In this unit you will learn about intercultural business and all the factors that contribute to navigating such an environment successfully. The vocabulary selected for this lesson is based on academic research such as Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, a widely recognized model to understand cultural difference across countries.
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Basic activities (computer-graded)
Vocabulary Builder Activity
Students should be familiar with the following vocabulary before continuing on to the activities and exercises:
- Bias
- Collectivistic
- Context
- Cultural dimension
- Ethnocentric
- Femininity
- Impact
- Implicit
- Individualistic
- Indulgence
- Influenced
- Long-term orientation
- Lose face
- Masculinity
- Mindset
- Norm
- Open-minded
- Perspective
- Power distance
- Prejudice
- Restraint
- Self-reflect
- Short-term orientation
- Stereotype
- Take at face value
- Tolerant
- Uncertainty avoidance
- Universal
Reading Comprehension: A Company Newsletter Article Promoting Multicultural Offices
In this unit you will learn about intercultural business and all the factors that contribute to navigating such an environment successfully. The vocabulary selected for this lesson is based on academic research such as Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, a widely recognized model to understand cultural difference across countries.
Multiple Choice Activity (Registered users only)
Pick the correct answer from a list.
Pick the correct answer from a list.
Listening Comprehension (Registered users only)
Listen to the word and type it in.
Listen to the word and type it in.
Spelling and Recognition (Registered users only)
Type in the correct answer for each definition.
Type in the correct answer for each definition.
Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)
Speaking Practice Activity (Registered users only)
Record yourself speaking five example sentences from the unit.
Record yourself speaking five example sentences from the unit.
Writing Practice Activity (Registered users only)
Pick a question and write about it.
Pick a question and write about it.