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1.	Evaluate your own learning in this module by reflecting on all the intercultural trainings and lectures. Mention at least two topics, which you experienced as helpful in your learning on intercultural management and explain why. Mention two topics, which you found less relevant and explain why. 

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1.	Evaluate your own learning in this module by reflecting on all the intercultural trainings and lectures. Mention at least two topics, which you experienced as helpful in your learning on intercultural management and explain why. Mention two topics, which you found less relevant and explain why. 

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All the topics and training I have learned :

1.     Cultural awareness – the iceberg

2.     Hall and Kluckhohn’s model

3.     DIE Method

4.     The balloon factory simulation training activity

5.     Making interview to know more about classmate’s culture

6.     Hofstede ‘s 6 dimensions of culture

7.     Trompenaars’ 7 dimensions and cultural reconciliation

8.     The practice of cultural identity – personal identity

9.     Thomas Kilman’ s conflict – the individual questionnaire profile

10.  The practice of non-violent communication

Topics that I found helpful in my training on intercultural management:

1.     DIE Method

I think the DIE Method was really helpful not only for me but also for my friends to get to know each other. Since my classmates are not English-native speakers and neither do I, sometimes we might misunderstand each other and it made me feel uncomfortable in some circumstances. When I applied the DIE method, I could evaluate from my own perspective and then check again with my friends easily without hurting someone by words.

2.     Trompenaars’ 7 dimensions and cultural reconciliation

The Trompennars’ 7 dimensions mentions some insights into the culture in which I think it is true and correct for most nationalities. As I want to work in a multinational environment, these dimensions gave me a wider look onto the culture and customs of people’s countries. Hence, I can adapt properly and make use of them wisely.

3.     The practice of non-violent communication

Indeed, I think this practice is good to help everybody release their internally disposable tension with stressful situation. It is like a self-reflection form with questions to review oneself. Through the circle of life i can understand more about how people feel and behave. With the words’ list, it helps me to know some words I could use to describe my feeling better, not in an aggressive way but with neutral tone. Personally, i believe this practice will help me reduce unnecessary stress to perform better, especially in the future I could promote in a higher position.

Topics that I found less relevant :

1.     Cultural awareness – the iceberg

This section for me is more than a look back to my cultural background to explain for our belief as well as our behaviours. However, since it is like a look-back session, I do not find it useful for me in intercultural environment. It might be useful when I explain it and have the chance to express it with more workshops or cross-cultural activities instead of doing as an assignment. At last, not many people could read and gain knowledge from other people.

2.     The balloon factory simulation training activity

Actually maybe because of the roles in the simulation made me feel uncomfortable or learned much from it. Moreover, the purpose of the simulation is to apply DIE method but indeed everyone apparently did not actually apply it. Through the activity, I did not learn much from it.

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2. Determine for yourself two personal strengths and two challenges in dealing with different cultures. Formulate two personal goals with specific, measurable and time-framed activities for the next semester to improve your intercultural competences. 

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2. Determine for yourself two personal strengths and two challenges in dealing with different cultures. Formulate two personal goals with specific, measurable and time-framed activities for the next semester to improve your intercultural competences. 

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My two strengths :

1.Communication
When i went to university in Vietnam, we had all subjects taught in English that made me improve my language ability well.Moreover, as i exposed the Western culture at the early age, i could make use both of low context and high context easily.But usually i prefer using low context communication with my friends and my family because being honest and direct would be better. In other circumstances, i would make use of high context to communicate.
2.Open-minded attitudes

Since my parents are working for foreign companies, they always create opportunities for me to travel and experience many intercultural activities.Through times, i have accumulated for myself the knowledge on different cultures and learn how to make use of them properly.

My two challenges:

1.Sometimes it is quite hard for me to fully understand others’ behaviours
Although i am open-minded , sometimes i am still confusing with other people's attitude and behaviours. For example, my classmates left class while the teacher was teaching and he said what she said was so boring. In our culture it would be disrespectful and rude to say so. I was confusing by his attitude and could not understand why he did that.

2.Uncertainty avoidance action
For me, i do not want to do something without certainty so i usually come up with long-term goals for myself. I always try to finish my homework earlier in order to save time to do other tasks. If the deadline is nearly due, i can easily lost my patience.And if any unexpected thing happens at that time, i may get stressed and could not handle it properly.

Goals:

1.     In the next semester, I will train my observing ability and applying DIE method to improve my understanding about my friends’ attitude. When observing and applying them, i will later ask them for further explanation and better comprehension between us. Since this activity can maintain frequently, I will do those activities at least 2 times per week and continue practicing until the end of the semester. During the observation, I will evaluate the situation and then see whether it is also applicable for many people or not

2.     During my first year, I will try to speak more to improve my English as well as my communication skills by speaking English with other people more. Since I am in middle of low context and high context communication based on circumstances, I will obtaining my friends and practicing low context communication more with them. And then I will ask them for the feedback about it. I will try to do this more frequently when we do assignments together, at least once per week. Ultimately, I will evaluate it again to see whether when to apply high context communication and when should I apply low context communication.

