… an interculturally competent person can be described as someone who is able to handle centrain situations in a constructive way.
- Bolten 2020
Definitions
- intercultural competence
- general action competence expressed in uncertain contexts
- Multi-cultural encounter are almost always
- characterized by a set of rules that sound at least partially familiar to all those involved.
- the context of action is predominantly foreign/lacks security – insecure.
- Intercultural competence
- consists of identifying possible appropriate rules in contexts with less familiar and less obviously determinable rules
- in order to generate plausibility and security among the actors involved.
Experiments
Components
after Reader 2021, Bolten
Behavior
- travel
- understanding
- communication
Cognitive
- conflict
- stereotypes
- conflict
Affective
- attitude
- open-mindedness / inclusivity
- tolerance
- smile
Types of Non-verbal Communication
- kinesic behivor
- body movement, posture, gestures, eye contact, facial expressions
- 👌 can mean different things
- body movement, posture, gestures, eye contact, facial expressions
- proxmics
- proximity and space (1m, 80cm, 60cm) in contexts (office, personal)
- hugging, touching during conversations, etc
- proximity and space (1m, 80cm, 60cm) in contexts (office, personal)
- para-language
- idioms, rate of speech, tone, inflection of voice, volume
- Spanish and Italians are louder than e.g. Polish
- idioms, rate of speech, tone, inflection of voice, volume
- object language
- “material culture”, artifacts, architecture, office design, clothing
- amount of perfume
- “material culture”, artifacts, architecture, office design, clothing