COM 2603 Semester 1 ASSIGNMENT 01 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Unique assignment number 868015 Closing date 10 March 2014 Contact lecturers Prof KB Khan‚ Ms B Sibango QUESTION 1 1. 1 Social Science Approach - The Social Science Approach: This approach‚ also known as the functionalist approach‚ was most popular in the 1980s and is based on research in psychology and sociology. 1. Assumptions: a The existence of a describable external reality. b Human behaviour is predictable
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Intercultural Communication in a Global Workplace Wilhemenia M Maxey Hana‚ A Joint Venture Between Health Snacks and Toka Foods March 09‚ 2013 Professor Marcus Payne Trinity International University The world consists of different countries. Every country has its own unique culture. People come from different countries have different belief and different customs. But with the globalization increasing‚ world is becoming smaller and smaller. Different people from different countries
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International and Intercultural Communication Ashford International and Intercultural Communication BUS600 July 27‚ 2014 International and Intercultural Communication International and Intercultural Communications have been of great interest to the Hofstede Centre for many years. In fact Geert Hofstede’s dimensions of culture have been the most widely disseminated of all theories. Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions are‚ “1) Power Distance‚ 2) Individualism or Collectivism‚ 3) Masculinity-Femininity
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I. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION. FRAMEWORK "...the single greatest barrier to business success is the one erected by culture." Edward T. Hall and Mildred Reed Hall Why study Intercultural Communication? Cultural diversity and multiculturalism are the realities of everyday life for almost everyone. The growth of interdependence of people and cultures in the global society of the twenty-first century has forced us to pay more attention to intercultural issues. In order to live and function
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___________________________________________________________ Syllabus Intercultural Management Subject: Lecturer: Level: Lecture interval: Lecturing hours per week: Interculatural Management Fanchen Meng MBA Week 4-Week 16 3 Course description: In the context of globalization‚ international cooperation becomes more important in the business world. For many multinational enterprises and managers who are internationally active it is big challenge to handle with the problems caused by cultural differences. This module emphasizes
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Intercultural Communication - Reflection Paper I would like to discuss‚ reflect on and analyse Hofstede’s cultural patterns. Based on my personal experiences and opinions I believe Hofstede has to some extent attempted to successfully classify different nations and cultures into their predominant dimensions‚ however it is not without its flaw. Of the four dimensions Hofstede has identified‚ I will explain two. The notion of power distance (PD) has proven to be a relatively
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Sociolinguistics Language Variation What is Sociolinguistics? What Factors Enter into Language Variation? • Language does not exist in a vacuum. • Since language is a social phenomenon it is natural to assume that the structure of a society has some impact on the language of the speakers of that society. • The study of this relationship and of other extralinguistic factors is the subfield of sociolinguistics. • We will look in this section at the ways in which languages vary internally
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Intercultural competence Definition: Intercultural competence is the ability to communicate successfully with people of other cultures. We say that a person is intercultural competent‚ if he/she understands the culture-specific concepts of perception‚ thinking‚ feeling and acting.. Intercultural competence it is also called cross-cultural competence. Why and what for Intercultural Competence: Intercultural competence is needed as the basic ability for any interaction! It is not only necessary
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Intercultural communication is communication between people with different cultures such as Americans and Europeans. It is used as a means for global communications and businesses. Intercultural communication can be used for communications between people of different religious‚ social‚ ethnic‚ and even educational backgrounds. Body language and history are also a major part of the intercultural communications within different countries. Intercultural communication is important in today’s workplace
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Part I 1- Intercultural Dialogue as a concept tool to promote peace In a world that is becoming increasingly interdependent ‚ in a world that encompasses great cultural‚ ethnic‚ racial‚ national‚ and religious diversity‚ it is of great importance that we find ways to come together as a human family while still honoring‚ recognizing and respecting our many diversities. The field of intercultural dialogue provides important tools to help people deal with all these diversities in more
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