intercultural learning and adult education 28.3.2012 daniel kober (university of duisburg-essen)
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Agenda
•Definition of „culture“
•Intercultural interaction
•Intercultural trainings
•Impact on adult education and perspectives
Task
Please discuss with one partner how you would characterise „culture“!
You have 10 minutes to collect your ideas.
CultureCulture(„cultus / („cultus / cultura“)cultura“)
AgriculturAgriculturee
ArtsArts StandardStandard TraditionsTraditions
narrow narrow definitionsdefinitions
widewidedefinitionsdefinitions
closcloseded
openopen
Definition•system of a collective behaviour
•shared values, norms,traditions and symbols
•collectives: nations, organisations, groups etc.
•influence on: perceptions, cognitive processes, emotions, interpretations and actions
•„normality“ and orientation
•open and dynamic
•enculturation, socialisation
Trends leading to a higher quantity of
intercultural interactions...
•Globalisation
•Internationalisation
•Migration / Mobility
Context
SenderSender RecieverRecieverInteraction
Code
Code
Decode Decode
Decode
Perceptas
Conceptas
verbalnon-
verbalpara-verbalextra-verbal
Intercultural interactions can lead to...
misunderstandingsangerfear
agressions......new perspectives
ideasinnovations
That is why it is neccessary for adult education to cope with intercultural interactions.
4 types of intercultural
trainings
information
culture-specific
interaction
culture-unspecific
I
II
IV
III