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Although this section might be most useful for teachers or trainers, the selected materials should be of interest to anyone wishing to explore further some of the important literature on Training and Teaching Resources in the areas of intercultural communication and cross-cultural training. Those especially relevant to study abroad students are noted by a star (*). This material also contains references to simulations and different types of training and educational exercises, and a recommended list of several widely-used, popular simulations, annotated descriptions of them, and contact numbers for obtaining further information.
Bibliography
Albert, G., et al., eds. Service-Learning Reader: Reflections and Perspectives on Service. Raleigh, NC: National Society for Experiential Education, 1994.
Baytos, L. M. Designing and Implementing Successful Diversity Programs. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995.
Bolton, G., and D. Heathcote. So You Want to Use Role Play? A New Approach in How to Plan. London, England: Trentham, 1999.
Border, L. L. B., and N. Van Note Chism, eds. Teaching for Diversity. 49, Spring. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
Bramley, P. Evaluating Training Effectiveness. 2nd ed. London, U.K.: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
Brislin, R.W., and T. Yoshida, eds. Improving Intercultural Interactions: Modules for Cross-Cultural Training Programs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994.
Brislin, R., and T. Yoshida. Intercultural Communication Training: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994.
Claxton, C. S., and P. H. Murrell. Learning Styles: Implications for Improving Educational Practices. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report 4. Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1987.
Craig, R. L., ed. Training and Development Handbook: A Guide to Human Resource Development. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
Cushner, K., and R. W. Brislin, eds. Improving Intercultural Interactions: Modules for Cross-Cultural Training Programs. Vol. 2. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1997.
Dickerson-Jones, T. 50 Activities for Managing Cultural Diversity. Amherst, MA: HRD, 1993.
Fantini, A. E., ed. New Ways in Teaching Culture. New Ways in TESOL Series II: Innovative Classroom Techniques. Series ed. J. C. Richards. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, 1997.
Fennes, H., and K. Hapgood. Intercultural Learning in the Classroom. London, U.K.: Cassell, 1997.
*Fowler, S. M., and M. G. Mumford, eds. Intercultural Sourcebook: Cross-Cultural Training Methods Vol. 1. Yarmouth ME: Intercultural Press, 1995.
Fowler, S. M., and M. G. Mumford, eds. Intercultural Sourcebook: Cross-Cultural Training Methods. Vol. 2. Yarmouth ME: Intercultural Press, 1999.
Gardenswartz, L., and A. Rowe. Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference and Planning Guide. Rev. ed. San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer, 1998. While expensive and aimed largely at a business audience, the materials in this, and the following citation, are first rate collections, portions of which can be easily adopted for a study abroad audience.
Gardenswartz, L., and A. Rowe. The Managing Diversity Survival Guide: A Complete Collection of Checklists, Activities, and Tips. New York, NY: Irwin, 1994. See commentary of citation above.
Gochenour, T., ed. Beyond Experience: The Experiential Approach to Cross-Cultural Education. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1993.
Goldstein, Susan. Cross-Cultural Explorations: Activities in Culture and Psychology. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.
Gredler, M. Designing and Evaluating Games and Simulations. Houston, TX: Gulf, 1994.
Hall, B. Web-Based Training: Everything You Need to Know for Online Training. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1997.
*Hofstede, J., P. B. Pedersen, and G. H. Hofstede. Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 2002.
Jacoby, B. & Associates. Building Partnerships for Service-Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.
Kirkpatrick, D. L. Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler, 1994.
*Kohls, L. R, and H. L. Brussow. Training Know-How for Cross Cultural and Diversity Trainers. Duncanville, TX: Adult Learning Systems, 1995.
*Kohls, L. R., and J. M. Knight. Developing Intercultural Awareness: A Cross-Cultural Training Handbook. 2nd ed. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1994.
Kelley, C., & Meyers, J. Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory Manual. Minneapolis, MN: National Computer Systems,1995.
Lambert, J., S. Myers, & G. F. Simons, eds. Global Competence: 50 Training Activities For Succeeding In International Business. Amherst, MA: HRD Press, 1999.
*Landis, D., and R. S. Bhagat, eds. Handbook of Intercultural Training. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996.
Mitchell, G. The Trainer's Handbook: The AMA Guide to Effective Training. 3rd ed. New York: NY: AMACOM, 1997.
Nadler, L., and Z. Nadler. Designing Training Programs: The Critical Events Model. 2nd ed. Houston, TX: Gulf, 1994.
Nilson, C. Training and Development Yearbook 2002. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002.
Nolan, R. W. Communicating and Adapting Across Cultures: Living and Working in the Global Village. Westport, CONN: Bergin & Garvey. 1999.
O'Mara, J. Diversity Activities and Training Designs. San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer, 1994.
Paige, R. M., ed. Education for the Intercultural Experience. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1993.
