Essays about: "difference between language and culture"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the words difference between language and culture.

  1. 6. Att bädda in en medarbetare från en annan nationell kultur : en fallstudie på Lantmännen Maskin

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Elisabeth Hidén; Esther Svensson; [2018]
    Keywords : Organisationsteori; Organisationskultur; Gruppbildning; Inbäddning;

    Abstract : Syftet med studien har varit att studera vad som händer i en organisation när en individ från en annan nationell kultur kommer till arbetsplatsen, och vilka faktorer som påverkar inbäddningen. Studien har bestått av en fallstudie, där fyra anläggningar tillhörande Lantmännen Maskin och Swecon har besökts, två i Uppsala och två i Staffanstorp. READ MORE

  3. 7. Translating Culture - An analysis of the cultural transfer in literary translation

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

    Author : Linda Pålsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Translation Studies; literary translation; linguistics; Lawrence Venuti; Domestication; Foreignization;

    Abstract : The loss in translation between languages has long been debated, and a current issue within Translation Studies is that of the cultural aspect. Using two opposing concepts by Lawrence Venuti; domestication that is used to assimilate the source culture into the target culture, and foreignization that is used to preserve and highlight the foreign culture in the target text, this paper examines how culture is transferred in literary translation between English and Swedish. READ MORE

  4. 8. Effects of cultural differences on non-european entrepreneurs while establishing a start-up company in sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Munira Hossain; [2018]
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to illustrate how cultural differences influence start-up companies established by young non-Europeans and how they overcome this. When immigrants want to start a business in a foreign country they have to overcome a number of challenges. READ MORE

  5. 9. Working in a culturally diverse preschool Focus on preschool teachers’ experiences and perceptions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Eleni Tampaki; [2017-02-15]
    Keywords : multicultural education; preschool; life-history research; Teachers’ voices;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to give the opportunity for teachers’ voices, which have often remained silent, to be heard. Through teachers’ personal stories, the study intends to identify patterns of similarity in order to gain valuable insights of the lived experiences of the preschool teachers working in a multicultural environment. READ MORE

  6. 10. American Progress - A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis

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

    Author : Julian Donno; [2017]
    Keywords : Foucault; American Progress; Crèvecoeur; 19th century American landscape paintings; Sublime; America; Power; Power knowledge; Discourse; Language; Culture;

    Abstract : 19th century America is shaped greatly by territorial expansion into NativeAmerican lands. A famous painting which represents this process is called AmericanProgress by John Gast. This study argues that the display of power between the settlersand the Native Americans in the painting mirrors the dominant discourse on 19th centurywestward expansion. READ MORE