Intercultural competence

CCC2-WEEK2 1A. My interpersonal communication goal that I want to improve is, learning how to start a conversation with strangers. My daily routine/tasks are repeatable. My days consist of taking the two older kids to school, cooking, doing chores around the house, and taking care of my youngest. My youngest child is not in daycare. She definitely knows how to keep me busy throughout the day when she’s not sleeping. Being a stay at home mom, I don’t really get the chance to socialize or speak to

The Communicative Approach is based on the idea that learning language successfully comes through having to communicate real meaning. When learners are involved in real communication, their natural strategies for language acquisition will be used, and this will allow them to learn to use the language. The Communicative Approach emphasizes the ability to communicate the message in terms of its meaning, instead of concentrating exclusively on grammatical perfection or phonetics. Therefore, the understanding

Every country has different norms; along with similar views that are influenced by language. China and Poland consists of non-verbal commutation gestures that are different from each other. In other words, both countries speak different languages while having different interpretations of gestures. Mexican American Bilinguals along with French and Canadian Bilinguals experience advantages and disadvantage due the languages each culture carries. Pakistan and Jordan are countries that carry certain

Effective communication is important within any relationship, whether personal or professional. It will also depend upon whom you are communicating with, a child, a young person or an adult. Each and every one of us are individuals and need to be spoken to in different ways. Eye contact is also important so the person knows you are listening to them. Eye contact is essential whether you are talking to a child (therefore you need to bend down to their level so you are not intimidating) or an adult

1. Why do you think it's so important to understand non-verbal cues when communicating? There are several critical elements that leaders must have a high level of proficiency in the workplace. Communication is the most important component in effective leadership in the workplace. Communication in the workplace usually falls into one of three categories, written, verbal, and non-verbal. For this particular, instance I would like to focus my attention on non-verbal communication. Beebe and Mottet

The study of kinesics is interesting because individuals have analyzed the meaning of body movements, gestures, facial expressions as a way to communicate throughout time. Kinesics are found in the Bible with the use of winking and puckering lips together. Proverbs 16:30 English Standard Version (ESV) states, “Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.” The Bible states that kinesics convey hidden meanings. The article summarized in the discussion

Chapter 6 – Nonverbal Communication: Facial Displays My assumption of facial displays is that they communicate the most information during interactions. I also believe that facial expressions allow individuals to figure out the truth about how someone is feeling. I am a 20-year-old female and was born in the United States. I practice American culture and values daily. My personality is friendly, caring, and conservative. Sometimes I try to hide my true feelings to avoid being put on the spot and

The videos “Therapeutic Communication”, “Effective Listening”, and “Nonverbal Communication” created by Indiana University have the agreement that interviewers need to possess effective communication skill needed to conduct a proper interview. In order to have effective therapeutic communication the interviewer has to be aware of the different types of communication. The videos begins with an interview being conducted of a small group of students and experts on the matter giving concreate information

First off there is something that needs to be made clear and that is what non-verbal is defined as: “Without the spoken word: includes gestures, facial expressions, and body positions (known collectively as “body language”), as well as unspoken understandings and presuppositions, and cultural and environmental conditions that may affect any encounter between people” (Dictonary.com). This is important to comprehend to understand the importance of other forms of communication, such as sign language

Name : Reiwind H Tutuiha NIM : 2013-36-015 “COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING” Nowadays, English is an International Language and become a global language of the world. We can find English in all over the world. In fact, more than 100 countries in the world use English. Neither people use English as a national language, official language, second language nor as a foreign language. In Indonesia, English position as a foreign language. We can find English as one of major subject in the school. Meanwhile