4304/jltr.3.1.74-84 Cultural Awareness and Translation Teaching at Higher Vocational College: Problems and Solutions Xuelian He Quzhou College of Technology‚ Quzhou‚ Zhejiang‚ China Email: angelaxl@163.com Abstract—In this paper‚ an investigation has been done on culture knowledge acquisition and cultural awareness of English majors at Higher Vocational College by taking the students at Quzhou College of Technology as the subjects. The problem of lack of culture knowledge and cultural awareness has
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Cultural Background Paper Natesha C. Robinson SCO/100 May 5th‚ 2010 Leslie Hart University of Phoenix Cultural Background Culture is the totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. It includes ideas‚ values‚ and artifacts of groups of people (Schaefer‚ 2006). Understanding culture can be tricky‚ ever ask “why do people act the way they do?”‚ “what made me do that”‚ “what was I thinking?” Physical abilities‚ educational background
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and local community (Berger and Luckmann 1967) Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s (1961) Variations in Value Orientations (low > high) Relation to Nature – Subjugation‚ Harmony‚ Mastery Time Orientation – Past‚ Present‚ Future Basic Human Nature – Evil‚ Neutral/Mixed‚ Good Activity Orientation – Being‚ Contain/Control‚ Doing Relationships among People – Ind. Group‚ Hierarchical Space Orientation – Private‚ Mixed‚ Public Hofstede’s Dimensions of Cultural Values (1980‚ 2001) – work-related values Individualism
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Amber Howard WRA 150 October 3‚ 2012 Cultural Artifact: Procrastination As a college student‚ I can’t help but to notice how easily distracted students can get due to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. For a fact I know I have been distracted due to social networking like Twitter. I tweet an average of over 200 tweets per day. Twitter is so distracting that hours can go by and I will not notice that it has been that long. I get so distracted by all the gossip in the media‚ and wondering
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What are the differences between “cultural assimilation” stance and the “cultural pluralist” stance as defined by Ting-Toomey and Chung? Which stance do you subscribe in consideration of immigrant issues? Why? According to Ting - Toomey and Chung (2012)‚ the "cultural assimilation" stance is an attitude towards the adaptation process in which individuals demand that strangers conform to the host environment. While the "cultural pluralist" stance is one that encourages a diversity of values‚ emphasizing
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In today’s society Cultural Humility vs Cultural Competency is a major topic and cultural Humility is going beyond the idea of Cultural Competency. Cultural Humility is an understanding of cultural and being able to maintain a stance that respects the aspects of different cultures and the identity of a particular individual. “It requires a commitment to lifelong learning‚ continuous self-reflection on one’s own assumptions and practices‚ comfort with ‘not knowing’‚ and recognition of the power/privilege
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Cultural Analysis Dustin Dungan MBA 56 Culture is one of the most import elements within any organization. An organization needs to identify its culture and lead its employees into the future. E.H. Schein‚ (2006) states that the use of surveys will not help in identifying an organizations culture. He states that the survey would have to be several hundred questions‚ and still the organization would not know which dimensions are important. Schein states that one of the steps in identifying
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trade‚ and emigration (Geddes‚ 2004). These opportunities generate the necessity for intercultural communication. Whether you are traveling around the world or interacting with your neighbors‚ you will encounter someone from a different culture. The cultural differences may be ethnic‚ gender‚ religious‚ generation‚ sexual orientation‚ disability‚ and various work or hobby groups (Samovar‚ Porter‚ & McDaniel‚ 2007). It is no longer viable to be ignorant of other cultures and the ways of communicating
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Cultural values‚ personal ethics‚ and morality are all topics that usually have a different meaning for every individual. My personal ethics‚ morality‚ and cultural values have developed throughout the many life lessons that I have learned in my 29 years of life. I can still remember a specific Saturday afternoon at my grandparents’ house. I was sitting on my grandpa’s lap watching the Dodger game. In between innings my grandfather asked me the question‚ "Aaron it is time you learn about values
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HUM111 (Dr. Stansbury) Assignment 3: Cultural Activity Report HUM111 Instructions; Rubric BASED on Course Guide‚ pp. 12-15 Due by 9am Eastern Time on Monday‚ March 17 (worth 100 points) As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom‚ computer‚ and textbook‚ you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience. Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and
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