Peace Corps Memo: Successful Intercultural Communication As a Peace Corps Volunteer it is essential to learn the Intercultural Communicative Competence‚ a composite of abilities fundamental to perform and interact effectively with other cultures (Fantini‚ 2005). When we asked our previous Peace Corps volunteers on how they first felt about interacting with others from different cultures‚ they replied that they have fears of miscommunication and judgment (Dupraw & Axner‚ 1997). In order to communicate
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Beijing Institute of Technology School of Management & Economics ___________________________________________________________ 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
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Intercultural Adaptation Introduction Many of us have travel or lived abroad always wondering which will be the correct way of behavior or the proper manners to successfully communicate with others. We wonder if it’s better to bow or to give a hand shake‚ to give a kiss or a hug. This and many other questions are presented upon us because each and every country has a different cultural background. This paper will explore into the intricate process in which people may or may not successfully
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1 Intercultural Competence Martyn Barrett The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue (2008) proposes that intercultural dialogue offers the best approach for managing issues of cultural diversity within contemporary societies. The White Paper defines intercultural dialogue as the open and respectful exchange of views between individuals and groups from different ethnic‚ religious‚ linguistic and national backgrounds on the basis of mutual understanding and respect‚ and it argues
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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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I. INTERCULTURAL TRAINING Today‚ many organizations realize the importance of intercultural management and therefore increase the use of cross-cultural training programs offered by specialized companies or provided by internal departments within multinational corporations. For example‚ Fortune 500 companies‚ including Microsoft‚ Wal-Mart‚ Apple‚ Exxon Mobil‚ Procter & Gamble‚ Coca Cola‚ etc. regularly purchase seminars or provide other forms of cross-cultural training. Multinational companies
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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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SCIENCE OF UKRAINE DRAGOMANOV NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN PHILOLOGY COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION DEPARTMENT INTERCULTURAL ADVERTISING Report Performed by Svitlana Bukina Teacher: Kovalchuk I. M. Kyiv-2013 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. Language in advertising 2. Communication style in advertising 3. Colours‚ numbers and images in advertising 4. Cultural values in advertising CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS i INTERCULTURAL SEMINARS 1 PROBLEM 1 INTERCULTURAL SEMINARS 1 BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE SEMINARS 2 INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH 2 SEMINAR CONTENT 3 Body Positions and Movements 4 Concept of Culture 5 Conflict Resolution 5 Intimacy in Relationships 5 Language. 5 Male and Female Roles 6 Space and Time 6 Religion‚ Values‚ and Ethics 6 TENTATIVE SEMINAR SCHEDULE 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY I TABLE OF FIGURES II INDEX III INTERCULTURAL SEMINARS Heath R. Watkins
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Self-access module 2 USING CONNECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE LEARNING © Commonwealth of Australia 2007 This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study or training purposes subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source and no commercial usage or sale. Reproduction for purposes other than those indicated above‚ requires the prior written permission from the Commonwealth.
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