Intercultural Skills’ Assessment E-mail Address: Age: Gender: Country of Birth: Country of Residence: Field of Studies: Start Quiz! 10% Page 1 of 10Introduction 1. At your university, can you observe a growing cultural diversity? Yes.No. 2. Age, gender, and nationality are essential characteristics of a person. I agree. These characteristics define one's identity. Yes, I identify myself and others based on these characteristics. I disagree. These characteristics do not define one's identity.Depending on the context, these characteristics can influence a situation or not, but for sure they do not define the identity of a person. 3. When you are on university grounds, do you regularly hear different languages being spoken? Yes.No.Page 2 of 10Self-Evaluation 4. How would you evaluate yourself on verbal and non-verbal communication on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong? 12345 5. How would you evaluate yourself on curiosity on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong? 12345 6. How would you evaluate yourself on openness on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong? 12345 7. How would you evaluate yourself on knowledge of cultural worldview frameworks on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong? 12345 8. How would you evaluate yourself on cultural self-awareness on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong? 12345 9. How would you evaluate yourself on empathy on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong? 12345Page 3 of 10General Introductory Questions 10. The national culture of my country defines my country and makes it better than others. I agree. Neither I agree nor I disagree.I disagree. 11. Culture is given from one generation to the other and stays the same. I agree. Neither I agree nor I disagree.I disagree. 12. Cultural differences can also be observed between different generations. I agree.Neither I agree nor I disagree.I disagree. 13. Culture is: "The set of norms, traditions, beliefs, customs, and values shared by the population of a country". "The collective norms, traditions, beliefs, customs, and values which distinguish the members of a group of people from another". "The set of attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviours shared by a group of people, but different for each individual"."A dynamic and open system of worldview that influences feeling, thinking, acting, and assessing". 14. There are different cultural identities in the different regions of my country. I agree.Neither I agree nor I disagree.I disagree. Page 4 of 10Cultural Self-Awareness 15. The term stereotype refers to: "A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is correct"."A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, based only on its cultural characteristics"."A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong"."A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, based only on its anthropological characteristics". 16. I believe that the social conventions of my country are universal. People who do not follow those conventions are outcasts. I agree.Neither I agree nor I disagree.I disagree. 17. Cultural bias is different from racism in that it targets cultural differences rather than anthropological characteristics like skin color. Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know. 18. I am aware of my own cultural rules and biases and I can easily recognise them. Yes.I am not sure/I don't know.No.Page 5 of 10Knowledge of Cultural Worldview Frameworks 19. When stereotypes come up during a discussion, what do you usually do? I cannot easily identify them.I can identify them, but only sometimes I adopt them.I can identify them and try neither to adopt them nor to prove them wrong.I can identify them and try to prove them wrong. 20. Do you think that all gestures have the same meaning in all countries? Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know. 21. A stereotype is a form of bias. Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know. 22. I am aware that certain idiomatic expressions in my language may not be understandable in another cultural setting or translatable to another language. Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know.Page 6 of 10Empathy 23. How would you define empathy? It is the ability to deeply understand and share the feelings or experiences of another individual.It means sharing someone else’s feelings.It is the ability to understand, share, and approve the feelings or experiences of another individual.It is a feeling of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. 24. Empathic communication is a powerful tool to solve interpersonal conflicts and establish deep connections. I agree.Neither I agree nor I disagree.I disagree. 25. Do you think that empathy and sympathy are synonyms? Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know. 26. Do you think that cultural empathy is a prerequisite for effective cultural communication? Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know.Page 7 of 10Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication 27. During lunch, there is a heated discussion between two of your classmates from different cultural backgrounds. You don't want to take a side. How do you react? I try to avoid to get involved into the discussion.I try to change the subject in order to calm them down.I try to understand both sides and express my opinion.I most probably understand their point of disagreement and try to find a compromise. 28. While working with a group of foreign students, do you pay attention to body language and gestures? No, I don't.Yes, I do, but I tend not to give much importance to them.Yes, I do.Yes, I do and I frequently ask whether my gestures could be perceived as offensive. 29. In your country, a person who does not speak your language asks you a question. How do you react? I don't even try to communicate with him/her. Why should I make an effort, if he/she does not make any effort to learn my language?I try to find somebody else to answer him/her.I answer in my language while using simple gestures.I try to find out if we both speak another language. If not, I use gestures to answer him/her. 30. Communication is made to a significant extent of sounds and body language. Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know.Page 8 of 10Curiosity 31. During a vacation in Mexico, you come across the parade of the Day of Deads (Dia de los Muertos). For the first time, you witness a different way to remember those who have passed, which replaces mourning with celebrations. How would you react? I find this disrespectful for those who have passed. I don't feel really comfortable with it, since it is something entirely opposite to my tradition.Although it is opposite to my tradition, I enjoy the parade. Although it is opposite to my tradition, it is really joyful, so I find it interesting and I would like to know more about it. 32. If a foreign student came to your class, how would you react? I would avoid him/her since I am not interested in getting to know people from different cultural backgrounds.I would be interested neither to get to know him/her nor to avoid him/her.I would try to approach him/her since learning about his/her different cultural habits might be interesting.I would be content to get to know him, since I am very much interested in learning about other cultures. 33. You have just arrived in a foreign country for a year of studying abroad. A local classmate invites you for dinner to his/her parents' house, where many things (the welcoming, manners, the food, etc.) will be new for you. How do you feel? I am excited about his invitation.I am quite interested in going.I feel quite uncomfortable, but I still want to go.I feel insecure and I think of not going. 34. When you are abroad, are you interested in trying the local food? Yes, I am. To try the local food is an important part of any form of mobility.I usually feel comfortable with getting to know new food traditions.From time to time, but only if I am pushed to do so.No, I am not.Page 9 of 10Openness 35. Cultural openness allows people to navigate without social constraint within and across different cultural groups. Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know. 36. A culturally open individual does not assume, but questions. I agree.Neither I agree nor I disagree.I disagree. 37. A culturally open individual judges other people. Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know. 38. Do you think that an open person is, consequently, a flexible person? Yes.No.I am not sure/I don’t know.Page 10 of 10Closing Statements 39. The meaning of the terms cultural bias and racism is exactly the same. Yes.No. Loading... 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839Show paginator Hide paginator
