Download or read book Intercultural Communication How Can Integration Into A New Situation Be Made Easier written by Florian Bühler and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Interkulturelle Kommunikation, Note: 5.0 (Schweiz), ZHAW - Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (Zentrum für Aviatik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The culture shock normally applies to someone, who works or studies abroad and lives in a different culture. Since I did my apprenticeship in a company with so many employees from different countries, I think it fits to my situation as well. Culture shock is a normal reaction to living or working in a new culture. A culture shock can last three to six months or longer. The length depends on the own personality and how different the own and the new cultures are to each other. There are quite some symp-toms that come with culture shock, such as strain, sense of loss, felling rejected, con-fusion, helplessness or anxiety. Therefore physical reactions are possible, like head-aches, sleeplessness, overeating or alcoholism.

Download or read book Intercultural Communication Competence written by Richard L. Wiseman and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1993-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together current research, theories and methods from leading scholars in the field, this volume is a state-of-the-art study of intercultural communication competence and effectiveness. In the first part, contributors analyze the conceptual decisions made in intercultural communication competence research by examining decisions regarding conceptualization, operationalization, research design and sampling. The second part presents four different theoretical orientations while illustrating how each person's theoretical bias directs the focus of research. Lastly, both quantitative and qualitative research approaches used in studying intercultural communication competence are examined.

Download or read book Intercultural Communication and Language Pedagogy written by Zsuzsanna I. Abrams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using diverse language examples and tasks, this book illustrates how intercultural communication theory can inform second language teaching.

Download or read book Introducing Intercultural Communication written by Shuang Liu and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books on intercultural communication are rarely written with an intercultural readership in mind. In contrast, this multinational team of authors has put together an introduction to communicating across cultures that uses examples and case studies from around the world. The book further covers essential new topics, including international conflict, social networking, migration, and the effects technology and mass media play in the globalization of communication. Written to be accessible for international students too, this text situates communication theory in a truly global perspective. Each chapter brings to life the links between theory and practice and between the global and the local, introducing key theories and their practical applications. Along the way, you will be supported with first-rate learning resources, including: • theory corners with concise, boxed-out digests of key theoretical concepts • case illustrations putting the main points of each chapter into context • learning objectives, discussion questions, key terms and further reading framing each chapter and stimulating further discussion • a companion website containing resources for instructors, including multiple choice questions, presentation slides, exercises and activities, and teaching notes. This book will not merely guide you to success in your studies, but will teach you to become a more critical consumer of information and understand the influence of your own culture on how you view yourself and others.

Download or read book Intercultural Communication Competence written by Guo-Ming Chen and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-02 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intercultural communication competence is an indispensable ability for people to interact appropriately and effectively across nations and regions in the globalized world. Competent intercultural communication enables people to reach mutual understanding as well as reciprocal relationships. In recent decades, considerable progress has been made in the research of intercultural communication competence. However, due to its complexity, many problems remain unanswered and need to be addressed. This book seeks to conceptualize intercultural communication competence from diverse perspectives, explore its re-conceptualization in globalization, and investigate its development in cultural contexts and interaction scenarios. A group of leading international scholars in different academic disciplines join to map out a comprehensive picture, providing an in-depth and up-to-date work on intercultural communication competence. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach and enhances readers’ understanding on the concept of intercultural communication competence. It is a useful source for educators, researchers, students and professionals.

Download or read book Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life written by John R. Baldwin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-09-08 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Face the global challenges of the future with this accessible introduction to communication across boundaries Communication between cultures can be challenging in a number of ways, but it also carries immense potential rewards. In an increasingly connected world, it has never been more important to communicate across a range of differences created by history and circumstance. Contributing to global communities and rising to meet crucial shared challenges—human rights disputes, refugee crises, the international climate crisis—depends, in the first instance, on a sound communicative foundation. Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life provides a thorough introduction to this vital subject for students encountering it for the first time. Built around a robust and multifaceted definition of culture, which goes far beyond simple delineation of national boundaries, it offers an understanding of its subject that transcends US-centricity. The result, updated to reflect dramatic ongoing changes to the interconnected world, is essential for students of cross—cultural communication and exchange. Readers of the second edition of Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life readers will also find: Accessible definitions of core concepts Revised and updated chapters reflecting the COVID-19 crisis, climate change challenges, and more An all-new chapter on social media as a tool for intercultural communication Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life is essential for students and other readers seeking a foundational overview of this subject.

