Essays about: "active listening"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 essays containing the words active listening.

1. 21. KISSing and other strategies for successful communication : A case study on communication between Nordic and Chinese business people using English as a lingua franca

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Johanna Rixer; [2016]
   Keywords : Communication strategies; English as a lingua franca ELF ; Business English as a lingua franca BELF ; intercultural communication; active listening; KISS; Keep it simple; stupid .;

   Abstract : This is a case study on the communication between Nordic and Chinese business people using English as a lingua franca in their business communication. The aim of this paper is to establish if misunderstandings in communication occur between Chinese and Nordic language speakers (Finnish and Swedish) in a business environment and, if they do, what the nature of these misunderstandings is. READ MORE

3. 22. Code-switching and establishing the power of a dominant language. Issues in the lives of multilingual children in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Hiba Abou-Taouk; [2015-03-05]
   Keywords : mother tongue; perceive; code-switching; preschool; power;

   Abstract : In order to help children develop their mother tongue during preschool years, teachers need to have an understanding of how children perceive the function of their mother tongue in institutional settings. This study aims to explore what communicative function children assign the mother tongue. READ MORE

4. 23. A Mobile Game for Encouraging Active Listening among Deaf and Hard of Hearing People : Comparing the usage between mobile and desktop game

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datalogi och datorsystemteknik

   Author : Zheng Li; Hua Wang; [2015]
   Keywords : Android audio-based game; interactive system design; active listening; mobile game;

   Abstract : Context. Daily active listening is important for the deaf and hard of hearing people (DHH) of their hearing rehabilitation, but the related hearing activities are usually not enough for them due to kinds of reasons. Although some traditional desktop computer-assisted tools were created for encouraging active listening, the usage rate is not high. READ MORE

5. 24. Paths, Palimpsests and Voids of Dé kolon εl í za shɔn - Memorials and Memorial Cultures - Based on Examples/Voids in Sierra Leone_ and Germany_- A Path, Detours and [Proposal]-Essay in Notes and Images

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sonja Hohenbild; [2014]
   Keywords : Decolonial; Memorial Cultures; Coloniality Sierra Leone Germany; Sankofa;

   Abstract : This essay attempts to discuss the decolonial memorialscape in Germany and Sierra Leone, bringing into focus the few existing examples. Coming from the visual arts, my wish is to bring art-practice into the communication for development feld. READ MORE

6. 25. What needs a Leader? : Communication and Emotional Intelligence as the prospective Abilities of the True Leadership Philosophy.

   University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU

   Author : Birgit Ganster; Stefan Unterberger; [2012]
   Keywords : Leadership; Communication; Emotional Intelligence; Sensemaking; Empathy; Authenticity; Active Listening; Trust; Motivation;

   Abstract : Perception of today’s business is characterized through movements on globalization, transnational companies and global networks across the whole world. The perspective of a leader in the field of acting has moved from a national to a multinational level. READ MORE