Cultural competence

FIELD NOTES 3 In this situation, we can see that our context-sensitive action that is common in all three is raising one’s hand. This signals that the person intends to capture their fellow’s attention. In this situation, they wanted to obtain the waiter’s attention. However, considering that the waiters understand the gesture in a single context, they are prone to misunderstanding it in others, as shown in the context below. Excerpt 1: In the middle of their conversation, one girl was raising…

Interpersonal communication is a process for people to communication and talk to each other. Furthermore, interpersonal communication is a two-way communication and it involves at least 2 people, sender and receiver. Besides, it is a way of people to understand information, knowledge as well as it allows people to understand other people's thought, emotion, opinion and value. Interpersonal communication can be in form of verbal or non-verbal communication. The non-verbal communication is like…

At any point in a criminal proceeding that a defendant shows signs of mental illness, his competence to proceed to stand trial may be questioned. In theory, the requirement that a criminal defendant be mentally competent before the trial can proceed assures that the defendant will receive a fair trial (Morris et al. 2004). The Supreme Court has long considered a competency to be a right of the criminal defendant in court. The defendant 's awareness and sanity must be intact to have him stand…

Communication: The Key to a Successful Relationship Communication is an essential element of everyday human life. It is important to all relationships as it allows people to share their thoughts, ideas, feelings and views with others around them. In order to maintain a healthy and successful relationship, communication must be involved. Communication takes many forms and is expressed in many different ways. Communication occurs within many relationships whether it may be between coworkers in…

Interpersonal skills are essential skills involved in communicating with or relating to another person, often on a one-on-one basis; these interpersonal skills allow people to communicate effectively and clearly [Mcconnell, 2004]. The scenario I’m reflecting on is a situation that I was confronted with whilst being a sales assistant at a convenience store. Upon this occasion, I had used interpersonal qualities to de-escalate the encounter. This incident occurred with an elderly man who came into…

Within the world there are many groups, a group is defined as "A collection of three to twenty people who feel a sense of belonging and common purpose." (Verderber, 170) Each group has its own construct, communication and reason for forming. In the movie 10 Things I Hate About You there are many examples of the different types of groups. One example would be an interest group, "A group composed of people who come together because they share a common interest." (Verderber, 171) In the high school…

immersed in oftentimes, what is a new culture. Having an intercultural experience is so extremely important in order to broaden one’s sense of cultural understanding, and cultural competency. I think living in the U.S., one can often become rather ethnocentric, and lose sight of just how diverse the rest of the world is, and because of that we view cultural differences amongst ourselves as threatening rather than celebrating these very differences. This is especially true for students, who might…

On December 16th, 2010, deputies responded to a reported disturbance in St. Augustine, Florida. A woman had called and reported that she had gotten into an argument with her roommate Lawrence Dean O’Bryan, who she described as intoxicated. The woman told the dispatcher she had locked herself into her room and started receiving text messages from O’Bryan asking her to come out. She then reported that she thought she heard O 'Bryan loading one of his many firearms. As the deputies attempted…

Analytical style is less assertive or "ask assertive" and tends to control emotions. This style is restrained in communication. The voice is often subdued, frequently monotone. The focus is on tasks. They have great interest for, and appreciation of, facts and data. The analytical style is reserved in the pace of speech, speaking more slowly and offering fewer statements. Their body language is more controlled and reserved. They may "clam up" with those who are overly aggressive or…

Through nonverbal communication, people could express their inner feelings and thoughts without any verbal communication. Sometimes, simple nonverbal communication could show stronger impression than intricate sentences. In addition, one nonverbal communication could mean more than one definition. Nonverbal communication represents a significant symbol of something. For example, emblem, which is the posture or gesture has word meaning, could be the great example of the body metaphor. I could not…