The Cross-Cultural Classroom

Cross-Cultural Living

Please take a moment to read this article in The New York Times earlier this week.  It is a different glimpse at cross-cultural issues today.

• The Cross-Cultural Classroom

This article gives some very insightful views on how to acquire cross-cultural skills:

• The iceberg concept to illustrate why what you don’t see is still very important.
• The process of inner growth and self-reflection in order to open up for communication.
• The importance of knowing yourself before you can really connect with other cultures.

These are all important in developing good cross-cultural skills and it is explained very clearly in this short article.

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