Essays about: "cultural difference between China and English"

Found 2 essays containing the words cultural difference between China and English.

1. 1. 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. 2. Ideas and tradition behind Chinese and Western landscape design : similarities and differences

   University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

   Author : Junying Pang; [2012]
   Keywords : ideas; tradition; landscape; China;

   Abstract : As a historical and cultural connection, the Chinese traditional landscape not only reflects the different historical backgrounds of all the successive dynasties, the social economical vicissitude, architectural techniques, and gardening levels objectively and veritably, but also reflects the evolution of Chinese point view on nature, life and world. It was characterized by different types, and these types were divided by different owners’ identities or different locations. READ MORE