learning-cultural-adaptation（学习文化适应）

Learning Cultural Adaptation

Adapt educational content to be culturally appropriate and effective for different cultural contexts and regions.

When to Use

• Localizing curriculum for international markets
• Adapting content for multicultural classrooms
• Creating culturally responsive teaching materials
• Avoiding cultural bias and insensitivity
• Respecting regional norms and values

Key Elements

1. Cultural Context Analysis

Identify Cultural Elements:

• Examples, metaphors, analogies
• Scenarios and case studies
• Names, places, references
• Holidays, celebrations, events
• Food, clothing, customs
• Social norms and expectations

Analyze Appropriateness:

• Cultural sensitivity check
• Taboo topics identification
• Value alignment assessment
• Religious considerations
• Gender and social norms

2. Example Replacement

Replace Context-Specific Content:

• Names → Local culturally appropriate names
• Food examples → Locally familiar foods
• Currency → Local currency
• Holidays → Locally observed occasions
• Sports → Popular local sports
• Geography → Familiar local places

3. Cultural Learning Styles

Adapt to Regional Preferences:

• Individualist cultures (US, Western Europe): Independent work, personal achievement
• Collectivist cultures (East Asia, Latin America): Group work, collaborative learning
• High-context cultures (Japan, Arab countries): Implicit communication, relationship-focused
• Low-context cultures (Germany, US): Explicit instructions, task-focused
• Power distance: Teacher authority vs. student equality expectations

4. Pedagogical Traditions

Honor Regional Teaching Approaches:

• Confucian tradition (East Asia): Respect for teachers, rote learning, exam focus
• Socratic method (Western): Questioning, critical thinking, debate
• Guru-shishya (South Asia): Mentor-apprentice, holistic development
• Ubuntu (Africa): Community-based learning, oral tradition
• Indigenous pedagogies: Place-based, experiential, storytelling

5. Visual and Media Adaptation

Culturally Appropriate Imagery:

• Representation of diverse ethnic groups
• Appropriate clothing and dress codes
• Gesture and body language awareness
• Color symbolism (red = luck in China, danger in West)
• Architectural and environmental context

6. Language and Communication

Cultural Communication Norms:

• Direct vs. indirect communication
• Formal vs. informal address
• Eye contact expectations
• Personal space and physical proximity
• Silence and turn-taking norms

CLI Interface

# Basic cultural adaptation
/learning.cultural-adaptation --content "lesson-plan.md" --culture "Japan" --output adapted-lesson.md

# Multiple target cultures
/learning.cultural-adaptation --content "course/" --cultures "China,India,Brazil" --output localized/

# Specific cultural dimensions
/learning.cultural-adaptation --content "training.md" --culture "Saudi Arabia" --dimensions "gender-norms,religious-sensitivity"

# With pedagogical tradition
/learning.cultural-adaptation --content "math-unit/" --culture "Singapore" --pedagogy "Confucian"

Output

• Culturally Adapted Content: Modified materials with appropriate examples
• Cultural Sensitivity Report: Flagged issues and recommendations
• Adaptation Log: What was changed and why
• Cultural Context Guide: Background for instructors

Composition

Input from: /curriculum.develop-content, /curriculum.develop-items, /curriculum.develop-multimedia Works with: /learning.translation, /learning.pedagogical-traditions Output to: Localized curriculum materials

Exit Codes

• 0: Cultural adaptation complete
• 1: Insufficient cultural context provided
• 2: Content contains unavoidable cultural conflicts