cultural backgrounds. To overcome such ethnocentrism‚ communicators should avoid stereotyping‚ acknowledge that people differ‚ avoid making assumptions about how others think or act‚ and avoid making judgments about these differences. 6. Ethical intercultural communication depends on four basic principles: (1) actively seeking common ground; (2) avoiding judgment when sending and receiving messages; (3) communicating honestly; and (4) demonstrating respect for cultural differences. 7. You should
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Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education College of Education and Behavioral Sciences School of Teacher Education Program of Educational Studies IE Minhui Lu May 2012 W USING THE LEARNERS-AS-ETHNOGRAPHERS APPROACH TO ENHANCE INTERCULTURAL LEARNING AMONG AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS LEARNING CHINESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE UMI Number: 3523438 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent on the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely
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In the intercultural relationship‚ to avoid conflicts‚ misunderstandings‚ it is important to identify values‚ beliefs‚ norms the interlocutor use to adapt and facilitate the communication. In that case‚ Spanish and Brazilian culture are based on Latin culture but had considerably evolved on their sides‚ so prior details are very important to prepare a travel in Brazil or Denmark. According to Hofstede (1982)‚ the 4th dimensions of cultures can be used to describe the management styles of each national
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Introduction : Geert Hofstede defines culture as the particular feature of the nations. Thus the nationality is likely to set up the basic values and believes of every one’s mind. A generally accepted definition is that offered by Kroeber and Kluckholm : "Culture consists of patterns‚ explicit and implicit of and for behaviour acquired and transmitted by symbols‚ constituting the distinctive achievement of human groups‚ including their embodiment in artefacts; the essential core of culture
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Amelie is a French movie about a young twenty something girl who’s world opened up to her when her mother dies and she is allowed to venture out. After a health misdiagnoses at a young child Amelie is stranded in her home away from all people and relationships until her mother passes away and she finds herself free. She becomes a waitress and decides to help all the people around her until one day she herself finds love. This film shows a French cultural pattern where the people are open minded
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BRANDS & CULTURE Bikem de Montebello Bhavna Jagwani Claire Elliott Turkey: Sevan Biçakçi • Sevan Bıçakçı is a famed Turkish jeweller of Armenian descent. He is one of the few reknowned jewellers in Turkey and known around the world. “King of rings” has only primary school education • He created his first collection in 2002‚ comprising Byzantine and Ottoman style created by using Grand Bazaar jewellery techniques • Famous clientele include Catherine Zeta Jones‚ Elizabeth Hurley‚ Celine Dion‚
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of Polonius caused Ophelia’s insanity which leads to her unexplainable death. Hamlet’s encounter with Ophelia‚ when Polonius and the king were concealed behind the tapestry‚ we must ask‚ If Hamlet was deliberately acting a part in this scene‚ I do doubt‚ the hatch and the disclose Will be some danger. Hamlet’s words to Ophelia lacked a little especially
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The Great Encounter of China and the West 1500-1800 The Chinese and European cultures came together for the first time in the fifteenth century when great Chinese fleets traveled throughout the Indian Ocean and along the coast of Africa. These voyages created much concern for China. They lead to a period of isolation for security reasons. By the time the first Europeans arrived in China there was little to no evidence of these voyages. (Mungello 2005) Fallowing that time the Chinese government
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In her article entitled “Close Encounters of the Prehistoric Kind”‚ Science Magazine correspondent Ann Gibbons explains that due to interbreeding between Neanderthals and early modern humans‚ modern humans still contain traces of prehistoric Neanderthal DNA. According to researchers‚ Asians and Europeans most likely possess a higher frequency of Neanderthal genomes than Africans because the two species “occupied the [same regions] intermittently” in Europe‚ the Midwest‚ the Near East‚ and Russia
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Responses to Three Employment Law Encounters Alejandro M. Quiñones Inserni University of Phoenix Business Law LAW-531 January 16‚ 2013 Dr. Paul-Vilaro Nelms Fast Serve Inc. is a 25 million company‚ which employs more than 350 people involved in the direct marketing of branded sports apparel. The company decided to open two online marketing and 10% of the workplace was moved to manage the online distribution. After several months‚ the company noted that they were being affected by this last measure
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