ABSTRACT This paper supports the notion that stories can be used to share diverse experiences and build cultural understanding. It is developed from a case study of a module which teaches and practices story-making and story-telling to develop cross-cultural communication and understanding. The paper illustrates a staged process of teaching and learning through stories, reflecting upon our experience at each stage. It explores our role as story-tellers as we engage in a field trip in Indonesia and use stories of our own lives to develop communication with our hosts, encouraging interaction and dialogue about the commonalities and differences in our lives. Our personal journeys are captured in daily journals and a post trip reflection which are used to explore our experience and learning. The paper highlights the contribution of stories to the development of multi-cultural literacy, cross-cultural communication and critical reflexivity.

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通过讲故事发展文化理解

摘要 本文支持这样一种观点，即故事可用于分享不同的经验和建立文化理解。它是从一个模块的案例研究中发展起来的，该模块教授和实践故事制作和讲故事，以发展跨文化交流和理解。这篇论文通过故事说明了一个分阶段的教学和学习过程，反映了我们在每个阶段的经验。当我们在印度尼西亚进行实地考察时，它探索了我们作为讲故事者的角色，并利用我们自己的生活故事与我们的主人进行交流，鼓励就我们生活中的共性和差异进行互动和对话。我们的个人旅程记录在日常日志和旅行后的反思中，用于探索我们的经验和学习。