Essays about: "POLITENESS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 61 essays containing the word POLITENESS.

1. 1. Exploring Empathy in Human - Chatbot interactions: Addressing, Verbal Abuse, and Gender Dynamics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

   Author : Rutha Tesfazghi Gilazghi; [2024]
   Keywords : Anthropomorphic chatbot; AI; Empathy; Verbal abuse;

   Abstract : This study was conducted to investigate the empathy between human chatbot interactions amongcomputer science students at Uppsala University, Sweden. This was done by exploring howparticipants perceive anthropomorphic chatbots as machines or humans, the existence of verbalabuse during human chatbot interactions, and the expectation of chatbot helpfulness dependingon gender dynamics. READ MORE

3. 2. Intercultural (mis)communication in Swedish Workplaces from the Perspective of Brazilian Employees

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Ana Paula Viera de Carvalho; [2023-08-10]
   Keywords : Intercultural Communication; Politeness Strategies; Brazilian Employees; Swedish Workplaces; Power Distance; Masculinity Femininity.;

   Abstract : This study explores politeness and linguistic strategies in intercultural workplace communication in Sweden from the perspective of Brazilian white-collar employees. Employing Brown and Levinson's (1987) politeness framework and Hofstede's (2001; 2011) dimensions of Power Distance and Masculinity/Femininity. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. WHAT CHANGES WHEN YOU USE ENGLISH AT WORK? A STUDY OF ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA IN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN CHINA

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Huan Luo; [2023-02-17]
   Keywords : English; English as a lingua franca; ELF; intercultural communication; workplace; multinational corporations; MNCs; China;

   Abstract : This study investigated when Chinese business professionals use English as a lingua franca to communicate in the workplace, what changes, and why and how the changes happen. 14 respondents who had Chinese as L1 and English as at least one of their working languages participated in the open-ended questions survey. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring Swedish Values : A Comparative Study of Perspectives among International and Swedish Students in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Elise Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish values; nation branding; public diplomacy; soft power; intercultural communication; Swedish Institute; Svenska värderingar; nation branding; offentlig diplomati; mjuk makt; interkulturell kommunikation; Svenska institutet;

   Abstract : This thesis examines Swedish values from the perspectives of international and Swedish students residing in Sweden, with the collaboration of the Swedish Institute—a public agency focused on enhancing Sweden’s global image and attractiveness to researchers, students, and talents. The research explores the field of nation branding, public diplomacy, and soft power. READ MORE