Download or read book Intercultural Communication and Global Integration written by Eric M. Kramer and published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-08-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the reader with a three-part approach to intercultural communication - communication, culture, and consciousness. The book argues that communication, culture, and consciousness combine to form one's intercultural perspectives. The tool of language is central to understanding the relationships between these three elements.

Download or read book Introducing Intercultural Communication written by Shuang Liu and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 955 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Intercultural Communication uses examples and case studies from around the world to situate communication theory in a truly global perspective. Covering the essentials from international conflict to migration and social networking, this book shows students how to master the skills and concepts at work in how we communicate and understand each other across cultural boundaries. Each chapter brings to life the links between theory and practice, and between the global and local, showing you how to understand the influence of your culture on how you view yourself and others. In this book: Theory boxes show you how to use key ideas in work contexts. Case studies from European, Chinese, Australian and American contexts give you a truly global perspective. Critical questions help you to challenge yourself. A full chapter gives practical tips on how to become an effective intercultural communicator. Annotated lists of further reading and free access to online SAGE journal articles assist you in your research. A companion website (https://study.sagepub.com/liu2e) provides you with exercise questions, as well as extended reading lists. This book will guide you to success in your studies and will teach you to become a more critical consumer of information.

Download or read book Teaching Intercultural Communication Competence in the Healthcare Context written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project was to design a training program focused on intercultural communication competence in the health care industry. While international students make an important link between different cultures, serve as great resource in the exchange of cultures and ideas, and make large contributions to the U.S. economy; international students also pose new challenges for higher education. One of the challenges that came up as a result of the diversification of U.S. campuses has to do with intercultural competence, which is an important quality for anyone who wishes to competently and effectively navigate intercultural interactions. Along these lines, it is important to equip college staff with intercultural skills to competently navigate intercultural interactions. Health care service is one of the college service providers, that is used by international students to large extent. Providing intercultural communication competence training to health care providers on U.S. campuses will not only help higher education staff and service providers to competently interact with students and scholars from other cultures, but this will also assist easier integration of international students and scholars into U.S. college life. Intercultural challenges are especially great in the health care industry, because this setting often requires the sharing of sensitive personal and private information about a patient, which relates to cultural norms of disclosure and behavior. I designed the training on intercultural communication competence for the Curry Health Care Center (CHC), which is the primary health care provider at the University of Montana. Working with CHC on this project will hopefully not only help health providers be able to effectively interact with international students, but will also raise the awareness of how important it has become to be interculturaly competent in contemporary workplaces. The integration of intercultural communication. Competence as a core value in health care industries will not only prepare staff to competently interact with international patients, but will also send a strong message about the organizations' commitment to provide equal access to all patients.

Download or read book Becoming Intercultural written by Young Yun Kim and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2000-11-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the movements of immigrants and refugees and the challenges they face as they cross cultural boundaries and strive to build a new life in an unfamiliar place. It focuses on the psychological dynamic underpinning of their adaptation process, how their internal conditions change over time, the role of their ethnic and personal backgrounds, and of the conditions of the host environment affecting the process. Addressing these and related issues, the author presents a comprehensive theory, or a "big picture,"of the cross-cultural adaptation phenomenon.

