Description of the One-on-one Strategy
The primary instructional strategy at the heart of the “END” tool is one-on-one discussion. This version is at one end of the discussion-based, instruction continuum. Only two individuals are involved in the one-on-one method as opposed to multiple people when classic, discussion-based instruction is applied.
The limited number of voices in the one-on-one method does mean that a multiplicity of viewpoints is not encountered. However, it does mean that the expatriate or learner is in a more demanding position; in that they “carry the ball” in terms of engagement. In all three segments or exercises comprising the one-on-one phase of “END”, the expatriate leads the discussion while the national provides either guidance or fine-tuning. In this regard, the one-on-one method offers the learner a more rigorous, focal experience.
Key Features of the Strategy
The one-on-one segment of the “END” tool is composed of three elements: 1) “Cultural Analysis”; 2) “10-Concerns Discussion”; and 3) the “Scenarios”. The “Cultural Analysis” component marks a shift in instructional emphasis from knowledge acquisition (the first few stages of “END”) to a highly-participatory form of discussion. In this phase of the lesson, the expatriate is being asked to apply deductive skills (based upon general-culture knowledge) to determine how the host-country culture differs or compares with their own native culture. The next two exercises, “10-Concerns Discussion” and “Scenarios” move the learner into a high-level learning expectation; whereby the expatriate is asked to pull all knowledge together and come to new levels of understanding and skill.
Intended Learning Goals for this Particular Strategy
The aim of all intercultural-effectiveness training (IET) programs is to help expatriates become interculturally-effective people or “someone who is able to live contentedly and work successfully in another culture” (Vulpe, Kealey, Protheroe, & MacDonald, 2001, p. 5). The END exercise improves the expatriate’s capacity to do just that, by:
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The primary instructional strategy at the heart of the “END” tool is one-on-one discussion. This version is at one end of the discussion-based, instruction continuum. Only two individuals are involved in the one-on-one method as opposed to multiple people when classic, discussion-based instruction is applied.
The limited number of voices in the one-on-one method does mean that a multiplicity of viewpoints is not encountered. However, it does mean that the expatriate or learner is in a more demanding position; in that they “carry the ball” in terms of engagement. In all three segments or exercises comprising the one-on-one phase of “END”, the expatriate leads the discussion while the national provides either guidance or fine-tuning. In this regard, the one-on-one method offers the learner a more rigorous, focal experience.
Key Features of the Strategy
The one-on-one segment of the “END” tool is composed of three elements: 1) “Cultural Analysis”; 2) “10-Concerns Discussion”; and 3) the “Scenarios”. The “Cultural Analysis” component marks a shift in instructional emphasis from knowledge acquisition (the first few stages of “END”) to a highly-participatory form of discussion. In this phase of the lesson, the expatriate is being asked to apply deductive skills (based upon general-culture knowledge) to determine how the host-country culture differs or compares with their own native culture. The next two exercises, “10-Concerns Discussion” and “Scenarios” move the learner into a high-level learning expectation; whereby the expatriate is asked to pull all knowledge together and come to new levels of understanding and skill.
Intended Learning Goals for this Particular Strategy
The aim of all intercultural-effectiveness training (IET) programs is to help expatriates become interculturally-effective people or “someone who is able to live contentedly and work successfully in another culture” (Vulpe, Kealey, Protheroe, & MacDonald, 2001, p. 5). The END exercise improves the expatriate’s capacity to do just that, by:
- Offering an opportunity for the expatriate to learn a great deal about their destination country
- Allowing the expatriate to ask key questions about the host country and to alleviate personal concerns
- Providing an opportunity to develop country-specific, intercultural-effectiveness skills
- Developing the expatriate’s capacity to deduce the outcomes of cultural situations using their own skills
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