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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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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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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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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Week7 1. Why is it important to presume competence in educational settings? Discuss with regards to the social relational understanding of disability (in particular‚ barriers to doing and barriers to being). It is important to presume every child is competence in educational settings‚ such positive attitude are necessary for educator to facilitate inclusion (Biklen & Burke‚ 2006). The notion of presuming competence viewing ‘disability’ from the perspective of social relational understanding of disability
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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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experience for all involved. When there is an absence of Cultural competency it can have a number of negative effects for the patient but also for the healthcare practitioner. After reading the article‚ "Why is There a Compelling Need for Cultural Competence" I learned that knowing a patients socio-cultural background can decrease the likelihood of liability or malpractice claims. When a patient feels respected‚ understood‚ and the line of communication is open the health care provider is less likely
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Communicative Competence and English as an International Language Language is used for expressing our thoughts ‚ and for verbal thinking‚ problem-solving‚ and creative writing‚ but it is used essentially for communication. What makes it difficult to grasp the language user’s systems of representation for communication with others is the fact that the capability of individuals to interact with others through language is a unique quality and at the same time a universal human quality. The successful
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How might developing cultural competence improve mental health services? The inequalities within the health and social care system are widely recognised (K272‚ Unit 1‚ p. 10‚ K272‚ Unit 4‚ p. 79). These inequalities relate to the boundaries within the society and especially communication (Anderson et al‚ 2003). The disproportions in the multicultural society may be even bigger due to higher number of boundaries and lack of understanding demonstrated by the majority towards minorities. Health and
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It is very important to have knowledge about the cultural differences that may be on the international market. This knowledge is more important today than ever before‚ 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
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