I would like to complete a Master’s Degree program in Communication and acquire advanced knowledge of Intercultural communication field at one of the universities in the United States. Intercultural communication is a relatively new area of study that is vital to explore as the process of globalization keeps growing every day. I am confident that importance of international and intercultural communication cannot be overestimated nowadays. Kazakhstan, as any other country, is faced with challenges of intercultural communication whether in business, education, economy, international politics or other spheres of our life. Culture plays a significant role in information perception and processing, values formation and behavior of people and
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As I mentioned before, Intercultural communication is a quite new field of study in comparison with other more traditional spheres, especially here in Kazakhstan. Our country’s educational institutions lack the necessary experience in this particular field. I do hope and believe that these difficulties are temporary. The United States, on the contrary, has a long-term experience in research and instruction of International and Intercultural communication. Beyond that, the United States has a variety of educational opportunities being home to the largest number of top-ranked universities. Education system there provides a lot of options, for example, to choose a path you would like to concentrate on during your study and emphasize ideas that are important exactly for your field. Also, American universities give a plenty of opportunities for research and various conferences participation for their students. One more essential factor is that the United States of America is one of the most multinational countries in the world. People of various origins, cultures, religions and backgrounds live in the USA. The experience of the country in support of cultural diversity would be of a great use for me as a future professional of Intercultural …show more content…
I studied translation and languages during my baccalaureate program. Currently, I continue to get acquainted with new cultures throughout learning more languages. Language is one of the most fundamental and critical ultimate tools of international communication and communication in general. Undoubtedly, it is just a part of a certain bigger mechanism, which consists of various crucial components. I hope to explore in more depth other aspects of intercultural communication during my Master’s program. In my opinion, my skills of translation that is a means of intercultural communication would serve me as an additional advantage in the process of studies. Having spent the last three years working in the area of international relations I came to a conclusion that knowledge of cultural patterns and competence in their right application is of a great use in this work. I am the first person dealing with new coming diplomats and foreign employees of the Embassy upon their arrival in Kazakhstan. My job is to make their adjustment as less complicated as possible: to provide a support with accreditation and documents, accommodation, assistance in various matters concerning adaptation to a new country. And that is where intercultural communication plays a very important role. You should not
As I mentioned before, Intercultural communication is a quite new field of study in comparison with other more traditional spheres, especially here in Kazakhstan. Our country’s educational institutions lack the necessary experience in this particular field. I do hope and believe that these difficulties are temporary. The United States, on the contrary, has a long-term experience in research and instruction of International and Intercultural communication. Beyond that, the United States has a variety of educational opportunities being home to the largest number of top-ranked universities. Education system there provides a lot of options, for example, to choose a path you would like to concentrate on during your study and emphasize ideas that are important exactly for your field. Also, American universities give a plenty of opportunities for research and various conferences participation for their students. One more essential factor is that the United States of America is one of the most multinational countries in the world. People of various origins, cultures, religions and backgrounds live in the USA. The experience of the country in support of cultural diversity would be of a great use for me as a future professional of Intercultural …show more content…
I studied translation and languages during my baccalaureate program. Currently, I continue to get acquainted with new cultures throughout learning more languages. Language is one of the most fundamental and critical ultimate tools of international communication and communication in general. Undoubtedly, it is just a part of a certain bigger mechanism, which consists of various crucial components. I hope to explore in more depth other aspects of intercultural communication during my Master’s program. In my opinion, my skills of translation that is a means of intercultural communication would serve me as an additional advantage in the process of studies. Having spent the last three years working in the area of international relations I came to a conclusion that knowledge of cultural patterns and competence in their right application is of a great use in this work. I am the first person dealing with new coming diplomats and foreign employees of the Embassy upon their arrival in Kazakhstan. My job is to make their adjustment as less complicated as possible: to provide a support with accreditation and documents, accommodation, assistance in various matters concerning adaptation to a new country. And that is where intercultural communication plays a very important role. You should not