Essays about: "intercultural training"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words intercultural training.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Cross-cultural training and cultural adjustment: Proposing an optimal CCT program.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Chrysiida Psarri; [2022-09-29]
   Keywords : cross-cultural training; cross-cultural adjustment; intercultural competence; intercultural communication; language training; acculturation; organizational support; immigration; migration; expatriation.;

   Abstract : Abstract Title: Cross-cultural training and cultural adjustment: Proposing an optimal CCT program. Author: Chrysiida Psarri Supervisor: Joseph Trotta Abstract: The increasing development of international business has had a direct impact on global mobility, making the relocation and cross-cultural adjustment of immigrants, migrants and expatriates, an urgent matter. READ MORE

5. 4. Towards Intercultural Educational Leadership : Constructions of Leadership in a Heterogenous Language Centre

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Scarlett Mannish; [2022]
   Keywords : Educational leadership; mother tongue instruction; intercultural leadership; transformative leadership;

   Abstract : This paper investigates educational leadership of an intercultural employee group in a large language centre providing first-language tuition in Sweden. The project is based on engaged scholarship (Van de Ven, 2007), which describes research in which the researcher works closely with multiple actors on different levels in an organisation in order to establish an overall picture. READ MORE

6. 5. A Native Speaker Norm Approach vs. an Intercultural Approach in the English K-3 classroom in Sweden

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

   Author : Linn Strömbäck; Lovisa Oldaeus; [2017]
   Keywords : Native Speaker Norm Approach; Intercultural Approach; English teaching; internalization; diversity; tolerance;

   Abstract : In a world that is becoming more cosmopolitan, pedagogical approaches, particularly those that focus on diversity of cultures, have become paramount. As a result, this study attempts to gain insight into what pedagogical approaches K-3 teachers in Sweden use during their English lessons, and whether these approaches are more native speaker or interculturally focused and why that is. READ MORE