Essays about: "Cross-Cultural Competence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Cross-Cultural Competence.

  1. 1. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE: REFUSAL SPEECH ACT BY IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-04-19]
    Keywords : English; culture; speech act of refusal; pragmatic; pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics; politeness theory; refusal strategies;

    Abstract : Understanding cross-cultural differences plays a crucial role in communication and successful cross-cultural communications depends on various factors such as pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics. Many researchers focus more on the aspect of pragmatics such as speech acts. The present study is a contrastive study of refusal speech act. READ MORE

  3. 2. Roadblocks and gateways in the human domain : A cognitive interoperability framework for allies and partners

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Silvia Haas; [2023]
    Keywords : Cognitive interoperability; cognitive superiority; cooperation theory; collective intentionality; cultural dimen-sion theory; cross-cultural competence; perspective taking; alliance theory; professional military education;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to our understanding of cognitive interoperability by explor-ing barriers, facilitators, and contextual factors to create a framework. With the ad-vent of the cognitive domain in warfighting, the adversary pursuit of military strate-gic advantage through cognitive science demands that we seize the initiative and seek cognitive superiority with allies and partners. READ MORE

  4. 3. “You can’t construct the mood alone” : Three Brazilian music teachers on teaching in Swedish highereducation.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Musikhögskolan

    Author : Louise Belchior; [2023]
    Keywords : Cross-cultural music-making; Brazilian music; immersion studies; cultural competence; insider teacher; higher education; contextual teaching;

    Abstract : This thesis looks into cross-cultural music-making in higher education byexploring the plausible outcomes of the teaching of three Brazilian music teachers thatcame to a Swedish university to teach Brazilian music to Swedish students in theLinnaeus-Palme exchange project between the said university and a Brazilian universityin the 2010s. Through interviews the three Brazilian music teachers have given theirview of the teaching that took place, what they taught and why, and what methods theywere using. READ MORE

  5. 4. Why are some people better than others? : Is it because of their cultural background, personal competence, or company’s influence?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Abdul Rafay; Elanur Ozbutun; [2023]
    Keywords : Cross-cultural communication; Individual competence; Culture; Company influence; International Business; Intercultural interactions; Negotiations; Cultural and Social Intelligence; Success;

    Abstract : In the last few decades, due to the exponential rise in interconnectivity and globalization the importance of cross-cultural communication has been a hot topic to research more about. Due to this increase and more frequent interactions business individuals have started giving cross-cultural environments the attention it needs to address the challenges at hand. READ MORE

  6. 5. DIGITAL LEARNING MATERIALS AND YOUNG EFL LEARNERS’ INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Abba Fahim Bakar; [2023]
    Keywords : Attitude; cross-cultural; awareness; knowledge; behavior; dimension; globalisation; democracy; versatile communication; mindset;

    Abstract : Abstract The primary aim of learning English as a second or foreign language is to develop learners’ communication skills and prepare them to use English effectively in multi-dimensional domains. Yet, major approaches and practices of actual second language learning are often related to a simplistic perspective on communication that fails to take into account the cultural and intercultural aspects of the English language as a global communication tool, i. READ MORE