Encourage Cultural Competency With This Free Resource

Valuing different cultures is a good thing. Knowledge about them is even better. Translating that knowledge into cultural competency — actually knowing how to behave — is best. However, it’s not always easy to find quality resources about a broad spectrum of different cultures..

The Cultural Atlas can help. This wonderful resource provides cultural insights  about dozens of countries across the following regions:

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Middle East

• Oceania

• The Americas.

The Cultural Atlas provides context for the following topics:

• Etiquette

• Greetings

• Naming

• Family

• Religion

• Do’s and don’ts

• Dates of significance

• Core cultural concepts

• And more!
  

The Cultural Atlas is a  collaboration between Australia’s Special Broadcast Service (SBS), International Education Services (IES), and Multicultural NSW. The content is co-authored by cultural experts and members of the cultures represented in the resource.

Socratic Digital Recommends

Want a sense of what Cultural Atlas has to offer? Check out these pages:

• Japanese Naming Conventions

• Do’s and Don’ts in Peru

Socratic Digital Suggestions

You can use the Cultural Atlas for all sorts of learning experiences. Ask students to:

• Create a “do’s and don’ts” guide for specific cultures

• Create a “do’s and don’ts” guide to their own culture

• Compare naming conventions  (e.g., family name first or given name first) across cultures

• Compare family dynamics in their own culture and another culture of interest