Intercultural competence

The topic we have discussed on this subject that I found most interesting is Intercultural communication. The topic shows us a better understanding what culture is and how to navigate between different cultures. The importance of understanding diversity in cultures is not only essential when negotiating with business partners from different cultures or when going on vacation. Furthermore, everyone is immigrants like us (most of the students) are, expatriates or even people living in their country

What may appear inconsequential on the surface may be revealed to have greater importance when looked at in the context of the host culture. Intercultural understanding also has an informational aspect, according to Rohrlich. He states that "the intercultural contexting of world problems is the informational aspect that current intercultural communication theory, even in its rudimentary state, contributes."9 Better cultural understanding by an expatriate gives them a valuable data bank, in

1.1 Background of the Organization Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. The first Walmart store was opened in Rogers, Arkansas, United States (Walmart, 2013). In addition, Wal-Mart is the world's second largest food retailers. After the year 1991, Wal-Mart becomes an international company, it expanded its business in 26 countries outside the United States (Walmart, 2013). Currently, Wal-Mart has over 800,000 affiliates and more than 6,000 international stores (Walmart, 2013)

Introduction: Intercultural Communication refers to the interaction between different cultural communities; the sharing of information across language and cultures is known as intercultural communication. The main aim of this communication is to understand the different culture, tradition and interact accordingly. The intercultural literacy provides understanding and satisfaction in the communication. They are many problems which are faced due to lack of proper intercultural communication. In an

are very fond of intercultural relationships. This could be because of many different things but I’ve found a few that are just down right cool and unique. “Relationships are powerful. Our one-to-one connections with each other are the foundation for change. And building relationships with people from different cultures, often many different cultures, is key in building diverse communities that are powerful enough to achieve significant goals." ("Chapter 27. Cultural Competence in a Multicultural

Here are my members in my group: Elizabeth Diaz: She was born in San Francisco, CA to Mexican parents. Automatically made her a U.S. Citizen until this day labeled as full Mexican. Diaz said it was difficult for her to grow up into the Mexican culture, never really fit in. Going to Mexico they would call “gringa” meant “white girl” for being born in America. Living in America same thing you don’t fit in. One thing she dislikes was people labeled her many racist things. For Diaz being a grown woman

I have learned more about myself by exposing myself to different experiences. By doing so, my implicit biases, stereotypes and prejudices toward other groups have changed. I have found myself stepping out of my normal routines, which has given me a better understanding of people who are different from me and have led me to see how the stereotypes I had come to be. I have also learned more about myself by keeping those biases that I have in mind and taking the proper steps to correct them. Also I

not a usual competence. For this reason, I try every year to find the best way to teach about the culture of specific English-speaking countries. Recently, I have practised my new knowledge about intercultural competence to activate my students by involving their own culture. In this synopsis, I will present Byram’s theory (2000) about Intercultural language competence, and how I consider using the theory in my teaching. Focus question: How can I help my students acquire intercultural communicative

Cross-Culture Communication Competence in Global Business Celeste Aisien Lo COMS 2331 Dr. Richard Bello April 29th 2015  Competence in cross-cultural communication and understanding cultural differences is becoming more crucial in today’s society. Technology is advancing in a rapid pace and is allowing more opportunities in migration therefore existing countries has never had so much to do with each other until today. As a result of becoming inter-connected, global business is progressing rapidly

As the world population soars above seven billion people, it comes in tact with a multitude of differences. As we grow up, we individually develop and adapt to the culture we were taught. Which means undeniably we are all ethnocentric. Derived from the Greek word “ethnos” which means people or group, and centrism which relates to central, the term ethnocentrism can be summarized as “using your own set of standards and customs to judge all people, often unconsciously” (Deane, 1991, p. 1). Oblivious