Cross-sectional study

out of 12 countries in English skills index, (Taipei Times, 2012) this indicates English language is actually not widely spoken in Taiwan, which means most of the people are bad or even not able to speak English properly. So, it is obvious that to study their local languages will bring benefits to a company that about to start their business at Taiwan. Education Education system of a country is important too because it indicates a country’s knowledge base, training, and educational…

In order to achieve an effective communication, cross cultural understanding must be increased as it decreases communication barrier caused by culture difference. Cross cultural communication is the ability to successfully foster, improve and form relationships with the members of different cultures. Cross cultural communication is not only a barrier but also an opportunity for creativity, new perspectives, and openness to new…

Characteristics and knowledge, this is what creates different cultures all around the world. Different ways of social habits, eating habits, surrounding environment, too even music and art can affect the definition of a culture. There are many more factors that play into the way you can characterize culture, making every culture different. "Colere" is the origin of the word culture, it comes from the Latin term which means to grow, or cultivate and nurture. Over the years’ culture tends to…

Culture is the qualities and knowledge of a specific group of individuals, defined by everything from language, religion, food, social propensities, music, and art, it's also a shared patterns of practices and interactions, psychological feature constructs, and understanding that is learned by socialization. thus, it is viewed as the development of a group identity encouraged by social patterns that are particular to the gathering. cultural encounters are collaborations between at least two…

what nonverbal communication is and through the scope of this research, I will be discussing about the Japanese kinesics and Japan's cultural modality including the explanation of their common signs and gestures. Finally, on the latter part of this study will be a comparison of the mode of communication of Japan…

Culture gives identity to its origin and makes its origin unique. Culture means a group of people’s way of life and way of understanding the world, belief, and value; which is different from other groups’. Each country has different cultural activities and rituals. This is why every country or region has their own culture. Culture can be expressed by arts, including architecture. ‘An architecture capable of supporting our identity has to be situationally, culturally, and symbolically articulated…

In this paper, the authors argue that rethinking about concept of Bhineka Tunggal Ika is necessary to accommodate various differences which occur in Indonesian society today including LBGT communities. Background The author argues that three circumstances which are usually have historical implication from a country with a diverse cultures: 1. Present discrimination 2. Historical injustice 3. State establishment of culture. Since its establishment, Indonesia has tried to accommodate…

Cultural identity is usually inferred on the basis of one’s sense of the act and the stance meanings. Of course, although some acts and stances are closely associated with particular cultural identities, other acts and stances are resources for constructing a wide range of cultural identities. The action is represented by touching, reaching, manipulating, and transforming not only ways of knowing objects, but also fundamental conceptual dimensions of cultural objects (Ochs 1993). It is…

Culture is the essence of human interaction. It is how the world expresses the passions, inspirations, and purposes of differing lifestyles, when simple conversation won’t suffice. We exchange cultures for a mutual understanding of how those of the same race perceive the world in an estranged point of view; the extensive evolvement humans have made throughout different environments, behaviors, and beliefs. Although culture is what unifies the global society, it also divides. It shares the human…

Cross-cultural Relations This handout will focus on: diversity, culture, cultural competence, cross-cultural relations and its importance. Introduction People around the world are from different cultures and they view things in different perspectives. In addition, they have a difference in things that they consider to be important more than others. All these are the results of diversity. What is diversity? Referring to the (Royal Bank of Canada 1995-2015), diversity refers to any dimension that…