Pfeiffer, J. W. The Annual: Developing Human Resources. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1987-present.
Pfeiffer, J. W., and A. C. Ballew. Training Technology Series. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1988. This seven-book series includes: Case Studies, Simulations, and Games; Design Skills; Instruments; Lecturettes, Theory, and Model; Presentation and Evaluation Skills; Role Play; and Structured Experiences.
Pfeiffer, J. W., and J. E. Jones, eds. A Handbook of Structured Experiences for Human Relations Training. Vol. 1-8. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1974-1981.
Phillips, J. J. Handbook of Training Evaluation and Measurement Methods. 3rd ed. Houston, TX: Gulf, 1997.
Piskurich, G. M., P. Beckschi, and B. Hall, eds. The ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating and Delivering Training Programs-Instructor-Led, Computer-Based, or Self-Directed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2000.
*Pusch, M. D. and N. Loewenthal. Helping Them Home: A Guide for leaders of Professional Integration and Reentry Workshops. Washington, DC: NAFSA: Association of International Educators, 1988.
Pusch, M. D., ed. Multicultural Education: A Cross-Cultural Training Approach. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1979. (Reissued in 2000.)
Rae, L. Using Activities in Training and Development. 2nd ed. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 1999.
Rae, L. Using Evaluation in Training and Development. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 1999.
Rasmussen, T. The ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) Trainer's Sourcebook: Diversity. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
*Seelye, H. N., ed. Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning. Vol. 1. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1996.
Seelye, H.N. Teaching Culture: Strategies for Intercultural Communication. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company, 1993.
Sikkema, M., and A. Niyekawa. Design For Cross-Cultural Learning. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press. 1987.
Silberman, M., ed. The 2002 Training and Performance Sourcebook. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Singelis, T. M., ed. Teaching About Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity: Exercises and Planned Activities. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998.
*Storti, C., Cross-Cultural Dialogues: 74 Brief Encounters with Cultural Difference. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1994.
*Storti, C. Figuring Foreigners Out: A Practical Guide. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1999.
*Storti, C., and L. Bennhold-Samaan. Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook. Washington, DC: Peace Corps Information Collection and Exchange, US Government Printing Office, 1998.
Summerfield, E. Crossing Cultures Through Film. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1993.
Summerfield, E., and S. Lee. Seeing the Big Picture: Exploring American Cultures on Film. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 2001.
Thiagarajan, S. Diversity Simulation Games. Amherst, MA: HRD Press, 1995.
Thiagarajan, S. Facilitator’s Toolkit. Bloomington, IN: Workshops by Thiagi, 2000.
Thiagarajan, S. Fun in the Workplace: Presentation Skills & Games. #250105. Info-Line. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training Development, May 2001.
Thiagarajan, S. Matrix Games. Amherst, MA: HRD Press, 1995.
Thiagarajan, S. Openers and Closers, Jump Start and Wind Down Your Training Session. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Thiagarajan, S. Simulation Games by Thiagi. Bloomington, IN: Workshops by Thiagi, 1995.
Van Ments, M. The Effective Use of Role Play: Practical Techniques for Improving Learning. 2nd ed. London: Kogan Page, 1999.
Cultural Simulations for Study Abroad Training
BARNGA: A SIMULATION GAME ON CULTURAL CLASHES
Sivasailam Thiagarajan and Barbara Steinwachs
Intercultural Press, Inc.
Barnga participants experience the shock of realizing that despite many similarities, people of differing cultures perceive things differently or play by different rules. Players learn that they must understand and reconcile these differences if they want to function effectively in a cross-cultural group.
Participants play a simple card game in small groups, where conflicts begin to occur as they move from group to group. This simulates real cross-cultural encounters, where people initially believe they share the same understanding of the basic rules. In discovering that the rules are different, players undergo a mini-culture shock similar to actual experience when entering a different culture. They then must struggle to understand and reconcile these differences to play the game effectively in their "cross-cultural" groups. Difficulties are magnified by the fact that players may not speak to each other but can communicate only through gestures or pictures. Participants are not forewarned that each is playing by different rules; in struggling to understand why other players don’t seem to be playing correctly, they gain insight into the dynamics of cross-cultural encounters. Can be played with as few as nine players and as many as one hundred.
Intercultural Press, Inc.
374 US Route One
PO Box 700
Yarmouth, ME 04096 USA
Toll Free Number 866-372-2665
Telephone: 207-846-5168
Fax: 207-846-5181
www.interculturalpress.com
Email: books@interculturalpress.com
ECOTONOS: A MULTICULTURAL PROBLEM-SOLVING SIMULATION
Nipporica Associates
Intercultural Press, Inc.
Ecotonos was designed by Dianne Hofner Saphiere and Nipporica Associates as a tool for engaging in problem solving and decision making in diverse groups. Methods and processes of decision making are examined in four contexts: monocultural groups, multicultural groups, groups where one culture is in the majority, and groups evenly balanced in cultural representation. Participants enhance their understanding of the impact of culture on communication, decision making and problem solving, and they develop skills in interacting effectively in multicultural teams.
