Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Pam Wetherell SOC/315 May 16‚ 2011 Ashraf Esmail Intercultural Communication in the Workplace The objective of this paper is to explain the importance of the language in the intercultural business communication. In this paper will summarize theories from three different authors about the role of the language in the global market-place. Furthermore‚ it will also include citations from other sources as well as my own opinion on the subject and explanation
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Intercultural communication and conflicts The communication between different cultures is very difficult. Intercultural communication can lead to misunderstanding and confusion. You may offend someone without even knowing it. Nonverbal communication is challenge as well such as handshakes‚ eye contact‚ hug‚ and etc. These problems happened so many times from my fiancée who is from America and me who is from South Korea. One day‚ my father visited to our place for holiday. When my father walked
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Identity and Intercultural Communication To begin the concept of identity and intercultural communication‚ one should first understand the concept of identity. In this chapter‚ Identity is developed or created by the development of “self” In other words‚ our self-concept‚ in spurts‚ through communication over a long period of time. Also‚ there are six aspects of identities listed‚ aspect one stated that identities are created through communication. This occurs when messages are exchanged between
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Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Paper SOC 315: Cultural Diversity Intercultural Communication In today’s world‚ more companies are selection to go global to conduct business. Regardless of the company one is a part of he or she is likely to interact with people who from numerous national‚ religious‚ and ethnic backgrounds. Communicating across language and cultural barriers can be a challenge to ones skills. It has become more common in ones own country to encounter people
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Background: I encountered several intercultural communication problems with my uncle‚ he was shifted to Mainland China and living there because of the potential development of there‚ so I wasn’t familiar about him and we weren’t so close in relationship. Recently he came to Hong Kong and paid a visit to our family for several weeks‚ I was astounded when I heard that he would live with us‚ I was panic to communication with a different culture person. As expected‚ he has different way to handle things
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Intercultural Communication I Table of contents Intercultural Communication I I Defining Intercultural Communication __________________ 03 Stella Ting-Toomey ’s Definition The Iceberg Metaphor II Cultural Values ______________________________________ 04 Models of Value Orientations Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck ’s Value Orientations Three of Hofstede ’s Cultural Variables in Organizations ____ 05 III Perception and Intercultural Communication ____________ 06 IV Communication
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Paper Intercultural Communication can be seen being used by people around the world. There are many different forms that fall into the category of Intercultural Communication. Such an example would be how religion affects a person’s behavior and speech. I decided to expand my education of Intercultural Communication by observing ethnicity and race. All of my life I have grown around various ethnicities and races‚ but I have not gone in-depth on their behaviors or communication. Ethnicity
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Strategies to Promote Effective Intercultural Communication Doing business abroad is definitely not an easy job these days. Along with other business skills international businesses also require a complete set of communication skills for effective intercultural business communication‚ failing which can cost your business both financially and morally. However‚ with a few simple techniques any business can fine-tune their communication skills with their international clients. First of all it has
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Intercultural Communication Issues University of Phoenix Dr. Julie Hu SOC/315 June 15‚ 2008 Introduction In today’s workforce a person will be able to see a very diverse crowd‚ including employees‚ supervisors and managers. Diversity is having different sorts of cultures‚ nationalities and genders mixed together. Unfortunately‚ there are barriers in which may cause problems among the workers including language as a communication issue. Although English may be the language all of the
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Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Communication is one of the vital keys for a successful business atmosphere. “There is no better way to build trust than through communication” (Grady‚ 2003‚ pg 40). About 5 years ago while I was working at a bank‚ there was a miscommunication between a co-worker and myself. Lily was originally from Honk-Kong and worked as the loan Analyst for the bank. Due to her heavy accent‚ and inability to form proper sentences‚ I would almost always ask her to
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