A step-by-step instruction for using the Culture Bump App for Different Behaviors in Global Classrooms - Especially useful for ESL teachers and other teachers with students from different backgrounds.

1. How to use the Culture Bump™ App:
Culture Bumps in Global Classrooms:
Differences and Commonalities
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2. Overview
• How to use it in a mixed culture
classroom
• Follow-up activities

3. What is a culture bump?
A culture bump is merely a cultural difference….

4. How to use the app
Step 1. Put students from the same or
culturally similar backgrounds together.
Have them look at each of the categories
and decide if the behaviors are accurate
for their country (or region). They can
make notes on any changes.

5. How to use the app
Step 2. Have students sit in culturally
diverse groups and share their answers.

6. How to use the app
Step 3. Still in the diverse groups, have
the students describe in detail the
behaviors in USA classrooms.

7. How to use the app
Step 4. As the groups share their
answers with one another and with you,
you can add the nuances.
e.g. Not all professors like students to eat
or drink in class. How do they “let” the
students know they don’t like it?

8. How to use the app
Step 5. As the groups share their
answers with one another and with you,
you can give the students your
expectations in your class – and an
explanation for why you expect that
behavior.

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Step 6. Still in culturally diverse groups,
have the students describe how they
“feel” when they do each of the behaviors
back in their home country.

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Step 7. Still in culturally diverse groups,
have the students interview American-
born students about their behavior in the
classroom and their feelings about the
behavior.

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Step 8. Students can use the behaviors
to create a “Chart of expected behaviors”
to facilitate their own learning in the
classroom...

12. How to use the app
Step 9. Other activities can emerge from
the work such as comparison and
contrast writing or descriptive writing.

13. Global Classroom Culture
Bump™ App
1. Pinpoints a culture bump (a different behavior)
2. Describes the behavior in USA
3. Describes behavior in another country
4. Regarding a universal situation in university
classrooms e.g. coming late to class

14. Expected behavior that is learned in this
context allows…
1. The new behavior
to be demonstrated
2. Practiced
3. Learned
without
damaging self
4. Transferred
and adapted to
other situations

15. This is a conversation about life – about
living life
• A conversation that can continue for a
very long time and one that deepens
our human connection…
• Includes cultural information but
• Allows for personal and individuality
• Includes self-reflection

16. Share your suggestions for
using the app…
• 1. On www.culturebump.com
• 2. Follow Carol Archer@culturebump
on twitter