Intercultural Readiness Self Assessment

The first column itemizes personal characteristics that are helpful for cross-cultural interactions.
Evaluate your own current intercultural readiness on a scale of 1-100.
Also set a target for day when this Overseas Immersion Programme (OIP) in Wuhan, China ends. Do this honestly and intuitively.

Characteristic:
Current self estimate
Score: 1-100

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP:
Score: 1-100
Comments

Open-mindedness

Characteristic: Current self estimate : 50

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 85
I hope to know more information and culture others have around me so that I am able to expose myself further instead of living in my own world.

Respect for other beliefs

Characteristic: Current self estimate :30

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 60

As a Buddhist, i sometime do not believe in Buddhism. therefore, quite hard for me to believe in others beliefs and respect it. Therefore, when it come to society, we must respect each other for what they do, even their beliefs. So i must try to work on it.

Trust in other people

Characteristic: Current self estimate :70

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 90

When it comes to Group Work or Teamwork, Trust is very important criteria. If you doesn't trust them, sometime you won't be able to go forward or even do something else. Having a strong team bonding also need trust to go along with. Without it, a team isn't a team anymore.

Tolerance for discomfort

Characteristic: Current self estimate :65

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 90

Living in another different type of environment is certainly hard. You does not know the condition of the place and even familiar with it. In order to get adapt to the place, you need to be tolerating for a while. For example, having people cutting queue when you are queuing up and it's your turn soon.

Tolerance for ambiguity

Characteristic: Current self estimate :60

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 75

Life isn't perfect at all. For most of the time, the things you didn't expect to happen or things you won't want to happen, it will happen. How you going to solve it is the problem, not just tolerate it.

Patience

Characteristic: Current self estimate :80

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 90

To me, i think i am very patience already. There are a few times, my friend were late for 2hours and i just sat there waiting for him. Most of the time, patience can help do things better, or even strengthening relationship.

Sense of personal control

Characteristic: Current self estimate :50

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 80

Personal Control is very important factor to consider while staying oversea. Living alone oversea with no income has to control on a lot of things. For example, Finance. the things you have to buy must be cheap in order to control the money you have.

Interpersonal skills

Characteristic: Current self estimate :45

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 85

To have a effective interaction and communication, interpersonal skills is needed. Going oversea, as a singaporean, your action will tell the locals there how singapore is. If you leave a good impression, they will think that Singapore is a good, fine country and impressed.

Willingness to take initiative

Characteristic: Current self estimate :55

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 75

Having to take initiative mean that the person do a task volunteerly. Sometime taking iniative will one to improve in terms of skills and knowledges.

Willingness to take risks

Characteristic: Current self estimate :65

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 80

Adverture suits me. I am a person who sometime take risks depending on what i do. Taking risks would be fun but depending on how u take it. if there will be a high disadvantage of it, i certainly won't do it.

Sense of humor

Characteristic: Current self estimate :50

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 70

Hanging out with different cliques will have a different character from me. Some cliques will have the fun side of me. So i usually joke with them. Sometime sense of humor is important as it can help you release stress or make you more relaxed.

Curiosity about other cultures

Characteristic: Current self estimate :45

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 75

Staying in China, help to generate the interested for some types of culture. Making me wanting to know more about it.

Comfort level with strangers

Characteristic: Current self estimate :60

Target upon completion of Wuhan, China OIP: 85

Comfort Level with stranger for me does not varies. I am quite comfortable with strangers, but speaking or interacted with them depends on them too. Having a common topic with each other will be easier to chat and interact with