» Artwork for ICL http://www.afs.org/blog/icl Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:49:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Using Artwork to Explain ICL Concepts http://www.afs.org/blog/icl/?p=2504 http://www.afs.org/blog/icl/?p=2504#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:22:52 +0000 arturo.romeropereda@afs.org http://www.afs.org/blog/icl/?p=2504 Continue reading →]]> “What do you see in this picture?” 

“And what do you see in this picture?”

Helga Schepers, one of the 2012 Intercultural LINK Learning Program Qualified Trainers designed a lesson on Cultural Values and Dimensions to start with these questions and these photos by urban artist Slinkachu. The topics of the lesson revolve around some of the foundational concepts of the AFS Intercultural Link Learning Program: Hall’s Values Frameworks (High/Low Context, Territory, Personal Space) and Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions (Individualism vs. Collectivism, Power Distance, etc.).

Using artwork can be an engaging way to explain some ICL concepts. In this case, a Qualified Teacher from AFS Belgium Flanders used the pictures of Slinkachu’s Little People art project to get participants thinking about the idea of culture as something that may be perceived by the individual eye, but that is constructed in a collective way.

“Culture is the collective programming of the human mind that distinguishes the members of one human group from those of another. Culture in this sense is a system of collectively held values.” — Geert Hofstede.

 Do you know other artwork that could be useful to explain ICL concepts and could be as engaging as Slinkachu’s photos? How can we use visuals and art to convey these ideas? Please share your ideas and resources!

 

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