An Intercultural communication experience Florencia Gonzalez Intercultural Communication Instructor: Prof. Cees Hamelink Spring Semester 2011 Zeppelin University Introduction We are 6‚952‚296‚627 million of people in the world and 243 countries in which the citizens have different cultures. Since centuries ago‚ when the men started to travel‚ the humanity begun to understand a little bit more about other cultures‚ now a days with the mass media and living in the communication era‚ we know or at
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3.4 Describe how to adapt communication to meet different communication needs. When in placement it may be necessary to adapt the way in which we communicate with adults or children as they might have a few difficulties. When communicating with people in the school whether its the adults‚ children or parents we need to think about the following.. - Is english their second language? - Do they have a hearing impairment or deaf? - Do they have a disability? - Are they special education
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Can you be the master of your own destiny? It is said in the Gayan‚ ’The present is the reflection of the past‚ and the future is the re-echo of the present.’ Destiny is not what is already made. Destiny is what we are making. Very often fatalists think that we are in the hands of destiny‚ driven in whatever direction in life destiny wills; but in point of fact we are the masters of our destiny‚ especially from the moment we begin to realize this fact. Among Hindus there is a well-known saying that
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What connections did you find between issues in the work and your own culture(s) and experience? Family and Extended Family Greek Culture: - Dominant figure - The Father – Very important - Open family – Always big dinners‚ people come around unannounced - Feeling secure/safe in the culture - Very open‚ leave your doors open at night - Traditions – Very important (Christmas‚ easter etc.)‚ Family always has to be together - Same Household/ area – Same house through the generations‚ passed
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analogies; and recognition of causal relationships in pictured situations. (learningdisabilities.about.com) A study published in Brain and Cognition (Volume 46‚ 2001‚ pp. 95-179) showed that the elderly performed significantly poorer on the Towers of Hanoi puzzle than younger subjects. Carroll’s (1993) analyses of the fluid reasoning factor show that it‚ in turn‚ is defined by three reasoning abilities: (a) sequential reasoning (verbal‚ logical‚ or deductive reasoning); (b) quantitative reasoning
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What are your culture shock experiences? Culture and society go hand and hand but their precise meaning differ. Culture is a shared way of life and society is a group of people constantly interacting with each other in a given territory and share a culture. Therefore there is this cultural difference around the world. This is the main reason why most travelers experience this so-called “culture shock”. It is a personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. Personally‚
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2.1 Describe the terms and conditions of own contract of employment. My contract of employment covers Job Location‚ as regards to where I am based in my employment. A job description‚ which describes the duties and responsibilities of my post. Continuous service‚ this is my start date for the company even if in a different role. Criminal records bureau checks‚ this just states that the post is subject to a CRB check. Probationary period‚ this confirms length of probationary period ‚ what is
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took a job as a sternperson with a fellow female. We were the only two females out there‚ which was definitely an experience. When the lobstering season ended that year‚ I took a job at a grocery store bagging groceries. I saved enough money to build a boat and to buy fifty lobster traps; I was on my way. The following summer I continued to work as a sternperson‚ and I also fished my own traps. I continued lobstering throughout the rest of high school and college‚ and it helped me finance my college
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An Analysis of “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor The author‚ Flannery O’Connor‚ wrote a short story in entitled “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”‚ which took place in Britain during the late 1700s. In the story‚ the main character‚ Tom T. Shiftlet‚ a drifter‚ meets Mrs. Crater‚ an old toothless woman‚ and her mute daughter Lucynell. The use of irony helps to show the true identity of Mr. Shiftlet while the theme shows the struggle humans face in redeeming themselves. Mr
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Methods based on communication skills e.g. : reading and listening - ... oksThese peer helpers possess additional insights into life as well as ... teamwork and communication skills‚ helping to boost their self- ... graphics or illustration – to enhance the communication of their ideas. whose skills create understandable‚ interpretive documents of a ... Crew resource management or cockpit resource management[1][2] (CRM) is a set of training procedures for use in environments where human error can
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