Intercultural Skills’ Assessment

1. When you are on university grounds, do you regularly hear different languages being spoken?

2. Age, gender, and nationality are essential characteristics of a person.

3. At your university, can you observe a growing cultural diversity?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. Culture is given from one generation to the other and stays the same.

11. There are different cultural identities in the different regions of my country.

12. The national culture of my country defines my country and makes it better than others.

13. Cultural differences can also be observed between different generations.

14. Culture is:

15. I believe that the social conventions of my country are universal. People who do not follow those conventions are outcasts.

16. I am aware of my own cultural rules and biases and I can easily recognise them.

17. Which of the following could describe culture?: A. Learned and dynamic; B. Static and unaffected; C. Shared and integrated; D. Based on symbols and inseparable from language.

18. Cultural bias is the tendency of people to judge the outside world through a narrow view based on their own culture.

19. When stereotypes come up during a discussion, what do you usually do?

20. I am aware that certain idiomatic expressions in my language may not be understandable in another cultural setting or translatable to another language.

21. Do you think that all gestures have the same meaning in all countries?

22. A stereotype is a form of bias.

23. Empathic communication is a powerful tool to solve interpersonal conflicts and establish deep connections.

24. How would you define empathy?

25. What do you think empathic listening means?

26. Do you think that cultural empathy is a prerequisite for effective cultural communication?

27. Do you think that linguistic competences could support you with your communication skills?

28. I look for opportunities to talk in foreign languages, even though I may make mistakes.

29. Communication is made to a significant extent of sounds and body language.

30. Communication is crucial in order to foster positive intercultural relations.

31. During a festive event, a group of foreign students encourages you and your colleagues to participate in one of their traditional dances. How would you react?

32. When you are abroad, do you like to engage in a conversation with locals?

33. You have just moved abroad for a two-month internship in an organisation where your mother tongue is the working language. Do you still try to acquire a basic knowledge of the local one?

34. If a foreign student came to your class, how would you react?

35. A culturally open individual does not assume, but questions.

36. How would you react if, during a working experience abroad, you are asked to adapt your schedule, personal and working routine, to local habits?

37. Cultural openness allows people to navigate without social constraint within and across different cultural groups.

38. Do you define yourself as an open-minded person?

39. Empathy implies approval.