Essays about: "intercultural awareness"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words intercultural awareness.

  1. 16. Power Relations in the Voluntary Work with Immigrants. A Qualitative Study of a Migrant Self-Organisation in Bologna, Italy

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

    Author : Tinka Maria Greve; [2018]
    Keywords : social work with immigrants; Italy; power relations; racism and anti-racism; intersectionality; third space; strange encounters; gender inequalities; Homi Bhabha; Sara Ahmed; voluntary work; thematic analysis;

    Abstract : This qualitative study of a migrant self-organisation in Bologna, Italy analyses the power relations between immigrants and supporters within the field of voluntary work in the migration sector. Based on eight semi-structured interviews it explores the perception of power relations of the members of the intercultural association Spazio per tutti. READ MORE

  3. 17. Amongst Kiwis and Swedes: Developing an intercultural competence with young learners through written telecollaboration

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Jennie Ingelsson; Anna Linder; [2018]
    Keywords : culture; ELL English Language Learners ; IC Intercultural Competence ; ICC Intercultural Communicative Competence ; self-awareness; social awareness; telecollaboration; virtual exchange; young learners;

    Abstract : This study investigates the intercultural development with young learners from Sweden and New Zealand, when using written telecollaboration as a tool. Telecollaboration; is a tool used for online collaboration, it provides for a possibility of connecting students from across the globe and can function as a supplement to traditional teaching. READ MORE

  4. 18. An Analysis of Swedish EFL Textbooks - Reflections on Cultural Content and English as an International Language

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Amanda Horvat; Katarina Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; culture; EIL; EFL; interculturality; norms; Sweden; textbook;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to analyse the cultural content and representations in three English as a second language textbooks published for Swedish students in years 1-3. The issue of cultural content is very visible in contemporary research on English education today and as English has grown into a global language over centuries, it has also become a culturally diverse language. READ MORE

  5. 19. 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

  6. 20. Mutual understanding in an intercultural company : Researching the interactions in the relationships Sweden-Ukraine and Sweden-India from a perspective of culture, communication and context.

    University essay from KTH/Organisation och ledning

    Author : Matilda Kaba-Liljeberg; Johanna Öhrling; [2015]
    Keywords : mutual understanding; negotiated culture; business communication;

    Abstract : Different national cultures use communication in different ways. When international businesses use resources in different countries, the communication needs to work for mutual understanding to occur. This essay focuses on the interactions between Sweden and Ukraine, and Sweden and India. READ MORE