Content:
German culture is explained via different methods: pictures, cases, models, values, videos, etc. The Iceberg Model helps participants to differentiate between the visible (e.g. organized fun) and the invisible aspects of German culture (e.g. cultural norms like “Nur bei Grün – den Kindern ein Vorbild”). We will experiment with the change of perspectives with case studies and videos and reflect selected German cultural standards, such as “objective professionalism”, “the differentiation between private and working spheres” and “direct communication styles”. This discourse includes the reflection on how the values of equality and honesty show in everyday life communication and behavioral patterns. Students learn deductively with different experiments and via reflection.

Learning objectives:
The international students will be able to:

• understand the German value system and cultural standards in order to communicate and relate without prejudices
• strengthen their ability to communicate appropriately in a German cultural environment
• experiment with appropriate behaviors both in a university and a professional working environment in Germany
• change perspectives and thus reflect to their own cultural preferences and explore how these relate to the German cultural environment

With the entry in the event, the conditions of participation of the ZKK are recognized:
https://www.uni-passau.de/zkk/veranstaltungen/teilnahmebedingungen/