Download or read book Intercultural Competence for College and University Students written by Caprice Lantz-Deaton and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide is a must read for students interested in developing the attitudes, knowledge, skills, and values that foster positive relationships with people from diverse cultures both within and outside of the workplace. It contains real-life examples from students drawn from the authors’ work across different countries. In an age of growing diversity and increasing global mobility, living and working with people from different cultural backgrounds is becoming the norm. To address this complex topic, the authors invite students to consider key questions such as: How do our cultural backgrounds influence our behavior towards others? What is intercultural competence and how can it help students to get along in work and life? How can institutions help students to develop intercultural competence? What does it have to do with topics like prejudice, discrimination, and racism? How can intercultural competence facilitate social change and help students to succeed in their careers? Written for students in any country and studying in any discipline, this book includes practical activities designed to help students to develop intercultural competence throughout their time at college or university. It is useful for students as an autonomous learning source, or as a resource for taught courses. Drawing on a comprehensive and rigorous knowledge of the field, the authors have written a thought-provoking analysis and a practical guide to understanding and enacting Intercultural Competence. I learnt from and admire their ambitious vision of the significance of intercultural competence for society and for the lives and careers of their readers.— Michael Byram, author of Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence, Durham University, UK This is a wonderfully readable book, which carefully and clearly explains the concept of intercultural competence, exploring its implications for addressing many of the most crucial issues facing the world today. Based on impeccable scholarship, and containing a wealth of practical activities, this book is highly recommended for students and interested laypeople alike.— Martyn Barrett, University of Surrey, UK An exceptionally user-friendly and theory-informed guidebook that would not only benefit university students but anyone with an interest in intercultural communication. The book is second to none in terms of clarity of presentation and coverage of concepts, models and practical ideas relevant to intercultural competence for the contemporary society. —Anwei Feng, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China An essential handbook and excellent addition to conventional textbooks. Nuanced and down-to-earth explanations about intercultural communication which are accessible to everyone. Insightful explanations for educators and students alike. Easy to use self-study guide with thought-provoking exercises. This book has been long needed and has come at just the right time. --Ivett Guntersdorfer, Founder and Director of the Intercultural Communication Certificate Program, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Download or read book Experiencing Intercultural Communication written by Judith N. Martin and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Recent events have highlighted, once again, the global interconnectedness of nations and people and underscored the need for intercultural communication knowledge and skills. For example, the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus disrupted the movement of people and goods and caused many countries to tighten their borders [the European Union "close[d] off a region encompassing at least 26 countries and more than 400 million people," and heightened intercultural tensions-as leaders of the two most powerful countries, China and the United States, traded insults and blamed each other for the social and economic devastation. We start with this focus on the Coronavirus as you may have been impacted by it. Your university or college may have moved classes online in the Spring of 2020 and you may know someone who has contracted it. Our cultures shape how we respond to these crisis situations. Do we follow the directives of the government officials? Or do we do what we want? Do we think about others? Or is it everyone for him/herself? After being asked to stay home and avoid contact with others, Katie Williams tweeted "I just went to a crowded Red Robin...It was delicious, and I took my sweet time eating my meal. Because this is America. And I'll do what I want."2 In contrast, South Koreans and Chinese tended to follow their governments' instructions, implemented by location tracking that measured and enforced stay-at-home directives. Do these cultural differences help explain why some countries experienced more fatalities and infections from the virus than others? As we work our way through this pandemic and the many more that will follow over the course of your lifetime, think about how cultural differences influence how different cultures respond to these crises. The virus has also accelerated call for reducing globalization. Although the United States has already withdrawn from some trade agreements and renegotiated others, the need for medical equipment intensified calls for more manufacturing in the U.S. What will happen to globalization? Will we move more toward closing borders or will we reach out and be more engaged with the world? Natural disasters may also affect intercultural communication. Climate change may bring about significant changes that require us to work with others around the world. Droughts, earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons, tsunamis, and other natural disasters may increase the need for intercultural cooperation to help those in need. Social media presents other intercultural challenges. The 2020 video of another unarmed black man, George Floyd, killed by a white Minneapolis policeman went viral, leading to days of national and worldwide protests against racial inequality and some hope for change. On the other hand, social media have also been used to foment division and dissension. Thus, our use of social media can build bridges to other cultures or reinforce walls between them. How can we use our intercultural skills to help enrich our lives and the lives of those around us? As the world changes, how important is it for us to understand the past? Should we focus on culture-specific information? Or should we strive to develop more universal rules? How can anyone understand every culture around the world? Or every language? We wrote this book to shed light on these and many other questions about intercultural communication. As in our earlier books, we have tried to use information from a variety of approaches, drawing from social psychological approaches as well as from ethnographic studies and more recent critical media studies. However, the emphasis in this book is on the practical, experiential nature of intercultural communication. We still acknowledge that there are no easy answers to many intercultural situations. However, we attempt to give solid, practical guidelines, while noting the complexity of the task facing the student of intercultural communication. Stevis-Gredneff, M. & HYPERLINK "https://www.nytimes.com/by/richard-perez-pena" Pérez-Peña, R. (2020, March 17). Europe barricased borders to slow Coronavirus. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/world/europe/EU-closes-borders-virus.html). White, M. D. (2020, March 15). Individualism doesn't justify endangering the lives of others. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/maybe-its-just-me/202003 /individualism-doesnt-justify-endangering-the-lives-others)"--

Download or read book An Introduction to Intercultural Communication written by Fred E. Jandt and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Tenth Edition of An Introduction to Intercultural Communication prepares today's readers to successfully navigate our increasingly global community. Fred E. Jandt introduces essential communication skills and concepts that will enable readers to interact successfully with different cultures and ethnic groups. Jandt offers readers unique insights into intercultural communication, at home and abroad, through an emphasis on history, culture, and popular media"--

