Lesson Plan 1: Understanding Culture

1. Lesson Title: Understanding Culture 2. Grade/Age Level: University undergraduates in their 20s 3. Subject Area: International Business / Intercultural Communication 4. Time Allotted: 2 class periods - 6 Hours, plus work at home. 5. Description: In this lesson, learners will begin their discovery of what culture and culture shock is. This is a reading intensive unit as well as some group discussion and activities. There will also be an in class discussion and values auction, with students producing a venn diagram comparing their own values to those of the group. 6. Curriculum Standards met in this lesson: This lesson meets the following three standards of the National Business Associations Curriculum Forum for International Business: Full standards available at
http://www.nbea.org/newsite/curriculum/standards/international.html

1. II. The Global Business Environment: Achievement Standard: Describe the interrelatedness of the social, cultural, political, legal, and economic factors that shape and impact the global business environment. (NBEA) 2. III. International Business Communication: Achievement Standard: Apply communication strategies necessary and appropriate for effective and profitable international business relations. (NBEA) 3. VII. International Management: Achievement Standard: Analyze special challenges in operations, human resources, and strategic management in international business. (NBEA) 7. Instructional Objectives
Students will define the foundations of culture. Students will define the stages of culture shock. Students will identify and explore their own values Stunts will compare their value with those of an external group/

8. Instructional Procedures Lesson Set:

At Home Reading: Cultures and Organizations Book - Chapter 1 (p.3-26) At Home Reading: Art of Leadership Chapter 7 (p.107-129) ... Complete personal

values tool before class so you are ready for the Auction. Whole Class Guided Discussion: Exploring Culture Book - Chapter 1 (p.3-27) ... Used for the "What do you see?" in class activity with Socrative. Small Group Discussion: Values Auction Homework: Create a Cultural Venn Diagram 9. Adaptations for special learners: This class is designed for subject learning in English to students whose second (or third) language is English. When assigning group discussion, try as best as possible to group people with similar language ability. 10. Supplemental Activities: Extension and remediation: The accompanying website exists for students to explore the content and remind them of what was discussed in class. 11. Assessment/Evaluation a. Learner Products: The learners will produce a venn diagram that will compare their own values to those of either the results of their groups discussion. * Note for learners: This lesson plan template is adapted from the model that is recommended in the book Preparing to Use Technology: A Practical Guide for Technology Integration.