Blueprint for a self-assessment tool for Intercultural Awareness

1. Daily life activities and traditions	Very well	Well	Quite well	badly
I am familiar with daily life topics like family, school, sport, music, film, media, hobbies, spare time activities, holidays, festivals, traditions
I can express myself on daily life topics
I know about differences and similarities in daily life situations between my own country and countries where the foreign language is used
I can express myself on topics of personal interest like education and job situation, as well as social and cultural issues, environmental and minority questions and human rights in own country to countries where the foreign language is used

2. Social conventions	Very well	Well	Quite well	Badly
I am aware of ways of behaving in daily life situations concerning meals, dress code and taboos etc.
I can manage traditional ways of behaving when meeting and visiting people.
I can accept and show politeness and hospitality in meeting persons from countries where the foreign language is used
I have learned more about myself and my country when meeting persons from countries where the foreign language is used

3. Values, beliefs and attitudes	Very well	Well	Quite well	Badly
I am aware of basic features of religion, traditions, national identity and minorities of the country of the foreign language.
I can use what I know about topics as arts and politics of the country of the foreign language to learn more.
I can use what I know about politics, traditions, national identity and minorities of the country of the foreign language to adjust what I say and do
I can compare the culture of the foreign language to my own country's and get to a personal standing point.
I can enjoy the culture of the foreign language and benefit personally and in a broader social context.

4. Verbal communication	Very well	Well	Quite well	Badly
I can greet other persons in formal as well as informal situations.
I can express myself when it is adequate to be polite, friendly or caring.
I can excuse myself when I have made mistakes.
I can make a short speech at celebrations.

5. Non-verbal communication	Very well	Well	Quite well	Badly
I am aware of how mimics and body language can facilitate my understanding of daily life situations in the foreign language.
I can make myself better understood by using gestures like pointing and shaking hands and body language.
I can understand the humour in the foreign language and use a humorous issue as a means of communication.