Download or read book Intercultural Communication in Action written by Francis Jarman and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The informative and wide-ranging essays in this second volume of Borgo Perspectives on Intercultural Communication, by authors from Britain, Bulgaria, Germany, India, Russia and Spain, look at intercultural communication in action--whether in television or the movies, in the press, on the internet, in student life, in school, in the work of translators and interpreters, or simply in the attempt to communicate with "the Other." The seventeen pieces include: FRANCIS JARMAN: Intercultural Communication; ARIT BREEDE: Studying Abroad to Encounter the Other?; VASCO DA SILVA: Qualitative Approaches to Students' Intercultural Experience; BERENIKE KUSCHEL, ELKE BOSSE & IOULIA GRIGORIEVA: Go.Intercultural!; HELENA DRAWERT: Biographical Research; JOACHIM GRIESBAUM: Using Social Information and Communication Tools to Foster Intercultural Exchange and Learning; THOMAS MANDL: Encountering Others Online; MARIA MÖSTL, CHRISTA WOMSER-HACKER & JOACHIM GRIESBAUM: Self-Expression in Online Networks; FRANCIS JARMAN: The Hildesheim Intercultural Film Database; ANNE-KRISTIN LANGNER: Casting Shows and Culture; MANJU RAMANAN: Growing "Other"wise; DETELINA METZ & MADELEINE DANOVA: Encountering the Other; HANSJÖRG BITTNER: Words and Phrases; JESÚS BAIGORRI JALÓN & CONCEPCIÓN OTERO MORENO: Understanding the Other; FRANCIS JARMAN: Put the Signs Up, Take the Signs Down; EKATERINA SOFRONIEVA: In Quest of the Language Bridge; KLAUS SCHUBERT: Reducing Otherness. Francis Jarman has authored nine books for Borgo Press, including plays, a science fiction novel, a collection of essays, and three anthologies of essays by other writers. He lives and works in Germany.

Download or read book An Integrated Approach to Intercultural Communication written by Nataša Bakić-Mirić and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores communication, culture, and intercultural communication. The emphasis is on promoting understanding of and appreciation for the rich and varied perspectives encountered in intercultural communication opportunities. Interdisciplinary in nature, the book focuses on the need to develop self-understanding as a first step to intercultural understanding, and highlights the need for the intercultural state of mind to match our multicultural world, the difficulties inherent in the quest of such an objective, the excitement of challenges on the way and the rewards of the success that are sputtering with new energy and yet waiting to be discovered. Furthermore, the book represents an initial step in the process of building competencies which may facilitate effective communication in all types of cross-cultural settings. It gives a unique outlook of how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate, in similar and different ways among themselves, and how they endeavor to communicate across cultures. The book grows out of the philosophy that developing better interpersonal, intercultural communication skills will profoundly benefit the seven billion people who share this planet and who increasingly interact with each other by producing some guidelines with which people can successfully cope with the realities of cultural diversity, the challenges of living in a multicultural world, the need to transcend the unpredictability of intercultural interactions, the accompanying fears that such interactions often encompass, and the feeling of joy and comfort in the discovery of cultural diversity.

Download or read book An Introduction to Intercultural Communication written by Fred E. Jandt and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the best textbooks in intercultural communication for undergraduate students" —Mo Bahk, California State University, San Bernardino How does the Syrian refugee crisis, the election of Donald Trump, and the global rise of nationalism affect our ability to communicate and function across cultures? The highly anticipated Ninth Edition of An Introduction to Intercultural Communication prepares today’s students to successfully navigate our increasingly global community by integrating major current events into essential communication skills and concepts. To spark student interest, award-winning professor and best-selling author Fred E. Jandt offers unique insights into intercultural communication, at home and abroad, through an emphasis on history, culture, and popular media. Each chapter integrates material on social media, as well as extensive new examples from recent international news and events. Throughout the text, Jandt reinforces the important roles that our own stories, personal experiences, and self-reflection play in building our intercultural understanding and competence. Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more at edge.sagepub.com/jandt9e.

Download or read book Creating Cultural Synergies written by Birgit Breninger and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past several decades have seen the re-invigoration of the concept of “intercultural competence” as one of the fundamental and most promising approaches towards studying culture in a respectfully complex way. The introduction of this concept, which has been defined and adapted in manifold ways in various disciplines, offers new ways of exploring the inherent multiplicity and versatility of cultural encounters and mutual understanding. This book brings together a stellar group of international researchers working in such diverse fields as business studies, religious studies, educational studies and communication studies. In critical pursuit of how to set intercultural competence to work in today’s society, the contributors to this indispensible volume elucidate with passion and astuteness the challenges and potentials of interculturality and interreligiosity.