but by somersaults—some of them backward. Inkindergarten and first grade‚ for example‚ many children write “b” instead of “d‚” and may sometimes confuse “p‚” “q‚” and “g.” Teachers see these errors all the time‚ and gradually work to help kids fix them. But as a caring
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The Individualist concept of culture refers to being more self-centered and emphasize mostly on their individual goals. People from individualistic cultures tend to think only of themselves as individuals and as "I" distinctive from other people. They prefer clarity in their conversations to communicate more effectively and come in general directly to the point. People in individualistic cultures emphasize their success/achievements in job or private wealth and aiming up to reach more and/or a
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Perceptions of Culture and Civilization The words ’culture ’ and ’civilization ’ have been often used synonymously‚ though they have different meanings. By definition‚ culture is the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group. On the other hand‚ ’Civilization ’ means the betterment of ways of living‚ making nature bend to fulfill the needs of humankind. It includes also organizing societies into politically well-defined groups working collectively for improved conditions of
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Individualistic vs Collectivist Cultures in Schools As a female American teacher reports to an immigrant Latino father that his daughter is doing well in class speaking out‚ expressing herself‚ taking an active role he looks down at his lap and does not respond. Thinking that perhaps he has not understood‚ the teacher again praises his daughter’s ability to speak out in class and explains that it is very important for children to participate orally. Looking even more uncomfortable‚ the father
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It is in this context that the present paper contrasts the importance of two divergent approaches to training‚ approaches that are either universalistic (etic) or particularistic (emic) in nature. While most extant literature on cross-cultural communication focuses primarily on culture-specific-emic-approaches‚ this paper stresses the value of also drawing on pan-cultural-universalistic-approaches. We illustrate the utility of such an approach through the example of "politeness" theory (Brown & Levinson
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CULT1 Culture Portfolio period 1 and 2 LEN1c Table of contents Period 1 -‐ Checklist -‐ Reading history and reaction to quotes -‐ Questions on poem: Blessing -‐ Assignments
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COMPARATIVE COUNTRY STUDIES Critical reflection Divergent Cultures Overview Introduction 3 Summary and General Analysis of Article 1 5 Summary and General Analysis of Article 2 6 Criticism and Comparison of Nestor Articles 8 – Criticism 8 – Comparison 11 Critical Reflection and Comparison (with the Nestor articles) of the 12 Additional Articles – Castles F.G.‚ Obinger H. 2008. Worlds
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DISCUSS A CULTURAL ITEM OR EVENT AND EXPLAIN HOW IT GIVES US AN UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLES CONSUMING CULTURE Patterns of subordination‚ consumption‚ and representation are increasingly becoming more complex. Though it is often acknowledged that advantaged groups go on to benefit from the effects of power‚ they are not however‚ always been able to control power. To a certain extent‚ power is inclined to progressively push its way through the construction‚ distribution and use of meanings connected
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1. Explain the qualities that you feel you possess which might easily go unnoticed by others. Even though I am soft spoken and reserved‚ I can still rise up as a leader and communicate effectively with others. For instance‚ during group projects‚ I know when to take action and making sure that everyone stays focused and does their portion. In addition‚ while I am volunteering at Beaumont Hospital‚ I am able to demonstrate responsibility because if there is an issue at hand‚ the other volunteer looks
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than ever before. The whole world seems united into a single unit‚ and these changes are all brought by “Globalization”. International organization are also one of the products which produced by globalization. Working within a multi-national firm‚ it is unavoidable to work with people speaking different language‚ living with different culture. These cultural differences are always the main sources of conflict in the workplace. What is conflict Before the discussion of sources of conflict‚ we
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