10 Incorporating Cross-cultural Communication in ELT: A Pedagogical Approach ■ Y. Suneetha Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering & Technology, Nandyal G.M. Sundaravalli Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi ABSTRACT: Cross-cultural communication has become ever more significant through the globalization of markets, affairs of nation-states and technologies. Consequently, the cultural quotient (CQ) is becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of the changing dynamics
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bearing a large potential for communication and networking (Conway, 2012). These developments have transformed the world in an online village, with every offline actor being represented online. It is therefore no surprise that criminals, radicals, violent extremists and terrorists also use this medium to their advantage (Benschop, 2006; Stevens & Neuhmann, 2009; Weimann, 2004). By means of the Internet and NSM, violent extremist organisations and individuals are able to easily reach each other
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Investigation Research In British Pantomime how might the actors playing the roles of Hansel and Gretel in the traditional tale, create the unique actor audience relationship that this theatrical genre relies on? What’s the relationship between actors and audience? In every theatrical performance the manner in which each individual actor treats the audience establishes, sustains or varies a particular kind of actor-audience relationship between them. In some plays all of the actors may
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Communication Theory What is communication; ● ● ● “The process by which people interactively create, sustain and manage meaning” (D&Z, p 2), It is how we plan, control, manage, persuade, understand, lead, love, and so on, Competent communication: both effective (achieving goal) and appropriate (follow social expectation). What is theory; Theory is about what we know and how we know it. ● Theories provide an abstract understanding of the communication process (Miller, 2002)
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to be as accurate as portrayed. This also served as an upside as it caused me to think beyond what was written and investigate the material. By looking at and understanding other cultures and how we should embrace them. There was a bit of eye opening on my part in the ways that my particular racial group has approached it in the past and the strides that still need be taken in order to bridge the gap. I have learned about my own racial history that we too were also slaves. In fact, it was a common
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INTRODUCTION: Every Christian family is a balanced environment designed by God for the growth of human beings. God’s idea of family is to transmit values from generation to generation. Every Christian family is originated in God alone. And every family has its purpose from God. When we study about Christian family, we find that each family differs from one to the other in terms of design, lifestyle, background, character, purpose, goal and the structure. Christian family comes under the plan of God where
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is still uncertain. Anthropologists give estimates that range between 100,000 to 500,000 years ago. The first pieces of clothing were made from natural elements such as; animal skin furs and leathers. About 30,000 years ago clothing was draped or tied; a simple needle made of animal bone was used to sew leather or fur garments. The clothing individuals wore in the past possessed the ability to fascinate others. People choose to wear clothing for various reasons. These reasons include; for
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about a particular group of individuals based solely on their culture or ethnicity it is easy to say we as humans don’t judge individuals based on ethnicity, race, or cultural beliefs. In fact, this is a false statement as every human is shaped and influenced by their cultural heritage, ethnic and racial identity development, and other dimensions of identity that may cause a biased predisposition towards individuals who are outside of their own cultural perspectives. Individual Reflections When
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1 MGT201. Communication and Soft Skills 2015 University of Management and Technology 1 Assignment 3 1. In the book's Preface, Tannen states: "...all communication is more or less crosscultural." What does she mean by this statement? Why is it important to approach communication among people as an exercise in understanding possible cross-cultural differences among them? Illustrate your points with examples. Tannen states in her book, page 14, “all communication is more or less cross-cultural:”
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ble relationships with stakeholders in a dynamic environment. The essence of marketing is to develop satisfying exchange relationships from which both customers and marketers benefit. CUSTOMERS & TARGET MARKET • Customers ‐ the purchasers of organizations’ products; the focal point of all marketing elements Target Market ‐ the group of customers on which marketing efforts are focused This TD Ameritrade ad targets Generation X. It makes the customer think about their retirement
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