acrosscultures countryguides app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Isabella Boitllehner
First release : 25 Sep 2015
App size: 1.67 Mb
The cross cultural knowledge App.
Build knowledge, contribute knowledge, exchange ideas. Self-reflection, comparability and expertise combined with ongoing input and experience promote intercultural competence. Science meets practice, know-how meets experiences and one country another. The basic idea is to offer cross-cultural expertise of all scientific approaches, concise and practically applied for the everyday business. Combined with background knowledge of the countries, intercultural expert knowledge of all relevant approaches, practical dos and donts, valuable links, good to know facts, and an Intercultural Forum, acrosscultures countryguides® offer even more significant "assets."
• The reflection of ones own country - a comparison is possible in all categories and avoids stereotyping.
• An expert interpretation of the similarities / differences of their own and the country selected and derived recommendations for action
This tool does not focus on the differences of foreign cultures; it emphasizes the development of knowledge and exchange of experiences. Country and cultural related knowledge are brought together and are continuously improved and updated. The tool introduces you to a wealth of knowledge about countries and cultures you will be able to recognize similarities and differences, bring experience and benefit from others. The users are able to exchange their wisdom and thoughts in an integrated forum, the experiences are taken up online and commented on in the forum by cross cultural experts – so practice and theory enrich themselves mutually, a constant exchange between experts and users is happening – integrated cross cultural companionship made easy.
Practice and theory are mutually enriching, experts and users in an active exchange.
Currently information is available in four languages: German, English, French and Spanish about different countries and cultures, which is constantly updated.
acrosscultures country guides ® is a focal point for the development of knowledge, sharing with like-minded people, the opportunity to address issues and problems and to develop intercultural competence.
This download is only the app, login and countries have to be requested extra.
More information: www.acrosscultures.at