culture†with another person and/or use the LARA Method to learn from their stories.
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