Cultural competence

As children we are raised to always have respect for authority figures, no matter what positon they’re in. An example of this would be the way students respect their teachers in the classroom because of the teachers’ expert power (McCroskey, Richmond 1983). In this case expert power is the student’s perception that the teacher is competent and knowledgeable in all areas of study (McCroskey, Richmond 1983). But when you think about it, how much of this urge to respect our teachers comes from what…

Nationalism and Cultural Development History that written in the book, is pieces of writing that record the change of human society and cultural over time. Throughout history, we see many changes and turning points that greatly impact the society we have right now. From the early time period Rise of Rome to the American and French Revolution; the world had constantly shaping its boundaries. Society and humanities had constantly changing.The change in history are not seem as accidents. One of the…

Communication is one way to connect people all around the world. It is rather complex way of relaying information, because it is verbal or non-verbal, and within verbal there are thousands of different languages and many forms of non-verbal as well. The two, verbal and non-verbal even work collectively at times. Although non-verbal communication lacks specifics, it is a way to communicate from a distance or understand a different language in the form of gestures. A person’s everyday actions…

Canada’s relationship with the province of Québec are the political nation in contrast with the cultural nation. Both of these ideas of nationhood stem from the greater abstract concept of nationhood as ethnic and civic characteristics that interact with one another to shape a group or place’s identity. In Québec, these ethnic and civic characteristics are the result of “a distinct religious, cultural and linguistic heritage” rooted in the idea of “survivance” that came after the British…

Demonstrative communication can be defined as being an organized way that people express emotions or conveying a message to other people. It is perhaps one of the best ways to truly understand and comprehend someone’s point of view and the message they are trying to send. There are two types of communication, being verbal and non-verbal. Verbal communication is expressions of thoughts and feelings through the use of spoken words. Non-verbal communication is the opposite. It is expressing…

For my fieldwork project, I visited a local park to observe the people there and how they communicated. At the park, there was a large, grassy field, a playground, and a few picnic tables. During my time at the park, I made many detailed notes on what kinds of non-verbal communication took place. It was a nice, breezy day, and many families were having picnics. This was the perfect opportunity to watch some interesting interactions, so I sat on a bench and observed. One family was having a…

The three most important points in the information this week exploring supervision theory are the types of supervision, the content areas of supervision, and the cultural competencies in the supervision relationship. The types of supervision: Administrative, Clinical, and Supportive can be use simultaneously at times or individually to ensure the worker receives the information, guidance, and understanding of their client(s) situation through consultation with their superior. This engages the…

2.The definition and the principles of politeness 2.1 The definition of politeness What is politeness?It seems to be a simple question, but in fact, it is not as simple as we imagine.In our daily life, people often make judgement about which behavior is polite and which is impolite.For instance, to obey the traffic regulations is considered polite; to interrupt others when they are talking is considered impolite; to offer your seat to the elder on public transportation is polite; to be late on…

Communication Contexts: Who, How and Why? Intrapersonal Communication is a communication context which involves one person only and the very communication happens on an internal level, in the mind of that person. Also known as self-talk, intrapersonal communication is, just like the other types of communication contexts, about sharing meaning, but here it is more of a clarifying process rather than a sharing one, making a person capable of understanding their own thoughts and conclusions. This…

Communication is the way in which we process information that another individual in which we talk to with either body language, hand gestures or verbally communicate what we want. There are two major approaches towards the study of communication, one the constructivist approach, two the structuralist approach. Structuralism is an approach that focuses on the expectation that everything that happens in an event has some form of an authority figure or foundation. (Steinberg & Angelopulo 2015)…