Culture can also affect communication in many ways. One person can be part of many different cultures. Beliefs and experiences within groups of diverse cultures will change the way a speaker must attempt to get points across to listeners. In each culture, words and action may all be interpreted differently. Miscommunications are something that nobody wants to experience during any type of communicating. A sender’s words cannot communicate the desired meaning if the receiver has not had some experience with the objects or concepts the words describe. This is what could happen if proper steps are not taken into consideration before speaking to diverse crowds.…
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Utley, C. A., Obiakor, F. E. & J. P. Bakken (2011). Culturally responsive practices for culturally and linguistically diverse students with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities – A Contemporary Journal. 9 (1), 5-18. Retrieved from http://www.ldworldwide.org/research/learning-disabilities-a-contemporary-journal…
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To facilitate communication between cultures, it is important to understand that different groups have different values, different ways of communicating, different customs and assumptions. So, while these may conflict with…
* How do different social, professional and cultural contexts affect relationships and the way we communicate…
Different social, professional and cultural contexts may affect relationships and the way people communicate due to of a lack of understanding or knowledge of one another’s background and culture. This could be through their race, religion, ethnicity or where they come from. Each one of these can have similar or very different ways to communicate. For example…
The aim of day one was to raise awareness of the elements of communication in a diverse world. This was the introduction to Communication in a Diverse World with one of the outcomes being appreciating the value of promoting a safe and positive communication environment as well as indentifying own personal development issues in the context of communication and the diversity when working with not only the service users but with families, parents and carers. Communication is a way of using words to express our thoughts and feelings to another individual (Ellis, Gates and Kenworthy, 2003). Already I felt that I had to develop this outcome quickly not just for the nursing profession but for my own personal area of life. By the end of the session I became extremely aware of the effectiveness of good communication skills within the nursing profession, I recognise that this was the key fundamental skill in nursing.…
1.3 Different social, professional and cultural contexts may affect relationships and the way people communicate because of a lack of understanding of one another’s background and/or culture. There are several behaviours that may be perceived differently by people of different…
The various parts of a person’s cultural identity are what allows them to connect to the rest of the world. These preserved cultural identities are essential for the world to progress. Linguistic diversity…
“Gay (2000) defines culturally responsive teaching as using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and performance styles of diverse students to make learning more appropriate and effective for them: it teaches to and through the strengths of these students.” I found this definition to be very effective and a great summary of the overall topic being covered. It hit on many of the different points and aspects of having a culturally responsive classroom and also how to be a culturally responsive teacher. This is very important in culturally diverse classrooms and all other classrooms no matter what sort of diversity is present.…
The company that I interned at was a small startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley of Europe composed of less than ten employees. Due to the fact that this was an area that consolidated the brightest individuals from all around Europe, many of the people came from different nationalities all over the world. It was common to hear at least four different languages excluding English while walking to my workplace. Although this can be a great advantage due to the unique perspective that people from different backgrounds bring, it can also be detrimental as well to a certain degree. This may become an issue because individuals may sometimes prefer to speak in their own native language which can lead to other colleagues feeling ostracized.…
Linguistic diversity creates a sense of cultural identity in an increasingly individualistic world and should therefore be preserved…
with and relate to people belonging to other countries or culture or linguistic group. Communication…
Some communication barriers we may have overcome but some not. For instance, I have difficulty in understanding unfamiliar accents. Although the majority speaks English, everyone has their own accent. Even our professor in Business Environment is sometimes difficult to understand owing to his Irish accent. And I am certain that practice is the only way to deal with this problem. We should spend more time communicating with each other and eventually we won’t have difficulties in understanding one another. Yet another barrier we may face while communicating is cultural differences. We all come from different countries with different histories,…