Cross-cultural teaching in Afghanistan

[mycrofft]

I learned some cross-cultural aspects of treating/patient teaching people from northern Mexico, and some other different cultures found locally in immigrant populations, but I am very curious about the cross-cultural teaching of folks living in Afghanistan. Any first or second-hand accounts? References? (I actually briefly helped treat a couple of the mujahedin we had brought here by NGO's during the anti-Soviet insurgency, but they were trying hard to assimilate).

 

[Veneficus]

Use lota of hands on.

Use simple words and do more showing than talking.

Keep talking points very simple.

Encourage them to action a lot.

Teach only to the environment, not general principles.

ask the ones who understand to speak to the others in their own language.

medical jargon to the minimum.

I have found success doing this.

 

[mycrofft]

What about cultural aspects such as greeting each individual, using an Afghan nickname, learning any phrases in Pashto? (I looked up medical ethics including CPR, DNR, etc.).