Cultural awareness

Ilona Takidze
Lecturer : Salome Gorgiladze
Presentation plan:
• What is culture?
• Definition of cultural
awareness;
• Seven reasons why cultural
awareness is essential;
• How to be more culturally
aware;
• ,,Strange” cultural habits;
 What is culture?
• The customary beliefs, social forms and material traits of
racial, religious or social group. Characteristic features of
everyday shared by people in a place or time. Things which
define culture- values, beliefs, language, symbols, rituals
and norms.
 Definition of cultural awareness
• Understanding how people develop their cultures
and culture’s important role in personal identities,
life ways and mental and physical health of
individuals and communities.
 7 reasons why cultural awareness is essential
• It makes you more employable.
• You improve your communication skills.
• Your time abroad will be smoother.
• Travel will be more meaningful.
• You develop many other skills.
• Become culturally aware make you grow as a person.
• You contribute to making the world a better place.
 How to be more culturally aware

• Understand that it is a process.

• Ask questions.
• Educate yourself and do the work.
• Study the cultural differences and DO NOT look for similarities.
 ,,Strange” cultural habits
• La Tomatina, Spain;
• Finger Cutting, Indonesia;
• Baby Jumping, Spain;
• Blackening the bride, Scotland;
• Famadihana, Madagascar;
• Baby tossing, India;
• Take the pain away…
Thank you for
listening