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... thus, also have implications for Western corporations working in the Asia Pacific Rim Cross- CulturalIssues and Implications I will present the materials in a table format such that it may be easier ... a great role (p.228)” Now, with a definition of culture in hand, and a real life example to back up the idea, we will look at some relatively common culturalissues that impact communication, ... digest A simple summary provided by Bhagat et al (2002 provides a good stepping-stone for analysis of the cross- cultural issues: Cross- border transfer of organizational knowledge is most effective...
... communication, especially cross- cultural communication can fall into two types: Non-communication where no message is communicated; and Miscommunication - where an unintended message is communicated ... Strategies (PPSs), Negative Politeness Strategies (NPSs), Mixed Positive Politeness Strategies (MPPSs), Mixed Negative Politeness Strategies (MNPSs) and Mixed Positive - Negative Politeness Strategies ... are categories: Positive Politeness Strategies (PPSs), Negative Politeness Strategies (NPSs) and Mixed Politeness Strategies (MPSs) are used as analytical framework In each category, the strategies...
... that exist between cultures and knowing how to act when we are faced with puzzling cross- cultural situations are important skills for harmonious intercultural relations In other words, cross- cultural ... languages across the political boundaries of nation-states (Claire Kramsch, 1998:81) They are predicated on the equivalence of one nation-one culture-one language, and on the expectation that a “culture ... society at large (ibid.) This relationship can be expressed in the following trio relation diagram: Language Culture Society 1.1.1.3 Cultural awareness and cross- cultural awareness a) Cultural...
... influence on Australian‘s hiding feelings strategies Situation Communicating Equal Equal Equal Equal Lower Higher partner status, status, status, status, status status opposite same younger older sex ... the data collected from six situations given 3.3.2 Use of strategies by Vietnamese participants in specific situations Situation Equal Equal Equal Equal Lower Higher status, status, status, status, ... on what we communicate and what we not communicate 1.2.2 Factors affecting human communication There are many factors affecting the choice of communicative strategy in a particular situation...
... Chapter 1: Literature Review This chapter reviews the related literature that helps to give the theoretical foundation for the study This review consists of the literature on crosscultural awareness ... the focus on the crosscultural category proposed in Nguyễn Quang’s work (2002), namely Accuracy – Inaccuracy This study is, hence, aimed at investigating the influence of crosscultural awareness ... prominent factors motivation, attitude, anxiety, and the influence of L1 on L2 acquisition are elaborated as follows - Motivation Most researchers and educators would agree that motivation is a very...
... investigate the attitudes of students towards the roles of cross- cultural knowledge in language speaking class - To analyze the problems facing by students in integrating cross- culturalissues ... of cross- culture in language speaking class? 2- What are the problems facing by the students in integrating cross- culturalissues in conversational activities? 3- How can the teachers integrate ... clearly indicated Chapter III: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS The data analysis and findings are also presented with the illustration of data The problems related to teaching cross- cultural elements...
... our purposes that we are sometimes unaware of the fact that we are doing so Hiding feelings is so important in communication Without it communication may be broken-down and our relationships may ... feelings is very various across cultures so misunderstanding can arise if we not apply pragmatic competence appropriately Taking into consideration the importance of pragmatic competence and the ... working at offices in Hanoi and 40 Australian people who are working in Australia Besides, more information needed for the study are gathered from researcher’s observation To process the data, quantitative...
... this suggests that both extremes of life satisfaction ratings have no effect on disease process Figure 7: Cross culturally universal pathway It is vital to note that in both pathways (Figure ... disease A crosscultural difference in the correlation between emotional well-being and life satisfaction was observed The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research had found that humour ... were accepted, then parametric statistics would be appropriate method for analysis, otherwise non parametric statistics were used Correlations for all categorical data were performed by Contingency...
... inappropriate language use may cause misinterpretation, miscommunication and communication breakdown among cross- cultural communicators Scope of the study - Although natural communication always ... competence-performance (what one knows vs what one does) and context (which sets the scene and shapes the meaning that will attributed to what is said) Cross- cultural or intercultural communication is simply ... cultures communicate or exchange their information and attitude, they are doing intercultural or cross- cultural communication, trying to show or let the other(s) learn about their cultural values,...
... best verbal communication skills are not enough to create and sustain successful relationships Good relationships, both athome and at work, require the ability to communicate with emotional intelligence ... or?? - Communicators possiblymay expressing negative attitude 1.5 - 2.5 feet (0.46 - 0.77 metres) - Communication among close relatives; or?? - Communicators expressing negative attitude Table ... nonverbal communication It is not possible to come up with a valid generalization of nonverbal communication However, messages generated by each category not exist in isolation but rather exist in...
... VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN VĂN A M.A MINOR THESIS SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTICO - PRAGMATIC FEATURES ... VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN VĂN A M.A MINOR THESIS SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTICO-PRAGMATIC FEATURES ... VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN VĂN A M.A MINOR THESIS SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTICO-PRAGMATIC FEATURES...
... communication To get a better view, communication can be illustrated in the following diagram: COMMUNICATION VERBAL COMMUNICATION NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 1.2.3 Components of Communication The ... communication as follows: Intra -cultural communication: is the communication between people who live in the same country and come from the same cultural background Inter -cultural communication: ... communication Verbal communication is often thought to be accurate in describing the various emotional states In fact, it only describes either one aspect or one status of that emotional state The...
... of Communication 1.2.3 Components of Communication 1.2.4 Cross- cultural communication 1.3 NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION .6 1.3.1 Definition of nonverbal communication ... communication 1.3.3 Differences between Nonverbal Communication and Verbal Communication .8 1.3.4 Classification of nonverbal communication 1.3.5 Nonverbal communication across ... conclusion was that the successful cross- cultural communication did not only depend on length of stay or work with people of another culture iv TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS NVC: Nonverbal Communication ELT:...
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