Developing pragmatic competence in EFL classroom in China 1. Introduction As the world is increasingly globalized‚ the exchange of commodities and ideas across the border is proceeding at an astounding rate (Pakir‚ 1999). Consequently‚ the cross-cultural communication has become more and more important. English‚ as an international language‚ is increasingly used throughout the world. In China‚ English even is among the core subjects at school and deserves a place in the curriculum. However‚ many
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The presence of cultural competence in the health care system and what it means for the health of our diverse population‚ is something that should be part of the schooling for healthcare providers. Cultural Competence in the health care system is described as the ability to tend to the needs of patients through understanding their linguistic and cultural differences. Our vast‚ diverse population in the United States makes cultural competence in health care imperative. Without it‚ we cannot provide
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INTRODUCTION Background of the Study For any newly licensed registered nurse about to embark on her nursing career‚ the concept of competence is of great personal and professional significance. Questions abound regarding what it means to be a competent nurse and how competence is measured. Nursing competency is defined by the National Council for State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) as the “application of knowledge‚ interpersonal decision-making and psychomotor skills expected for the practice role
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Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence Lori Blount‚ RN‚ BSN University of Phoenix Professor Jane Jacks October 13‚ 2014 Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence The United States is often referred to as a melting pot. Cultural diversity is an inevitable reality in today’s society. We are faced with an increasingly diverse patient population and a diverse group of health care providers. Culture is a dynamic and complex phenomena that most understand as something
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Capstone Section 1: Multicultural Competence ` In this section of the Capstone Project I will address the knowledge and skills I have learned in the JMSW Program in regard to multicultural competence. I will first outline the knowledge I have acquired on multicultural competence from courses in the curriculum. Next I will delineate the ethical issues that impact this part of my practice as a professional social worker. Then I will demonstrate my skill development through the completion of a paper
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Implementation of strategic management to develop business is as according to company competence By Eko Setiyo Utomo In competitive business‚ company needs a mature planning. This planning is not only oriented at the future but also should be able to anticipate the change in short and middle range by holistic planning. Porter (Dobson and Starkey 1993:55) stated that generic competitive strategies would create competitive advantage management. Therefore‚ understanding strategic
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because companies have got endless opportunities of distributing their products on many foreign markets. Knowing the culture of the chosen market is vital in order to make a business succeed. Cultures can be divided in man categories such as deal-focused vs. relationship-focused‚ formal vs. informal and monochronic vs. polychronic cultures. Having a knowing about these variables is very important when dealing with foreign markets. For example‚ conflicts can easily occur when a company from a deal
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According Anderson L‚ (2012). Cultural competence and respect for others are mainly important in the nursing practice since we are patient advocates.The advancement of cultural competence in the nursing practice primarily need nurses have the recognition of the that there are other beliefs systems that in our our society. Most often‚ the nurse practices of patients may look odd and incomprehensible but with conscious effort made to know about these diverse lifestyles ‚ beliefs‚ language‚ religion
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1. There are four categories of the Satter Eating Competence Model; eating attitudes‚ food acceptance‚ internal regulation‚ and contextual skills. How people view food is important in eating attitudes. Dieters tend to feel guilty after eating food they labeled as bad food and putting themselves in a vicious cycle between restrict and binge. Solution suggested in the article was quit dieting and enjoy foods even foods for the soul. For better food acceptance‚ it is necessary to try new foods and eat
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in disagreement‚ the platform hosts mixed emotions and feelings of anger‚ mistrust‚ confusion and other sentiments. Consequently‚ with the upsurge of the diverse cultural population in Ireland‚ nurses were obliged to practice cultural competence. Cultural competence can be defined to be the ability to gain skills‚ behaviours‚ and attitudes while complying with policies which ensures work in a cross-cultural is effective (Shen 2015). Furthermore‚ cultural competency can be described to be the commitment
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