What is culture? What is explicit culture? What is implicit culture? Cultural literacy Cross-cultural literacy Multi-cultural literacy Global literacy

What is culture? shared belief, customs, way of life, value systems, language and the way of communication in a particular group or country. (definition from cultural anthropology)Culture can be defined as a shared belief, customs, way of life, value systems, language and the way of communication in a particular group or country. (definition from cultural anthropology) explicit cultureimplicit cultureWhat are explicit culture and implicit culture? a dynamic process of solving human problems and these problems come to us as dilemmasCulture is a dynamic process of solving human problems and these problems come to us as dilemmas. “Dilemma” comes from the Greek word meaning “ two propositions” (Trompenaars, 1998) 2015/10/28 2

The component of global literacy 1 Cultural literacy (basic cultural competence and skills to live in one ’ s home culture) 2 Cross-cultural literacy (competence and skills to adjust between one ’ s home culture and a target culture) 3 Multi-cultural literacy (cultural sensitivity and skills to live responsibly in cultural diversity, reconciling cultural differences and integrating opposing cultural values in a multicultural and interdependent world)

The component of global literacy 4 Delicate balance of one ’ s personal, cultural, national and global identifications and roles (competence to accept and balance pluralistic/multiple identities) 5 Communicative competence in EIL for global communication (communication skills to create a peaceful and equitable symbiosis) 6 Awareness as a global citizen to participate in solving global and human problems (awareness of global village concern for equitable participation and problem-solving competence as a new reframing global concept)

How can we cope with different cultures with an effective strategy for cultural confrontation? The key answer: awareness respect communication reconciliation from mutually shared strength.