Communicative Competence as the Aim of Foreign Language Learning Contents 1. Introduction......................................................................................................................2 2. Communicative competence............................................................................................2 3. How to develop communicative competence..................................................................5 4. Conclusion..........................................
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Running head: Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity and Our Behavior Effects Mary J. Shaw Altenburg‚ Missouri Abstract How is cultural diversity created? Some think it simply exists. Cultural diversity is much broader than merely race and ethnicity. For example‚ it is quite possible that the cultural differences between the elite and the poor are greater than the differences between racial groups within the same society. So‚ how is cultural diversity created? More specifically‚ what are
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In a globalized world it gets increasingly important for multinational companies to understand that cultural diversity can affect the business by building communication barriers. Cultural differences do not just mean that people speak different languages‚ it is also the way they think and feel and what traditions they have. Therefore we have to analyze how this diversity can influence the communication and what the consequences are. The old Japanese parable of the monkey and the fish is a good
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Cultural diversity is people of varying origins and ways of life living or working alongside in a specific area or organization. Cultural diversity is important to all organizations for many reasons. By having a strong‚ diverse workforce‚ barriers to productivity and innovation can be broken. A cultural diverse workforce can let everyone enjoy the opportunity of being a part of creating business value. Also‚ cultural diversity is important‚ because it can manage relationships so there is better satisfaction
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Journal of International Business Studies (2006) 37‚ 525–543 & 2006 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 $30.00 www.jibs.net Cross-cultural competence in international business: toward a definition and a model James P. Johnson1‚ Tomasz Lenartowicz2 and Salvador Apud3 1 Crummer Graduate School of Business‚ Rollins College‚ Winter Park‚ USA; 2Deparment of Management‚ International Business and Entrepreneurship‚ College of Business‚ Florida Atlantic University
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A rich view of lexical competence Peter J. Robinson In this article I begin by examining some features of the negotiation of meaning between learners and teachers‚ where the goal of the interaction is to convey the meaning of a technical word from the teacher to a learner. I suggest that this examination leads us to distinguish between the declarative knowledge ‘that’ words have particular meanings‚ and the procedures we typically employ for realizing or ‘achieving’ this declarative knowledge. These
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our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas‚ openness‚ dignity‚ joy‚ healing‚ and inclusion.” Diversity is the understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ age‚ physical abilities‚ religious beliefs‚ political beliefs‚ or other ideologies. I believe that people fear diversity because
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MANAGING DIVERSITY - CHALLENGES FOR INDIA INC. By: ESHA GHOSH “Diversity has fast become the master key for unchaining the growth lock‚ for any truly global enterprise to reach stupefying capacities” Globalization powered by the information technology revolution throws a hue of possibilities and challenges that did not exist before. This phenomenon has not only made borders porous‚ but also shrunk the world into what is called a global village. Any nation big or small is increasingly getting
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Many people tend to dab the “Mauritian culture‚” as a homogenous one. Some deny the cultural diversity in the island evolving harmoniously. In this regard‚ unity and diversity are interchangeable words. Constituting of ethnic groups and world religions like Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ co-existing with Hinduism and myriad spoken languages‚ the island’s people avow and practice different faiths which are reflected in our customs‚ rituals‚ norms‚ and festivals. Despite the contrasting way of life
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2. Groups Goals 8 3.3. Measuring group cohesion 9 3.4. Developing cohesiveness 11 3.5. Consequences of cohesion 12 4. Managing Multicultural Groups 14 Y. Iqbal 4.1. Multicultural Diversity and Multicultural Workforce 14 4.2. Importance of Managing Diversity 15 4.3. Managing Culturally Diverse Work Groups within an Organization 16 4.4. Disadvantages of Culturally Diverse Work Groups 16 4.5. Advantages of Culturally Diverse Work Groups 18 5. Questionnaire
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