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Intercultural Situational Awareness Training at the RDDC. Presentation Outline. Definition of ”situational awareness” Why do we need it? Intercultural situational awareness training Testing situational awareness. Situational Awareness. Perception – Comprehension – Projection - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Intercultural Situational Intercultural Situational Awareness Training at the RDDCAwareness Training at the RDDC
Presentation Outline
• Definition of ”situational awareness”
• Why do we need it?• Intercultural situational
awareness training• Testing situational awareness
Situational Awareness
• Perception – Comprehension – Projection
• Accessible knowledge – Assessment – Coping
• Information extraction – Integration – Orientation -
• What’s going on, why, and what’s next?
Intercultural Situational Awareness
• When cultures meet…
• Added complexity
• Preconceptions• Negative
transfer
The Endsley Model
Why do we need it?
• We train military linguists who will serve as• interpreters• area experts• cultural advisors• liaison• CIMIC• PSYOPS• HUMINT
Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes?
• Knowledge of social structure in ”foreign” culture
• Knowledge of cultural issues in area of expertise (target country)
• Very active formulaic vocabulary• Active gesticulatory skills• Adequate level of formality• Diplomatic savoir-faire• Strategic cunning• Respect of the ”foreigner”
How do we do it?
• Scripts• Conversation practice• Lectures/Presentations• Situational role plays• Intercultural Situational
Awareness Exam
Scripts
• Dialogues from everyday situations
• Rote memorized• Enacted as ”plays”• Include gesture and body
language• Break down barriers
Conversation Practice
• Conversation face-to-face with native Egyptian-speakers
Lectures/Presentations
• Lectures:• Discussing social and cultural issues in
Danish
• Presentations:• Native Egyptians treating social and
cultural issues in Egyptian Arabic
Situational Role Plays
• Written description of situation• Task-based• Individual
debriefing/”walkthrough” of video recording
• Lengthy conversation regarding performance
What do we want?
• Ability to perceive, comprehend and anticipate a situation in a ”foreign” culture and react adequately, including:
• Verbally,• With gesture and body language,
• Solving the task at hand
Examination
• Same setup as in role play• Performance judged on basis
of:• Task solved?• Role players happy?• Adequate use of language?• Adequate use of gesture?
Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes?
• Knowledge of social structure in ”foreign” culture
• Knowledge of cultural issues in area of expertise (target country)
• Very active formulaic vocabulary• Active gesticulatory skills• Adequate level of formality• Diplomatic savoir-faire• Strategic cunning• Respect of the ”foreigner”
You cannot know everything…
Questions?
Extras
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