Let‘s Go !!!
On the road to
mobility
Mobility:
What does it mean for you?
- to feel free
-to discover a foreign country
- to discover a new language
- to change your everyday life
- to discover a different type of food
- to meet new people
- to feel disorientated
- to be surprised
In fact, it means to experiment
a new reality,
to see something different,
to feel something different.
Are you ready to make a
little trip with us?
What do you see?
à a young woman ?
à an old woman ?
à a cat ?
And again:
What do you
see ?
à  Two lovers ?
à  Dolphins ?
Most adults see a couple while
children rather see nine dolphins.
Surprising, isn’t it?
In your opinion, what are the
reasons for those different views?
Video: Awareness test
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4nzdu_test-your-awareness-do-the-test_school
What have you seen or observed?
Why have you seen a reality and others
haven’t ?
It’s your turn, ask yourself why
you haven’t seen the bear in
the video …
The multiplicity of our perceptions
Our perceptions are shaped, pre-determined ,they
are not neutral but depend on the multiple
factors influencing them:
Here are at work our imagination, our desires, our
memories,the patterns/values inherited from our
family, our education, our hobbies …
Or simply…
Our culture
What is culture?
•  “A fish will realize that he needs water only at
the moment when he’s not in it anymore.”
•  Our culture means to us what the water means
to the fish. We live and breathe through it.
It’s your turn…
What does culture mean to you?
Click on the terms that you consider as appropriate
the fashion
the language
the values
the architecture
the gastronomy
the education
the knowledge
the art
the concept
the norms
the music
the needs
the different ways of communication
See the results
Culture as an iceberg
The glasses of culture
What about you?
Through your glasses of culture,
which images do you have of other
cultures?
Do you see…
- A Danish?
- An Irish?
- A German?
- A Spanish?
Is it…
-An Italian?
-A French?
-An English?
-A Norwegian?
Do you see…
-An American?
-An Australian?
-An Hungarian?
-A New Zealander?
Is this man
-Swedish?
-Swiss?
-Hungarian?
-English?
What motivates your
choice?
Do you see…
-A Mexican?
-An Italien?
-A Greek?
-An English?
Stereotypes…
You’ve just been brought face to face to
several stereotypes about countries and
nationalities.
But what is a stereotype?
Do you know other stereotypes that
are related to a country?
Learn more about it… à
A definition of the stereotype
The stereotype „designates the simplified descriptive
categories through which we try to situate others or a
group of individuals”. (Fischer, 1987)
The stereotypes therefore correspond to traits or
behaviours which we attribute to others in an arbitrary
way. In that sense, the stereotypes are a
manifestation of prejudices.
http://www.psychoweb.fr/articles/psychologie-sociale/123-stereotypes-definition-etcaracterist.html
Other stereotypes…
What stereotypes
circulate about :
The vegetarians:
The
blondes:
The hippies
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The environmentalists:
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The truckers
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The
skaters:
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The punks:
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The doctors:
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It is quite normal to have stereotypes, it is
even essential : in order to be able to
imagine something we are not familiar
with, we- human beings- need to feed our
imagination. Stereotypes help us to
prepare ourselves for the unknown.
Although, it is important to break with
stereotypes. It therefore should serve us
as a springboard to discover other
cultures.
Video: Renault Crash Test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrcAuoMNAHY
Video: HSBC commercial
(A German is parking his car)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OaqF-JT4mQ
Question:
Why do I go?
? Questions ?
Why do I go? The ++++
Desire to travel?
To party with my friends?
To discover new habits?
To accept the discovery?
Long live freedom, everything is allowed!
To learn a new language.
To have more chances on the labour market.
Etc.
? Questions ?
Why do I go?
BecauseI don't have the choice
To do the same as my friends
My parents wish so!
I don‘t want to but it has to be that way
Because it is nowadays almost indispensable for a CV
Because without improving my foreign language skills, I won‘t find a job
Etc.
On the road to difference
the barriers and cultural shocks to overcome
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The food
The language
The behaviour (for example the way to say hello)
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The language
German
French
English
Danish
Norwegian
Italian
Click on the language of your land of arrival
Hello, my name is…
I come from…
How are you?
Good Night!
Thank you!
Please.
Goodbye!
What do we eat,
how do we eat…
The behaviour
a few advices
How to greet someone :
•  If a member of your host family reaches out his hand,
shake it. Otherwise great him or her with a courtesy
phrase and a big smile!
•  Inform yourself about the forms of politeness in the
country of your arrival
•  If you are surprised by certain behaviours
à Observe how the natives do (for example the way to
eat)
à Don‘t hesitate to ask questions!