Intercultural competence

The book is an interdisciplinary approach to inquiry the multiple ways of “being alien” (ser extranjero). Specifically, the aim is to explore non conventionals forms of being alien, such as it happen in technologies, cultural, and arts. In a world in which border are closing and “domination has become more perverse and resistance have become less sophisticated” (p. 2), it is necessary look for explanations in the cultural sphere, specifically from Latin America, considering the international…

Verbal and Non-verbal Communication Differences across Cultures Communication refers to the use of messages to create meaning within and across a variety of cultures, contexts, media, and methods (Ting-Toomey 12). The two major types of communication, verbal and non-verbal, are very important in today’s globalized business environment. On the one hand, verbal communication involves use of express words/sound to convey specific messages (De Meuse and Robert 11). On the other hand, non-verbal…

the need for cultural competence among nurses in order to provide safe, quality care to patients. Authors in all the articles acknowledge the fact that the population is becoming increasingly more diverse necessitating a need for students that are educated in cultural competence. Without the training, education and experience, students and new nurses feel as though barriers exist making them feel inadequate and provide a lower quality of care. The issue of cultural competence in nurses…

How to Target the World Paris, Shanghai, New York, Tokyo, Berlin; these are some of the top fashion epicenters worldwide. These cities are the driving forces of cultural trendsetters who have major influences on design, commerce and eventually the economy ("Fashion Capitals"). Being internationally recognized as having strong identities in fashion, these capitals develop a mixture of business, recreation, and cultural activities to compensate for. This huge success, no matter the place, is…

situations. These situations can be caused by culture, history, and identity. These factors determine how we communicate effectively, or ineffectively, in intercultural conditions. The most important factor being language and the adaptation among these different cultural identities, whether it be verbal or non verbal. The identity and intercultural communication among Black/African-American women in the Stetson University community can be best defined, as one student said, as “not unified”.…

To examine the impact culture has on communication the core concepts of communication must first be discussed. Fundamentally communication is the “transmission of information, ideas, attitudes, or emotion from one person or group to another” (Theodorsen and Theodorsen, 1969 cited in Theaker, 2011, pp. 22). The aim of communication is ensure that there is a shared level of understanding and knowledge between the sender and the receivers. Berger (1995 cited in Theaker, 2011, pp. 22) sees that…

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…

awareness studies with foreign business partners. According to William D. Wunderele, and his experience of cultural training, there is a hierarchy of cultural awareness in which the foundation is laid for reaching the ultimate level of cultural competence (Wunderele, 2006). This proposal will show the need for each level of training for all American management that are embarking on foreign…

Cultural Challenges I Faced in My Community Health Project Having a culturally diverse group of a population, posed several challenges, that if not recognized early on, would critically impact the success of our community health program. As cited by Nies and McEwen (2015) it is important that community health nurses “understand the diversity or differences that occur in families, groups, neighborhoods, communities, and public and community health care organizations” (Nies & McEwen, 2015, p.…

Filda Salim 5 Thesis Essay Intercultural misunderstanding is a problem that foreigners always have difficulty with whenever they come to a new country. The process of which individuals and groups communicate from different background is called intercultural communication. I realized the process of responding to people from different cultures can be really challenging. It is true that the greater the difference in culture between two people, the greater the potential for misunderstanding…