Cross-Cultural and Global Competency

"My exposure to different cultures and global institutions at FSU has been instrumental in understanding of the world. FSU has helped me to build a global bridge of knowledge."
Johnathon Marvel,
Global Pathways Certificate in Human Rights,
Political Science & Religion Major

 

When you have Cross-Cultural Competence you can:

• Demonstrate attitudes of respect, openness, curiosity and discovery towards a culture different from your own.
  • Exhibit a willingness to pursue cross-cultural learning.
• Identify and interpret cultural differences.
  • Describe the interrelatedness of and the diversity within the full range of human groupings and cultural perspectives.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of how contemporary cultural and global context is characterized by a diversity of cultures and experiences.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately in crosscultural situations.
  • Ability to adjust behavior and/or language, based on cross-cultural situations.
• Recognize that your own worldview is not universal.
  • Apply self-understanding of how your cultural history shapes your interactions with those of other cultures.

When you have Global Competence you can, in addition to the skills of cross-cultural competence:

• Demonstrate knowledge of world geography, impending changes in the global climate, social and economic conditions, political and religious differences, and events affecting the rest of the world.
• Interpret the complexity and interdependency of world issues, events and historical forces that have shaped the current world system.
• Demonstrate written and spoken proficiency in a second language.
• Collaborate effectively with people from cultures different from your own.
  • Ability to complete a project over a sustained period of time, demonstrating effective working relationships.

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