What is Cross-Cultural Communication? The phrase cross-cultural communication describes the ability to successfully form‚ foster‚ and improve relationships with members of a culture different from one’s own. It is based on knowledge of many factors‚ such as the other culture’s values‚ perceptions‚ manners‚ social structure‚ and decision-making practices‚ and an understanding of how members of the group communicate--verbally‚ non-verbally‚ in person‚ in writing‚ and in various business and social
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Intercultural Communication Steven A. Brown Excelsior College Business Communications BUS 501 Albert J. Mays Ed. D (ABD) September 29‚ 2012 Intercultural Communication Introduction According to Hynes (2011)‚ in 2008 over 30 percent of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was attributed to international trade. Many American companies trade internationally. In addition‚ many international organizations are headquartered in the United States. Also‚ many foreign businesses have
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Cross Cultural Communication Mohamed Elamin Date: 02/23/2011 City University of Seattle Abstract This paper is about comparing and contrasting the American style of communication and that of Bahrain. Different countries have their own interpretation for every single issue based on their culture background and their way of thinking. The most significant characteristics of American culture are: individualism‚ equality‚ competition‚ freedom and privacy‚ action orientation‚ directness‚ particularity
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Jenny 1 Jenny Jiang Professor Moldawa Lit-160 16 October 2007 Time Cultures in the American Campus Introduction: For most of international students‚ the American campus life is full of challenge because of the cross-cultural adaption process. Once you step into a different culture‚ you will face the differences from external aspects such as food‚ dress and customs to the internal ones‚ such as values and beliefs. And anyone who first comes to the America will notice the Americans¡¯ attitude
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Case Study Report PM Julia Gillard’s China Visit MGP2278 – Cross Cultural Management & Communication Unit Lecturer: Dr Chan Cheah Assignment Due Date: 18/04/2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………...Pg03 Problem Identification…………………………………………………………………Pg03 Case Story…………………………………………………………………………………... Pg03 Case Reference…………………………………………………………………………… Pg04 Questions…………………………………………………………………………………… Pg06 Problem Analysis………………………………………………………………………… Pg08
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Cross-Cultrual Communication Andrew Harris XCOM 285 December 8‚ 2013 Denise Bailey Cross-Cultrual Communication Based on the research of the three countries‚ South Africa‚ Brazil‚ and China‚ all three can utilize modern technology to increase any business venture they so choose. With the language barrier‚ the internet has allowed many people to view different language translators to help with basic communications to these countries. The ultimate thing to do is to learn the language and culture
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THE GRIP OF CULTURE: EDWARD T. HALL Edward T. Hall is an anthropologist and one of the founders of intercultural communication study. His works have played a key role in describing how people’s view of the world and behavior are largely determined by a complex grid of unconscious cultural patterns. In The Silent Language (1959) Hall outlined a broad theory of culture and described how its rules control people’s lives. In The Hidden Dimension (1966) he introduced proxemics‚ the study of our
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Cross Cultural Communication A country that was annexed by another country is sure to have exchanged or been impacted culturally and in many other aspects. An excellent example of this could be the British India. India was ruled over by Britishers for almost 350 years. Therefore‚ many traits and systems in India today are derived from the time they were under the British rule. One of the most vivid illustrations of this is the schooling system and English as a medium language for teaching and
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Cross-Cultural Communication Research Paper Bulgaria versus Japan Ivan Ivanov November 30‚ 2011 MBA 501: Business Communications & Research Methods According to Benjamin Whorf’s theory (1956)‚ the nature of the language we speak affects and determines our behavior and way of thinking. Japanese is a very good example of how this theory works. Japanese people use their language in a completely different way from anyone else and their behavior makes sharp contrast to the rest
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Theory of Cross-Cultural Communication © Anthony Pym 2003 Intercultural Studies Group Universitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona‚ Spain* Pre-print version 3.3 The following is a series of propositions designed to connect a few ideas about translation as a mode of cross-cultural communication. The ideas are drawn from a multiplicity of existing theories; the aim is not particularly to be original. The propositions are instead intended to link up three endeavors: an abstract conception of cross-cultural communication
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