Essays about: "Cross-cultural Research"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 194 essays containing the words Cross-cultural Research.

  1. 21. Do we even care about politeness anymore? : A mixed-methods study of societal perceptions on pragmatic competence in English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Nellie Lindqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Cross-cultural pragmatics; ELF; speech-act theory; politeness theory; sociopragmatic competence; sociolinguistics;

    Abstract : Politeness is viewed as an admirable trait by most people, yet what it means to be polite is arguably a controversial issue when it comes to using English, as people of different ages, education levels, and proficiency levels use English daily, and may have different views on politeness. These observations raise questions about whether there are certain universal pragmatic rules, or if pragmatic rules are primarily language- and/or culture-specific. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Acculturation Process of the Highly Educated Arabic-Speaking Refugees in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Moheeb Jouda; [2022]
    Keywords : Acculturation; integration; Arabic speaking; highly educated; refugees; Sweden.;

    Abstract : The number of people who flee their countries because of armed conflicts increased dramatically. Recently, Sweden received a higher number of refugees than before. The issue of integration of these new refugees into the host society is a challenging process and still open for debate. READ MORE

  4. 23. Culture's Influence on Product Perception

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Rahim Adawi; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis sets out to investigate the unexplored cross-disciplinary area of cross-cultural social psychology and product design. Prior research in cross-cultural social psychology has shown that there exists perception differences between people from different cultural backgrounds. READ MORE

  5. 24. Adding the Missing Perspective : A Feminist Research on Influential Factors of Female Entrepreneurship in the Context of Developing and Developed Countries

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Sonsoles Pico Gil; Johanna Wendt; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Entrepreneurship; Developed and Developing context; Feminist Theory; Cross-cultural study; Influential and Managing Factors;

    Abstract : Background: Female entrepreneurship has a crucial positive influence on the economy and social advances. Yet, women are still underrepresented in entrepreneurship and are often made to fit a male-centric western entrepreneurship stereotype. READ MORE

  6. 25. PRAGMATIC TRANSFER: A STUDY OF REFUSAL STRATEGIES AMONG CHINESE LEARNERS OF ENGLISH

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Yang Song; [2021-10-04]
    Keywords : English; Cross-cultural refusals; Refusal strategies; Chinese learners of English; Pragmatic transfer; Language proficiency;

    Abstract : The present study aims at exploring how negative pragmatic transfer has affected Chinese learners of English in terms of the completion of cross-cultural refusals and the correlation between their linguistic proficiency and pragmatic competence. The empirical data were collected through an elicitation instrument, i.e. READ MORE