LIN 486 Annotated Bibliography Gender Differences in Second Language Pragmatics University of Toronto Mississauga Gender Differences in Second Language Pragmatics It goes without saying‚ that learning a second language is not just black and white. Besides a large amount of exposure and learning experience‚ many other interrelated factors‚ such as age‚ personality‚ culture‚ and gender also affect ones talent to attain native-like proficiency of a second language. T he least
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Technical Advisory on Working Safely in Confined Spaces Contents Year of Issue : 2010 1. Preface 04 2. Scope 05 3. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 Definitions Confined Space Characteristics of Confined Space Responsible Person Authorised Manager Competent Person Confined Space Safety Assessor Confined Space Attendant Entrant Confined Space Entry Permit Entry Hazardous Atmosphere 06 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 07 07 07 4. 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2
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Abstract This paper examines how Hispanic struggles within the workplace to negative factors such as discrimination‚ unfairness‚ injustice and harassment. It also places emphasis on historical and comptemporary antedecants‚ multiculturalism‚ and oppression. Introduction In an ideal world‚ every person is treated equally when it comes to getting a job‚ advancing in their career‚ and being treated fairly in the workplace
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1) Read the following two cases (Source: Cellich – Jain: Global Business Negotiations) and answer the questions after each case. You can do this either individually or with a partner. Assessment Pass/Fail. 2) Culture has a great impact on different types of negotiations. Find out the general features of business culture in your home country and how you negotiate in your own culture. Case 1 Background Brown Casual shoes‚ Inc. located in Houston‚ Texas‚ is a second-generation family-owned
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Cultural Awareness of El Salvador When we think of culture‚ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Many of us begin to define a mental picture of how certain people or countries carry themselves. Whether it is in the way they cook‚ dress‚ celebrate certain holidays‚ or just other beliefs in general. Picture a country whose wars are so bad and constant‚ it is a norm for women to cook for soldiers who passing by their homes. It isn’t frowned upon to have a corrupted government because that
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Unit 1: Foundation in Sociology- Cultural and Social Organisation Sociology is the scienfic study of social life as well as the social cause and consequences of human behaviour. Most sociologists typically focus their studies on how people and society influences other people. Cliffnotes (unknown). In 1959‚ sociologist C. Wright Mills defined sociological imagination as the ability to see the impact of social forces on individual’s private lives and their impact on public lives‚ for example a person’s
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Subject： Impacts of Cultural Differences on International Business Negotiation Name： Chen Xiujuan Student No.: 0 8 5 1 0 3 4 0 Specialty and Class: Business English‚ Class 3 Department: Department of Humanities and Arts Supervisor: Liu Mifan Date: 2011-3-02 Contents Introduction 1 1. Types of Cultural Differences 2 1.1Value View
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The cultural influence of difference in focus and categorization In the research article‚ “The influence of culture: holistic versus analytic perception” provided by Richard E. Nisbett and Yuri Miyamoto‚ there is evidence that perceptual processes are influenced by culture. The research found that Western cultures focus on salient objects and use rules and categorization for purposes of organizing the environment‚ whereas‚ East Asian cultures focus more holistically on relationships and similarities
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Reflect cultural awareness in work practice Contents Demonstrate awareness of culture as a factor in all human behaviour by using culturally appropriate work practicesUse work practices that create a culturally and psychologically safe environment for all personsReview and modify work practices in consultation with people from diverse backgrounds People who identify with a particular culture have a lot of things in common‚ eg food‚ traditional costumes‚ music and so on. However‚ there are also
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Recognizing Cultural Differences at Pizza Hut Samantha Bennington SOC/315 January 9‚ 2012 Lanny A. Kope‚ EdD Recognizing Cultural Differences at Pizza Hut Introduction I have worked for Pizza Hut for a total of nine years. This company claims that they are considered an equal opportunity employer. They claim that they follow the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This means that they cannot and do not discriminate against their employees (current and potential) based on several
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