Intercultural Training
Learn to avoid treading on other people's toes or experience walking in the other person's shoes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2658409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin Rygg (Norwegian School of Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | FLEKS - Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1894-5988 • E-ISSN: 1894-5988 |
| Publisher | OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7577/fleks.840 |
| OpenAlex | W2083163067 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article raises the question of whether the traditional approach in intercultural training focusing on knowledge about cultural differences and skills to avoid culture clash is sufficient in order to prepare intercultural communication trainees for dynamic and psychologically demanding multicultural environments. Inspired by the concept of mentalizing in the psycho-therapeutic method called Mentalization-based treatment, training that encourages imaginatively 'seeing the other from the inside and oneself from the outside' is suggested as better able to prepare for complex intercultural realities. Tolerance is seen as tolerance for being in the intercultural process as much as tolerance for others' differences. A theoretical discussion between the notion of mentalizing in mentalization-based treatment and perceptions of empathy, imagination and mindfulness further provides insight into the role of interactive tools such as case work and role plays in intercultural training. These, in turn, are seen as best suited to fulfil the goals and ambitions of the theories. However, experiences gained from them must be verbalized in order to cause increased awareness
Empathy · Intercultural communication · Mentalization · Mindfulness · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Perception · Psychotherapist · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Cultural Differences and Values · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Double-Swing Model of Intercultural Communication between the East and the West
Handbook of Mentalization‐Based Treatment
Conceptualizing Intercultural Competence
Overcoming the Golden Rule
Communicating with strangers
Against Essentialism
Acculturation
Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2018 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |