Adjudicative competence

Stage 1 competency is the level of preparation necessary and adequate for entry to practice. A person who is Stage 1 competent has to understand the body of engineering knowledge relevant to their occupational category, the ability to apply this knowledge to representative problems and situations, typical of the responsibilities of practitioners in that category the attributes and skills necessary to function as a professional, and the intellectual skills to test and continually extend their…

Non-verbal communication Non-Verbal Communication is a way in which information or feelings are transmitted to another person without being spoken or written. It can be defined ‘Behaviour and elements of speech aside from the words themselves that transmit meaning’ (Business Dictionary, 2014). The first non-verbal communication is posture. Posture is the way in which a person sits or stands which can send messages to people in their company. Posture should be open to make the professional look…

Introduction With a large number of companies operating internationally, coupled with their constant growth, the world is opening up for new foreign firms. Because of high competition, the companies operating abroad are faced with a much larger tasks than ever before. When going international, some of the challenges they face, not only include products or services, but communications between cultural differences. A company must handle new and unfamiliar cultural differences, quickly learning…

This essay will address the concept of positive and negative face and how it is communicated within an intercultural environment. The concept will be developed using a personal experience of travelling to Indonesia to demonstrate the influence of understanding interpersonal communication. Additionally, the essay will highlight the four propositions within Identity Management Theory, with emphasis on the Cultural Face Off proposition evident during my Indonesian experience. Furthermore, the essay…

This model can be used to explain the intercultural competence or lack of of the participants. Martin and Jimmy lack intercultural competence except for Erick who reflects on his actions and Client X who is tries to behave as Martin in their business dealings. Both Erick and Client X demonstrate development of intercultural sensitivity. When Eric…

Introduction The culture in Hong Kong is varies from time to time, there are many unclear lines have been drawn in defining the cultural change since there are different narratives told by different “Hong Kongers”. From defining the cultural change in Hong Kong, to taking for granted that a genuine Hong Kong culture does exist. Especially after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, it has propelled the the analysis of social and cultural phenomena in Hong Kong (Cheung & Tam, 1999). So, the period…

3.2.1 – Cross – cultural communication Failures Cross- cultural communication: Cross-cultural communication refers to the exchange of information between people of different cultural backgrounds. Cross-cultural communication deals with the comparison of two or more cultures. Culture has tremendous influence on the communication process. These influences could be at work both via verbal and non-verbal communication. Verbal communication: Culture could be understood by how, culture structures…

A cultural encounter is the interaction of one or more culture with another culture. Culture encounter is not only a condition related to nationality or ethnicity, but it could also be an interaction between two members of any two groups with different norms, such as men and women. The interactions of people from different cultures require the understanding and respect of people’s beliefs, the way they live life and to discover new things about their world and cultures. However, culture…

Race is a social construct that has only served to cause separation between groups of different backgrounds. Upon interaction between groups of people, there are many ways that groups would react given their differences. In his essay, Models of American Ethnic Relations: A Historical Perspective, author George M. Fredrickson labels 4 cultural interactions that have occurred when people of different ethnic backgrounds have interacted throughout American History: Ethnic Hierarchy, One-Way…

There are many different cultures that exist in our current society. Many cultural conflicts in the past have led to superiority of cultures over others, which has resulted in slavery in some cases. This leads to the concept of cultures, clashes, communities and freedom. These concepts can be conveyed through many different ideas in texts. The two texts The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by M.T. Anderson and The Arrival by Shaun Tan, convey the ideas of cultural…