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2. Determine for yourself two personal strengths and two challenges in dealing with different cultures. Formulate two personal goals with specific, measurable and time-framed activities for the next semester to improve your intercultural competences. 

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2. Determine for yourself two personal strengths and two challenges in dealing with different cultures. Formulate two personal goals with specific, measurable and time-framed activities for the next semester to improve your intercultural competences. 

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My two strengths :

1.Communication
When i went to university in Vietnam, we had all subjects taught in English that made me improve my language ability well.Moreover, as i exposed the Western culture at the early age, i could make use both of low context and high context easily.But usually i prefer using low context communication with my friends and my family because being honest and direct would be better. In other circumstances, i would make use of high context to communicate.
2.Open-minded attitudes

Since my parents are working for foreign companies, they always create opportunities for me to travel and experience many intercultural activities.Through times, i have accumulated for myself the knowledge on different cultures and learn how to make use of them properly.

My two challenges:

1.Sometimes it is quite hard for me to fully understand others’ behaviours
Although i am open-minded , sometimes i am still confusing with other people's attitude and behaviours. For example, my classmates left class while the teacher was teaching and he said what she said was so boring. In our culture it would be disrespectful and rude to say so. I was confusing by his attitude and could not understand why he did that.

2.Uncertainty avoidance action
For me, i do not want to do something without certainty so i usually come up with long-term goals for myself. I always try to finish my homework earlier in order to save time to do other tasks. If the deadline is nearly due, i can easily lost my patience.And if any unexpected thing happens at that time, i may get stressed and could not handle it properly.

Goals:

1.     In the next semester, I will train my observing ability and applying DIE method to improve my understanding about my friends’ attitude. When observing and applying them, i will later ask them for further explanation and better comprehension between us. Since this activity can maintain frequently, I will do those activities at least 2 times per week and continue practicing until the end of the semester. During the observation, I will evaluate the situation and then see whether it is also applicable for many people or not

2.     During my first year, I will try to speak more to improve my English as well as my communication skills by speaking English with other people more. Since I am in middle of low context and high context communication based on circumstances, I will obtaining my friends and practicing low context communication more with them. And then I will ask them for the feedback about it. I will try to do this more frequently when we do assignments together, at least once per week. Ultimately, I will evaluate it again to see whether when to apply high context communication and when should I apply low context communication.

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1.	Evaluate your own learning in this module by reflecting on all the intercultural trainings and lectures. Mention at least two topics, which you experienced as helpful in your learning on intercultural management and explain why. Mention two topics, which you found less relevant and explain why. 

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1.	Evaluate your own learning in this module by reflecting on all the intercultural trainings and lectures. Mention at least two topics, which you experienced as helpful in your learning on intercultural management and explain why. Mention two topics, which you found less relevant and explain why. 

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All the topics and training I have learned :

1.     Cultural awareness – the iceberg

2.     Hall and Kluckhohn’s model

3.     DIE Method

4.     The balloon factory simulation training activity

5.     Making interview to know more about classmate’s culture

6.     Hofstede ‘s 6 dimensions of culture

7.     Trompenaars’ 7 dimensions and cultural reconciliation

8.     The practice of cultural identity – personal identity

9.     Thomas Kilman’ s conflict – the individual questionnaire profile

10.  The practice of non-violent communication

Topics that I found helpful in my training on intercultural management:

1.     DIE Method

I think the DIE Method was really helpful not only for me but also for my friends to get to know each other. Since my classmates are not English-native speakers and neither do I, sometimes we might misunderstand each other and it made me feel uncomfortable in some circumstances. When I applied the DIE method, I could evaluate from my own perspective and then check again with my friends easily without hurting someone by words.

2.     Trompenaars’ 7 dimensions and cultural reconciliation

The Trompennars’ 7 dimensions mentions some insights into the culture in which I think it is true and correct for most nationalities. As I want to work in a multinational environment, these dimensions gave me a wider look onto the culture and customs of people’s countries. Hence, I can adapt properly and make use of them wisely.

3.     The practice of non-violent communication

Indeed, I think this practice is good to help everybody release their internally disposable tension with stressful situation. It is like a self-reflection form with questions to review oneself. Through the circle of life i can understand more about how people feel and behave. With the words’ list, it helps me to know some words I could use to describe my feeling better, not in an aggressive way but with neutral tone. Personally, i believe this practice will help me reduce unnecessary stress to perform better, especially in the future I could promote in a higher position.

Topics that I found less relevant :

1.     Cultural awareness – the iceberg

This section for me is more than a look back to my cultural background to explain for our belief as well as our behaviours. However, since it is like a look-back session, I do not find it useful for me in intercultural environment. It might be useful when I explain it and have the chance to express it with more workshops or cross-cultural activities instead of doing as an assignment. At last, not many people could read and gain knowledge from other people.

2.     The balloon factory simulation training activity

Actually maybe because of the roles in the simulation made me feel uncomfortable or learned much from it. Moreover, the purpose of the simulation is to apply DIE method but indeed everyone apparently did not actually apply it. Through the activity, I did not learn much from it.