According to Holden (2002)‚ participative competency is an ability to be involved in and be a part of interaction – even in a nonnative language. Along the same line‚ Fantini (2000) includes the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately without changing the significance of the message as a cross-cultural competency. Koehn and Rosenau‘s (2002) transnational listening requires that native speakers understand non-native speakers‚ even when they do not use the language
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By Frederik Balfour Guanxi. It’s the first word any businessperson learns upon arriving in China. Loosely translated‚ guanxi means "connections" and‚ as any China veteran will tell you‚ it is the key to everything: securing a business license‚ landing a distribution deal‚ even finding that coveted colonial villa in Shanghai. Fortunes have been made and lost based on whether the seeker has good or bad guanxi‚ and in most cases a positive outcome has meant knowing the right government official‚ a relationship
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of people always use five fundamental taste elements when they’re cooking. For Vietnamese people‚ salt is used as the connection between the worlds of the living and the dead. Cooking and eating play an extremely important role in Vietnamese culture. The word ăn (eat) is included in a great number of proverbs and has a large range of semantic extensions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_cuisine#Cultural_importance Vietnamese cuisine is reflective of the Vietnamese lifestyle from the
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The importance of the English Language today. English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be said to be the single most important language. Yes‚ other languages are important too‚ but not for the same reasons as English is important. English is important because it is‚ maybe‚ the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values
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teaching‚ we are not only taught the Mother Tongue but also we are taught the culture of that nation. Cultural and language are closely related‚ inseparable. Language is a mean of culture transportation and culture contained in language. It has been said and written that language is the crystallization of national culture‚ through language and texts‚ culture values are handed down. In the future‚ thanks to language‚ culture will have chances to have development. The transformation and development of
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The Importance of Geography – current statement Geography provokes and answers questions about the natural and human worlds‚ using different scales of enquiry to view them from different perspectives. It develops knowledge of places and environments throughout the world‚ an understanding of maps‚ and a range of investigative and problem solving skills both inside and outside the classroom. As such‚ it prepares pupils for adult life and employment. Geography is a focus within the curriculum for
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Do to the fact that I could not maintain punctuality in a classroom environment I shall be writing an essay of the importance of punctuality in the United States Military. Now of course it seems like this would be easy to understand however I had managed to forget it and this shall explain it in this essay. Before you can understand how being punctual is important you must understand what being punctual means. Punctuality is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill
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DBF 107 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I PUAN HASLINA BT HASSAN GROUP ASSIGNMENT NAME MATRIC NO 1. Faris Aina Nabila Ismail 142013108 2. Nurul Aisha Niaz Ali Abdullah 142012913 3. Nur Adriana Amran 142013284 4. Nur Azlina Isam 142012902 5. Hemalatha A/P Vasu 142012834 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 Company Background CHAPTER 3 Annual Report CHAPTER 4 Assumptions CHAPTER 5 Conclusion
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Importance of Sports Here’s hoping that now you know what is the importance of sports. Besidesbeing important for kids‚ taking up asports careerin adult life‚ has its ownbenefits. A sportsperson often travels to other countries to play matches andin the process‚ learns a great deal about the cultures of these countries. Eventhe spectators or TV viewers are thoroughly entertained while watchingprofessional sports‚ making it an excellent recreational activity. 3 We live in jet age. Life has become
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examples of literary works but fail to actually give an encompassing definition of the term. Welcome to the world of Webster (Dictionary that is). Webster’s Dictionary defines the term literature as the body of written works of a language‚ period‚ or culture. This definition seems be broad but continuing on in the definition there was one part that really stood as a more adequate representation of what literature is about. The definition reads as follows; the body of written work produced by scholars
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