Ecotonos is designed for both participants who have no significant prior experience in solving problems in a multicultural context and those who wish to assess and further develop their skills. It has been used successfully with business executives, students, faculty, staff of not-for-profit organizations, volunteers in community action groups, and study abroad training.Difficult to maximize impact with a very small number, but can be played with a minimum of eight participants, although it usually works better with groups from a dozen up to as many as fifty or more participants.
Intercultural Press, Inc.
374 US Route One
PO Box 700
Yarmouth, ME 04096 USA
Toll Free Number 866-372-2665
Telephone: 207-846-5168
Fax: 207-846-5181
www.interculturalpress.com
Email: books@interculturalpress.com
AN ALIEN AMONG US: A DIVERSITY GAME
Richard B. Powers
Intercultural Press, Inc.
From a list of twelve candidates, players must select six to join the mission. The selection process involves acquiring information about the candidates and fully engages participants as they play against a group of experts who have all the candidate data. Players make their selections based on attributes that fall into nine categories: gender, age, religion, profession, health, nationality, reason for going, positive attributes, and negative attributes. In the process they discover that frequently their judgments are biased and influenced by stereotypes. Participants come to understand that differences and diversity are not synonymous with problems and difficulties but rather can enrich human experience. They discover that they have overlooked the benefits of the differences they were inclined to devalue.
Non-expert teams receive an allotment of points at the beginning of the game with which to "buy" information about the candidates from the game director. The winning team is the one with the highest score, based (for the non-expert teams) on the points they have left at the end of the game combined with the points earned for the number of "matches" they make with the choices of the expert team. The expert team gains points based on the number of non-matches made by the non-expert teams.
Alien requires a minimum of nine players but can accommodate as many as forty players or even more.
Intercultural Press, Inc.
374 US Route One
PO Box 700
Yarmouth, ME 04096 USA
Toll Free Number: 866-372-2665
Telephone: 207-846-5168
Fax: 207-846-5181
www.interculturalpress.com
Email: books@interculturalpress.com
REDUNDANCIA: A FOREIGN LANGUAGE SIMULATION
Nipporica Associates
Requires approximately 10 minutes to conduct and about 30 minutes to debrief. Participants, in groups of three, each experience the challenge of speaking a language nonfluently: how it affects one's ability to stay focused and connected with the listener, and one's feelings of competence and confidence. Participants also experience listening to second language speakers: revealing their own tendencies to offer help or to become distracted. Finally, in an observer role, all participants have the opportunity to note a speaker's nonverbal communication and the stress created when trying to perform in a language not one’s own.
Can be extremely powerful and may help combat personal "language shock" when overseas and simultaneously create empathy for non-native speakers. Works well with groups as small as three or as large at sixty or more, assuming that the debriefing time is proportionately extended so all participants who wish to have the opportunity to discuss their reactions and insights.
Nipporica Associates
8425 Cherokee Lane
Leawood, KS 66206 U.S.A.
Tel (913) 901-0243
Fax (913) 901-0244
www.nipporica.com/
BAFA-BAFA®
In BaFa-BaFa cultures are created and members visit each other to determine what the other culture is like and to experience entering, and reporting back about, a strange environment. When participants finish BaFa BaFa, they will have a very good idea what it feels like to be the one person in a group who is different. They should also understand how easily stereotypes can be developed and what must be done to overcome them.Can be played with as few as ten, but works better if the participants number from a dozen up to fifty with enough trained facilitators. Playing the simulation may take from a half-hour to an hour or more depending upon the number of participants. A thorough debriefing can add up to another hour. Very effective with study abroad groups from high school through university and even in corporate settings.
Gary Shirts
Simulation Training Systems
P.O. Box 910
Del Mar, CA, 92014
Phone: (800) 942-2900, (858) 755-0272
Fax: (858) 792-9743
www.stsintl.com - www.SimulationTrainingSystems.com
PLAYEROS AND WIZARDOS
Similar to Bafa but is considerably shorter and largely devoted to trading paper clips. Two cultures are created whose members visit each other. Can be played with as few as 10-12 participants or many more. Useful to make similar points as BaFa BaFa if training time is limited, or as reinforcement in more extended training programs.
Jaime Wurzel
Intercultural Resources Corporation
Tel: 617-965-8651
Links
Bibliography of Short Term Mission Resources Dr. Kurt Van Beek a sociologist at Calvin College has compiled this list of resources which can aid both short-term and long-term directors.
Catholic Relief Services: Campus Connection Provides not only excellent resources on a range of global issues, but gives tangible examples of how to transform the information into action.
- Service Trip Resource Page Be sure to check out the "reflection tools" page.