High context culture

The major differences between the two types of context cultural conflicts is the realm in which they exist. High Context Cultural conflict place a heavy significance on the group. If one is a deviant it is because they did not meet the group’s expectations, not personal expectations set by the superior. Noting, that there is a cultural standard carried out by the group and sustained by the group. The Low Context Culture conflict exists because the superior or higher power does not approve of the…

learning profile for a wide-range of learners in mixed classroom settings. This mean that differentiated instruction is adapting lessons to meet student’s individual needs. Some of the characteristics of culturally diverse learner are communication of high expectations,…

Societal Context: The Hofstede’s five-dimension model is a useful tool in understanding a country’s culture and communication nature. Japan comes across as a country with high context culture. The context is stronger than the reason. They value interpersonal relationships, collectivist by nature and form stable and long-lasting relationships. The problem solving and decision making usually happens in groups. Also, the power distance dimension in the model is above average for Japan. Hence, it…

widens an individual’s perspective, to reduce the amount of injustices conquered around the globe. In the short story by Nam Le, “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” reinforces that culture can significantly impact the formation of identity which forms the context of the composer, influencing…

Communicative leadership in an intercultural context: A case study of Volvo Group. Introduction Today, multinational corporations are looking for managers that are capable of managing a diverse workgroup and that are aware of the unique transnational business climate (Chong, 2014). However, selected managers have a tendency to not complete the international expansion due to difficulty of adapting to the new country (Jones et al., 2014). This proves the need for research on intercultural and…

2.0 Evaluation 2.1 Strengths and Limitations Hofstede stated that the cultural dimensions can be used to investigate national preferences. It is able explain the difference in culture different countries using various cultural dimensions. In olden times, there was so little work on culture. Cultural differences among countries were not being concerned as much as current days. International businesses were just adapting themselves to the local environment. In recent times, due to more economies…

planet belongs to not only one culture, but many co-cultures. Culture and communication are closely connected, with culture having a huge effect on communication. Culture is the shared values, beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes of a particular segment of population. A dominant culture is a culture within a society whose attitudes, values, beliefs and customs hold the majority opinion. Co-cultures are groups of people that exist side by side with the dominant culture and are comprised of smaller…

community. Cultural competence is the capacity to change one’s attitudes, values and behavior so as to be open and flexible with other cultures and has become increasingly crucial for individuals to survive in our globalized 1 The phenomenon of globalization has opened the possibility to decrease cultural diversity through the means of technology and social media. “Culture is a learned system of meanings that fosters a particular…

to contemplate operating with contexts that allow learners to understand an aboriginal or else Torres Strait Islander technique of undertaking things. There are many contexts which are in use across Australia and transnationally which consist of whole-school approaches as well as teaching and planning contexts that educators and learners can utilize. Australia has a prolonged history of teaching only the exotic and insignificant aspects of Indigenous culture in high schools. Lack of detailed…

Considering Ava’s context I think of Gibson’s (1983) model of “accommodation without assimilation” and find it to be a better match. According to this perspective, accommodation may happen without assimilation, permitting newcomers to a different culture to integrate aspects of the new culture without necessarily abandoning or substituting their original one. As Gibson would have us think, this process is…