This book primarily focuses on classroom cross-cultural learning and pre-study or pre-work abroad preparation. While many of the exercises are good, the "experiential" approaches primarily involve having different role plays and conversations and then flipcharting people's responses.
October 24, 2008

Experiential Activities....

Lots of great ideas on a difficult subject. All learning experiences are very complete in description and materials needed. If you can't find something in here to introduce cultural differences, I would be very surprised. The variety is excellent as well. I recommend this book as a reference for any Training need in culture. I am actually adapting one of the games to a corporate culture experience rather than ethnic or geographic.
February 24, 2006

A great resource for active intercultural training

This wonderful collection of ready-to-use experiential activities providing clearly stated objectives, time requirements, materials, settings, etc. assures hours of valuable and highly meaningful experiences for learners and workshop participants alike. I have used some of the activities or adaptations thereof in both, the academic as well as the corporate environment, and was extremely delighted with the eye-opening insights gained by participants.
May 20, 2005

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