THANG LONG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION Cultural Similarities and Differences between Eastern and Western INSTRUCTOR: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Do Student name : Vu Thi Huyen Trang Student code : A21888 Ha Noi‚ 2015 Table of Contents 1.Introduction……………………………………………………………………….01 2.Definition……..…………………………………………………………………..01 3.The Similarities…………………………………………………………………..02 3.1. Religion…………………………………………………….. 3.2. Zodiac………………………………………………………. 3.3. Communication……………………………………………
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questionnaires; 4) semi-structured interviews; and 5) video-based stimulated recall interviews. Drawing from Bakhtinian-Vygotskian sociocultural theories‚ I show through a microscopic analysis of learners’ interactions and utterances how dialogic relations between Other-discourse and Self-discourse shape learners’ meaning construction during their appropriation of mediating discourse for activities such as role-play. A macroscopic analysis of learners’ attitudinal voices based on the questionnaires and interviews
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Mexican Culture Every year my family and I take part in a Mexico Missions Trip that my church goes on‚ to help make a difference in the lives of others and their society. By doing this‚ my family and I get to see and learn a lot about other cultures and languages that people use to live by and communicate with. Viewing all of this at such a young age‚ has made more appreciative of things growing up and also helps me get a better global perspective. I am exposed to many new things and enviorments
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To What Extent is Culture a Driver of or a Constraint to Globalization? Cavusgil‚ Knight and Riesenberger define globalization of markets as the ongoing economic integration and growing interdependency of countries worldwide (2008‚ 4). From an economic point of view‚ globalization is reduction in‚ or removal of‚ foreign trade barriers in order to facilitate the flows of goods across borders (Leidner 2010‚ 1). Cultural globalization takes a more anthropological point of view‚ and refers to “a phenomenon
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1 Introduction Organizational culture‚ which is also called corporate culture‚ is an idea in the field of organizational studies and management which describes the psychology‚ attitudes‚ experiences‚ beliefs and values (personal and cultural values) of an organization. It is a new type of enterprise management theory and an important development of modern management science component which raised in the 1980s. It has been defined as "the specific collection of values and norms that are shared by
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Appreciation Deeply rooted in Chinese culture is a system based on ethics‚ morals‚ hierarchy and behavior. The behaviors in which Chinese people show and accept appreciation are very profound. In the Western culture‚ a sincere thank you or a thank you note is an acceptable way to extend appreciation. However‚ in China‚ a more tangible form of thank you or gift is preferred. The gift selected to show appreciation must be appropriate in the Chinese culture‚ and if one is receiving a gift‚ they should
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Pop Culture A body is our physical structure. It is our flesh and bone. It represents our very being. We have utterly no control over which body we are born into‚ yet despite this fact‚ our body has the power to shape the people we become and even the way we perceive ourselves. Body image‚ as defined by Merriam Webster‚ is “a subjective picture of one’s own physical appearance established both by self-observation and by noting the reactions of others.” In Western culture‚ thinness has become highly
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In all cultures‚ there are different dimensions that can be categorized into a continuum. Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck have functions of cultural patterns such as common human problems‚ preferred solutions and most importantly‚ a continuum. A continuum is how things are rated by percentages. For example‚ happiness. It could be either more or less in certain situations. In Hofstede’s dimensions of culture‚ there are two topics and only one can be higher in certain cultures than others. The country I
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What is Western Culture? Western culture is a body of knowledge derived from reason. This foundation of reason has made possible a vast accumulation of understanding related to reality or nature‚ including human nature. This understanding is represented in several core ideals and values‚ which include individualism‚ happiness‚ rights‚ capitalism‚ science and technology. Western culture can also be referred to as advanced culture; this is because its ideas and values promote the development
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The Negative effects of the Oscars……………………….9 6.The Oscars - a symbol of American Culture ……………10 7.Conclusion ………………………………………………..11 8.Bibliography………………………………………………12 Introduction Every actor’s dream is to hear his name out loud and rush to the stage to finally get the thing he desired for all his life: the Oscar. As‚ hopefully‚ a future actress I never get enough of thinking about
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