Search results for "INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION"

Global English : Varieties of English in textbooks

2009

 Englannin kieli on levinnyt laajalle maailmassa ja sitä puhutaan sekä äidinkielenä että vieraana kielenä. Huolimatta siitä, että nykypäivänä oppilaat käyttävät englantia toisten sitä vieraana kielenä puhuvien kanssa esimerkiksi internetissä, on Suomessa käytetyissä oppikirjoissa edelleen korostettu perinteiden mukaan englannin kahta suurinta variaatiota: Amerikan englantia sekä Englannin englantia. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli saada selville onko tämä tilanne muuttunut uusissa oppikirjasarjoissa vallitsevan tutkimussuuntauksen mukaan korostamaan englannin levinneisyyttä maailmassa. Tässä tutkimuksessa käytin lukiossa käytettävien kahden eri oppikirjasarjan, In Touch sekä Profiles tois…

Cultural aspects in the interactions between Finnish medical practitioners and non-Finnish clients: perceptions and strategies

1998

Student experiences of critical multilingual and intercultural communication competence assessment in higher education

2022

In this chapter, we present multilingual and intercultural communication competence (MICC) as a situational and contextual process. The aim of this qualitative, empirical study is to understand the students’ perceptions of assessing MICC as a holistic phenomenon that does not represent an ethnocentric world view and considers the role of language use in interaction. We look at assessing MICC as a process of giving and receiving feedback rather than as a summative assessment. The data consist of 74 texts on assessments written by university students. The understanding of the contextual and situational nature of MICC was enhanced through a process that the participants considered as ‘lengthy …

"We feel their genuine kindness" : an intercultural approach to Japanese tourist satisfaction with Finnish service encounters

2011

Impact of organisational practices and language on an international business cooperation : the case of a German-Slovakian corporation

2015

In the course of the EU integration process, Slovakia became a target of choice for German investors. The percentage of German foreign direct investment has increased sharply since 1995. A growing number of German small to medium sized enterprises discover Slovakia as profitable location for outsourcing and offshoring. However, little is known about German-Slovakian corporations and expatriate management in Slovakia. The aim of the study is to get an understanding of the impact of organisational culture and language on one specific case of a German-Slovakian business cooperation. During the study, the research question is divided into three sub-questions: How is the organisational culture c…

Bridging the Divide : understanding interactions between international and home students in U.S. secondary schools

2016

Huizinga, Rick H. 2016. Bridging the Divide: Understanding interactions between international and home students in U.S. secondary schools. Master's Thesis in Education. University of Jyväskylä. Department of Education. The increasing numbers of international students have been well-documented in universities around the world—particularly in English-speaking nations such as the United States. Less documented, however, is the similar growth of international student numbers in private secondary schools in the United States. Unlike in university international programs, little research has been done on the topic of interactions between home and international students at this educational level. U…

Intercultural competence through drama : a teaching experiment

2008

Cultural Knowledge as A Resource in BELF Interactions: A Longitudinal Ethnographic Study of Two Managers in Global Business

2019

This paper contributes to the growing field of research on English as a business lingua franca (BELF) and extends discussion on the role of culture and cultural knowledge in business interactions. It aims to provide insights into the relationship between cultural knowledge and professionals’ management of BELF interactions. The paper is based on a longitudinal ethnographic study of two Finnish professionals’ trajectories of socialization into global working life and their work as managers. It draws on interview data in which the research participants orient to Finnish and Chinese professional and everyday practices and differences between them and thereby display their cultural knowledge. T…

ELF e le varietà linguistiche afro-asiatiche nella Sicilia dei migranti

2015

This study arises from recent research within the context of a new Sicily, where the various ethnic groups inhabiting it have become EFL users who have different cultural and linguistic backgrounds and appropriate the English without necessarily conforming to its grammatical and lexical norms. This phenomenon places Sicily in a complex position with regard to the construction of EFL speakers and English itself becomes the language that is used for everyday conversations and social interactions within and outside the communities in Sicily. Though Sicily is not a British ex-colony, a high number of immigrants living there speaks the so-called New Englishes as a result of British colonization.…

Intercultural Communication and its Challenges Within the International Virtual Project Team

2019

With the advance of technology, face-to-face intercultural communication moves into the online virtual environment via electronic tools such as audio-video conferencing, email, messenger chat, platforms, groups, thus distances between individuals from different cultures are reduced and the exchange of information takes place within a few seconds. Cultural differences should not be a barrier to communication but an opportunity for development. International virtual project teams (IVPTs) can benefit from cultural diversity and effective intercultural communication, because it can enhance creativity and innovation within the project team, while at the same time team members are enriched by acq…