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<\/p>\nThe first step to develop cultural openness is to start building a bridge between yourself and another culture. Look around yourself…<\/p>\n
Can you see any expression of culture? Nowadays, we are lucky enough to not have to reach the other side of the world to learn more about other cultures.<\/p>\n
From reading a book to listening to a song, there are multiple ways in which you could try to connect with another culture. If you really can\u2019t find anything interesting why don\u2019t you take a look at “our events”? Here you will find all the upcoming cultural events we have organised for you!<\/p>\n
Tips<\/em>: Be open to explore any kind of culture, you will never know where the cultural journey might take you. Take your time to understand how cultures vary.<\/p>\n Avoid<\/em>: Don\u2019t think that a culture could be superior or inferior to another. All cultures are equally interesting and amazing as each other<\/strong>, since they all form part of the story of humanity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once you have found your connection with culture it is very important that you keep your mind open to ask as many questions as possible. Don\u2019t base your intercultural experience on assumptions, base it on facts instead! Curiosity is key<\/strong>!<\/p>\n For instance, try to not use stereotypes\u2026 In fact, although stereotypes can be useful ways to deal with all the potential information about other cultures, they can be harmful.<\/p>\n Tips<\/em>: Open your mind to the idea that culture is fluid and can change at any point. Also remember that each individual is different!<\/p>\n Avoid<\/em>: Don\u2019t think of culture as fixed idea! Like human beings, culture evolves everyday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the core requirements for Intercultural Communication is empathy. This consists\u00a0of\u00a0a temporary change of the initial cultural reference to a new one. When your intercultural communications skills\u00a0are\u00a0advanced enough, you will be able to switch from one cultural framework to another. This ability is often seen in people who have experienced living in a different country for a long period of time.<\/p>\n Tips: Finding yourself in a different culture<\/strong> is a wonderful experience but don\u2019t forget who you are! Be proud of who you are, be proud of your culture!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n References:<\/p>\n Milton J. Bennett, A development Approach to Training for Intercultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Journal of Intercultural Relations<\/em>, vol. 10, n. 2, New York, 1986.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Step 1: Connect with another culture The first step to develop cultural openness is to start building a bridge between yourself and another culture. Look around yourself… Can you see any expression of culture? Nowadays, we are lucky enough to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1746,"featured_media":226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2016\/09\/website-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7YuVR-3D","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1746"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":411,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions\/411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Step 2: Don\u2019t assume it, question it!<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nStep 3: Weigh your words<\/h2>\n
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