Cross-cultural communication

Communication is complete and perfect when the receiver understands the message in the same sense and spirit as the communicator intends to convey, here idea, and information reached to and responded by receiver remain unaltered and distorted. But practically it has been noticed that such perfect and complete communication does not take place because of certain obstacles or other factors known as “Communication barriers”, there are a lot of causes of misunderstanding and misrepresentations of…

The teaching assistant should be familiar with all plans and should identify and source resources required. As a teaching assistant it is important to recognise that children are individuals and as such will differ in expectation, motivation and learning styles which can be affected by factors such as culture, gender, family, peers and previous experiences. The teaching assistant supports the school and teachers to develop inclusion so that all children regardless of barriers can access the…

There is a vast body of knowledge related to teaching and learning. Not only is it important for educators to be aware of this theoretical work, but they must be able to integrate this knowledge in a way where they can translate it into practice. Educators must use a variety of teaching methods and strategies to meet the needs of learners. This paper will provide a guide for a new educator to facilitate a tracheostomy care in-service to nurses, using a multimodal approach. Keywords: teaching…

The classroom setting is for, four-year-old preschool aged children. The idea behind the preschool comes from Piaget’s theory that children learn by a process of adaptation, assimilation, and then accommodation. During the first step, they interpret new stimulation in ways that fit with what they already know. As the new information assimilates, the existing knowledge modifies and creates a better match. Lastly, the child’s understanding gradually changes from the interaction with the…

flowing from profusely from it, leading down his body. This exact state, is what I have imagined Christ to look like while hanging on the cross, yet the evidence here suggests he has been taken down. As he sits at the foot of his own cross, I wonder if this image may be portraying Christ outside of himself sitting while in reality he is still hung upon the cross? The idea that this image of Christ is merely a visual to portray an emotional piece of story seems almost as the ultimate intent. …

between herself and her father, Bruce Bechdel. Her discovery of her Dad’s hidden photos reveals the underlying secrets that she and he both share. This discovery also identifies the characteristics that translate from Bruce to Alison Bechdel such as cross-dressing. She uses the word “translation” to illustrate her argument that Bechdel is more like her father than she believes. She guides the reader toward seeing the homosexuality being translated from Bruce to herself by employing artistic…

For years, the American fire service thought that the number one killer of firefighters were heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies, due to the high number of them and the physical stress of firefighting. The American public probably thinks of the number one killer of firefighters to be thermal injuries or structural collapses. Surprisingly, the most powerful enemy to the fire service, a silent but deadly one, is cancer. When I first started as a Firefighter, a short nine years ago,…

The Cross The cross is a universal symbol of Christianity. You will find this symbol in many Christian rituals as well as all over the interior of Christian churches. Making a sign of the cross over a child during the baptism invokes God's protection and asks for entrance into the body of the Christian church. The cross is a symbol coming from Jesus' crucifixion on the cross. Jesus' death was his sacrifice to wipe clean all the sins of humans. The cross is one of the most familiar of all…

Introduction Communication in the workplace is being clouded by the constant growth of business and the barriers affiliated with such growth. Organizations need to be proactive in their dealings with barriers and gaining knowledge and adopting policy and procedures, without knowledge and a plan in place, the optimal success of an organization will be crippled (Manoela, & Cecilia, 2013). Barriers to communication are not easy to overcome and new barriers are invading workplaces daily, in order…

advocacy. If I can embody this statement with all my patients I feel I am being an effective physical therapist. One of the key components of the vision statement’s principles is collaboration. Gender, generational, and cultural factors are all aspects that can affect communication among healthcare professionals and patients. Working as a physical therapist I realize I will be working with individuals that are older than me. Therefore, I must take into consideration their generational views.…