1). Intercultural communication focuses on “sharing of meanings” across cultures‚ whereas cross-cultural communication focuses on comparisons of communication styles. Using a variety of academic sources‚ evaluate both of these theories to determine which is the most useful for developing effective communication with people from other cultures. You may also draw on personal experience in the development of your argument. Everyone in this world is in one way or another influenced or affected by culture
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Week 4 of Intercultural Communication has given me the opportunity of presenting and discussion facilitator of the topic “Connected but‚ alone?” The assignment was to lead a discussion on a topic throughout the week‚ which means acknowledging and following up with your classmates’ posts‚ asking clarifying questions‚ and summarizing the discussion for the week. The topic is based on a Ted Talk hosted by Sherry Turkle giving her perspective on modern communication and how they are redefining
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aware of intercultural communication challenges to better their communication in the workplace and improve student learning. Through conducting secondary research‚ the authors revealed that nurses faced difficulties when communicating with “culturally and linguistically diverse colleagues and students” (Henderson et al.‚ 2016). As result of these findings‚ descriptive qualitative research was conducted among clinical nurses‚ nurse academics‚ and student nurses to identify what intercultural communication
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How do you stop stress? Many people always complain about being stressed‚ when you ask them why their stress they give you different answers from school to work to problems with family or friends. Stress is scientifically defined as the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events‚ that we appraise as threatening or challenging (Psychology eight edition 550). This means anything that is happening in a person’s life can lead to stress if it’s not handled correctly and becomes a problem
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recognize its view of business. (Boone&Kurtz‚ 2013) Subway’s mission statement is “Be the #1 Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) franchise in the world‚ while delivering fresh‚ delicious sandwiches and an exceptional experience." Some strategies to avoid marketing Myopia are: Dispose of their soda fountain machine‚ since sodas are linked to childhood obesity. Subway could also hire employees whose English is more prominent. Incorporate a drive- thru. “Subway declares that one of their salads provides
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many cultures. I have thought that I learn a lot about culture in this country. However‚ when discussing the concept of culture in class‚ I realize how little I actually know about it. Importantly‚ I have a similar response to some other students about culture‚ which is “I don’t have a culture”. Until I have read the first chapter of the book Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice by Kathryn Sorrell‚ I began to think more deeply about this concept‚ about my cultural identity and
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something again‚ and the customer again thanks with a no. You are not bothering to ask again because in western culture‚ which is deal-focused culture‚ a no is a no. But in India a no can be a yes. The customer only said no because Indian people want to avoid to be too direct. However it was expected‚ in relationship-focused cultures‚ from the host of the meeting to ask many times and insist on the customer
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E.R. Dodds article on the misunderstanding the oedipus rex assets the situation in three points.His first point is‚ fate was the main reason the play ended the way it did‚ it was not decreed that he would know the truth‚he was destined to marry his mother and kill his father. The gods never indicate that he would know what he had done. Dodds backs up his claim by saying that oedipus and his own arrogance and pride are responsible for the tragedy that he suffered. In the play oedipus feels so proud
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Misunderstandings LaRhonda Bacon Business Communications and Critical Thinking BCOM/275 October 1‚ 2012 Dr. B. Bourne Who was the sender? Both Co-Owners Who was the receiver? Employees What was the message? No bonuses for the upcoming year What channel was used to send the message? A memo What was the misunderstanding that occurred? The memo discussed the profit sales from memo ~ “What we think and what the company can do‚ based on generated profit‚ are two
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expression plays in intercultural communication‚ which emphasizes the impor- tance of nonverbal communication‚ focusing on the use of facial ex- pression. This paper first provides a definition of nonverbal communi- cation and then makes a comparison between verbal and nonverbal communication. Then it presents the readers a clearer idea about cul- tural variations of facial expression in nonverbal communication so people can avoid unnecessary misunderstanding. Key Words:
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