Dear Potential Participants,
You are invited to participate in my survey about culture intelligence. In this survey, approximately 30 people will be asked to complete this survey.
Culture intelligence is an indivdual’s capability to function effectively in situations characterized by cultural diversity. e.g some people are easier to adept or adjusting to new cultural surrounding.
Please remember that you are NOT asked to answer directly to each question. But instead you are asked to rate each question on how well the item is measuring what it intends to measure and does it 'make sense' to you? The measuring aspects of all the items are separated into different section along with different headings, so before you rate each item please read the instruction of each section to understand what the items are trying to measure.
Please give your rate between Poor to Execellent on how well each item measure its aspects?
If you disagree with any of the items are being good in regard to its wording/context, please feel free to explain why & give your ideal answer in the space provided.
It will take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Samantha Lo by email at the email address specified below.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
1. I am conscious of the cultural knowledge I use when interacting with people with different cultural backgrounds. 2. I am conscious of the cultural knowledge I apply to cross-cultural interactions. 3. I adjust my cultural knowledge as I interact with people from a culture that is unfamiliar to me. 4. I check the accuracy of my cultural knowledge as I interact with people from different cultures. 5. I know the legal and economic systems of other cultures. 6. I know the religious beliefs of other cultures. 7. I know the marriage systems of other cultures. 8. I know the rules (e.g., grammar) of other languages. 9. I know the arts and crafts of other cultures. 10. I know the rules for expressing non-verbal behaviours in other cultures. 11. I enjoy interacting with people from different cultures. 12. I enjoy living in cultures that are unfamiliar to me. 13. I am confident that I can socialize with locals in a culture that is unfamiliar to me. 14. I am confident that I can get accustomed to the shopping conditions in a different culture. 15. I am sure I can deal with the stresses of adjusting to a culture that is new to me. 16. I change my verbal behaviour (e.g., accent, tone) when a cross-cultural interaction requires it. 17. I change my non-verbal behaviour when a cross-cultural situation requires it. 18. I use pause and silence differently to suit different cross-cultural situations. 19. I vary the rate of my speaking when a cross-cultural situation requires it. 20. I alter my facial expressions when a cross-cultural interaction requires it. 21. Consider ways in which different cultures might view things in different ways (e.g., how different cultures value¡§alone time¡¨ or independence). 22. Figure out what cultural values might be involved when I encounter a conflict or something goes wrong.
23. Think about different cross-cultural perspectives to examine situations in which I seem to offend someone or do something wrong. 24. Use generalizations instead of stereotypes when I make statements about people who are different from me. 25. Counter stereotypes others use about people from my country by using generalizations and cultural values instead.
26. Make distinctions between behaviour that is personal (unique to the person), cultural (representative of the person¡¦s culture), and universal (a shared human concern). 27. Look at similarities as well as differences between people of different backgrounds. 28. Explain my cross-cultural experiences (the good and the difficult) to my family and friends at home.
29. Consider what my friends living in the host country say about people from my own culture, using what I know about cultural bias.
30. Strive to keep myself physically healthy. 31. Assume that some moments of ¡§culture shock¡¨ are normal culture learning experiences and not worry about them too much. 32. Use a variety of coping strategies when I feel I have¡§culture shock overload. 33. Keep reasonable expectations of my ability to adjust to the new culture given the amount of time of my stay and my particular study abroad program. 34. Keep in touch with friends and family back home by writing letters and e-mails.
35. Keep a journal or a diary about my experiences. 36. Participate in sports and other activities while abroad. 37. Find someone from my own culture to talk to about my cultural experiences. 38. Relax when I¡¦m stressed out in my host country by doing what I normally do back home to make myself comfortable. 39. Observe the behavior of people from my host country very carefully. 40. Analyze things that happen in my host country that seem strange to me from as many perspectives as I can. 41. Consider my own cultural biases when trying to understand another culture. 42. Refrain from making quick judgments about another culture. 43. Don¡¦t assume that everyone from the same culture is the same. 44. Investigate common areas of miscommunication between people from my host culture and my own culture through books and by talking to other people who know the two cultures well. 45. Read local newspapers to better understand the current political and social issues in my host country. 46. Build relations with local people by finding opportunities to spend time with them. 47. Help people in my host country understand me by explaining my behaviors and attitudes in terms of my personality and culture. 48. Don¡¦t assume that everyone from the same culture is the same. 49. Investigate common areas of miscommunication between people from my host culture and my own culture through books and by talking to other people who know the two cultures well. 50. Read local newspapers to better understand the current political and social issues in my host country. 51. Build relations with local people by finding opportunities to spend time with them.
52. Help people in my host country understand me by explaining my behaviors and attitudes in terms of my personality and culture. 53. Consider using different types of communication styles when talking with someone from a different culture. 54. Try a different approach when my communication style doesn¡¦t seem to be working well. 55. Listen to whether my conversation partners are indirect or direct in their communication styles.
56. Mirror the communication style of my conversation partners (i.e., if they are always indirect, I try to be indirect too). 57. Respect the way people from other cultures express their emotions. 58. Refrain from disagreeing right away so that I have a chance to listen to what others are trying to communicate. 59. Learn about the ways in which people in my host country use nonverbal communication. 60. Examine how my own nonverbal communication is influenced by my culture.
61. Observe which nonverbal communication differences are most difficult for me to adjust to in my host country. 62. Practice using a variety of different nonverbal communication patterns. 63. Figure out how far people stand from each other in my host country and try to keep the ¡§right¡¨ distance from others. 64. Observe the gestures that people use in my host country.
65. Ask friends in my host country to explain the meaning of different gestures to me.
66. Try to use eye contact in a way that is appropriate in my host country. 67. Join clubs or organizations of people who have interests like mine. 68. Ask people in my host country about their perceptions of my country and culture.
69. Go to the market in my host country and interact with people in the shops. 70. Hold back on making judgments of other people based on my first impressions. 71. Find out from my colleagues what I can do to help around the office. 72. Ask my colleagues about smoking rules around the office and observe those rules if I smoke or invite over friends who smoke. 73. Get permission before bringing someone to my homestay family¡¦s house. 74. Share pictures of my own family with my colleagues.
75. Teach games common in my own country to colleagues.
76. Enlist the help of a friend in my host country when I have a conflict with my colleagues to help me understand the situation. 77. Figure out the ¡§rules of the house¡¨ for eating, using the bathroom, dressing around the house, and helping out by observing and asking questions. 78. Ask my host family about their views on privacy and being alone rather than assume that we share the same views. 79. Find a group of people who have had similar study abroad experiences to talk to and share experiences. 80. Participate in activities sponsored by study abroad and international groups back home.
81. Take a language class that will help me keep up with the language of the country I studied in (if appropriate) and/or take classes on subjects I became interested in during my study abroad adventure.
82. Volunteer for an international organization or work with international students.
83. Share my feelings and experiences with friends and family, without expecting that they will relate to all that I say. 84. Try to keep connected with friends I made while studying abroad. 85. Give myself time to readjust to my own country. |
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