1. Which models of cultural competence described in this chapter work best for you? How might you use one or more of them in your clinical setting? This week’s reading is definitely an eye-opener. Before this class‚ I was somewhere between Milton Bennett(1993) model of continuum in cultural competency stage 2( defense/protection) and stage 3(minimization). Though‚ I was aware about cultural differences‚ I would always attempt to investigate the similarity between mine and other cultures. The author
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English in India Officially English has a status of assistant language‚ but in fact it is the most important language of India. After Hindi it is the most commonly spoken language in India and probably the most read and written language in India. Indians who know English will always try to show that they know English. English symbolizes in Indians minds‚ better education‚ better culture and higher intellect. Indians who know English often mingle it with Indian languages in their conversations
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The Art of Communication Competence The importance of being able to communicate well is vital for everyone and even more so for health care providers. In the health care profession the ability to be a competent communicator is truly a necessity and essential for good health care. Angela Perry author of Talking to Your doctor writes‚ “The highest level of satisfaction with medical care and the best treatment outcomes occur when both doctor and patient communicate openly and honestly and work
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CRITIQUE PAPER I. Background Information Author | Jack C. Richards - Regional Language Centre‚ Singapore. | Title | Competence and Performance in Language Teaching | SourceYear | Rel.sagepud.com at Victoria Univ of Wellington on January 3‚ 2011RELC Journal2010 | II. Summary and responses This article on the nature of competence and performance in language teaching is about the knowledge‚ beliefs and skills that language teachers make use of in their practice. A language teacher must master and
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Lost‚ lost at sea‚ lost in their own minds‚ lost even in their own bodies; a group of young boys evacuated from London‚ England(due to a nuclear war) are faced with a dilemma when their plane crashes leaving them stranded on a tropical paradise with no parents and no rules. They have only the call of the wilderness to respond to. As reality creeps in‚ the tropical paradise becomes an isolated island. The boys must work together to fight fear off the island which in the end‚ takes a turn for the worst
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Career Development International Beyond technical competence: learning to listen James T. Scarnati Article information: To cite this document: James T. Scarnati‚ (1998)‚"Beyond technical competence: learning to listen"‚ Career Development International‚ Vol. 3 Iss 2 pp. 79 - 81 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13620439810207590 Downloaded on: 20 January 2015‚ At: 12:14 (PT) References: this document contains references to 9 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight
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The Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) assessment is divided into four major quadrants‚ self-awareness‚ self-management‚ social awareness‚ and relationship management. Of the four quadrants my lowest scores were in self- management‚ with average scores of 3.3 and 3.6. Also according to the test‚ my highest scoring category was self-awareness with scores of 4 and 5. Within each of the quadrants there are sections that further explain your personality‚ such as‚ trustworthiness‚ self-awareness‚ influence
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Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence Lori Blount‚ RN‚ BSN University of Phoenix Professor Jane Jacks October 13‚ 2014 Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence The United States is often referred to as a melting pot. Cultural diversity is an inevitable reality in today’s society. We are faced with an increasingly diverse patient population and a diverse group of health care providers. Culture is a dynamic and complex phenomena that most understand as something
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The presence of cultural competence in the health care system and what it means for the health of our diverse population‚ is something that should be part of the schooling for healthcare providers. Cultural Competence in the health care system is described as the ability to tend to the needs of patients through understanding their linguistic and cultural differences. Our vast‚ diverse population in the United States makes cultural competence in health care imperative. Without it‚ we cannot provide
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phonology and lexis of the English language. Yet‚ as many English teachers recognize‚ and as many language learners have experienced first-hand‚ speech acts that are grammatically and phonologically correct sometimes fail because the learner’s pragmatic competence—his or her ability to express or interpret communicative functions in particular communicative contexts—is undeveloped or faulty. Pragmatic incompetence in the L2‚ resulting in the use of inappropriate expressions or inaccurate interpretations resulting
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