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In many fields of professional practice and research, conversations can no longer be conducted in the first language of the respective participants. The increasing diversity of languages, of multi- and translingualism require the involvement of language mediators/interpreters. In the contexts of flight, asylum and migration, this interdisciplinary volume discusses different procedural strategies for overcoming linguistic as well as culturally conditioned communication barriers and highlights the emerging methodological and theoretical challenges for social counselling and therapy practice as well as for the practice of qualitative research.

Dominant discursive representations of belonging and place have become ever-more politicized, led by narratives of fear, uncertainty and anxiety. Grounded in an interdisciplinary and intersectional perspective, Constructing Realities critically examines contemporary theoretical narratives around English national identity as mediated by place and experience. Providing clear links between politically driven portrayals and specific lived experiences, as well as theory and everyday life, Stuart Cartland unpacks contemporary examples of ongoing sociocultural processes. Using the English context as a case study, Cartland argues that discourses around national identity are dominated by a conservative approach characterised by a sense of defensive exclusivism and insecurity. Employing discourse analysis to critically investigate the characteristics and constructed nature of ideological articulations of identity within the English social and cultural context, the author seeks to empower marginalised experiences such as those of inner-city, working-class and ethnic minority populations while also undermining dominant narratives around Englishness. Situating the English context within a wider ‘culture war', chapters identify patterns and processes that are applicable to a multitude of other nations within the contemporary era. Considering recent developments and ongoing processes such as globalisation, immigration and multiculturalism to offer a useful illustration of the ideological nature of identity formation, this body of work illuminates the intertwined construction of identity and place.

Meeting the Intercultural Challenge SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research) ist die älteste und weltweit größte Vereinigung, die ein interdisziplinäres Forum zum Thema interkulturelle Kommunikation bietet. Das Buch faßt die Ergebnisse des Weltkongresses 1996 in rund 50 Beiträgen unter folgenden Schwerpunkten zusammen: Forschung, Wirtschaft und Politik. Es bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über den neuesten Stand der Theorie und Praxis dieser immer bedeutender werdenden Disziplin. Alle Beiträge sind in englischer Sprache geschrieben.

Für zahlreiche berufliche Praxis- und Forschungsfelder gilt, dass Gespräche nicht mehr in der Erstsprache der jeweiligen Beteiligten geführt werden können. Die zunehmende Vielfalt von Sprachen, von Multi- und Translingualität verlangen die Einbindung von Sprachmittler_innen/Dolmetscher_innen. In den Zusammenhängen von Flucht, Asyl und Migration diskutiert dieser interdisziplinäre Band unterschiedliche Verfahrensstrategien zur Überwindung sprachlicher wie auch kulturell bedingter Kommunikationsbarrieren und zeigt die entstehenden methodischen und theoretischen Herausforderungen für die soziale Beratungs- und Therapiepraxis wie für die Praxis qualitativer Forschung auf.

Die Arbeit interkultureller Trainerinnen und Trainer steht dem scheinbar unüberbrückbaren Dilemma zwischen dem Bedürfnis der Teilnehmenden nach Orientierung einerseits und dem eigenen Anspruch an angemessene Komplexität andererseits gegenüber. Stereotype helfen dabei, die Welt zu ordnen und zu verstehen, gleichzeitig führen sie jedoch zu Ausgrenzung und engen unsere Wahrnehmungsmöglichkeiten ein. In der theoretisch fundierten Analyse der aktuellen Praxis interkultureller Trainings in Deutschland sucht Jessica Haß zu ergründen, wie interkulturelles Training vor dem Hintergrund eines offenen und dynamischen Kulturverständnisses gelingen kann.

This book proposes a radical shift in the way the world thinks about itself by highlighting the significance of Cross-Cultural Conversations. Moving beyond conventional boundaries, it examines the language in which histories are written; analyzes how scientific technology is changing the idea of identity; and highlights the need for a larger identity across nationality, race, religion, gender, ethnicity and class. It asks for a concerted effort to engage each other in open conversational forums on a range of contemporary global issues, alter our attitudes toward self and the other, and unlearn prejudices that perpetuate the practice of divisive identities.The book also explores critical themes such as political actions, solidarity-in-diversity, clash of social identities, tensions between nationalism and globalism, the quest for global peace and authentic meeting of world religions. Further, it discusses the evolving connection between science and religion, focusing on key philosophical ideas that have permeated the Indian cultural soil.The book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy, religious studies, science and technology studies, and cultural studies.

La rencontre dans une situation d'interculturalité prend souvent la forme de malentendu. Il institue des rapports inédits entre les interlocuteurs, il est création d'ouvertures. Si la différence de valeurs interfère dans la rencontre entre personnes de cultures différentes, on peut aussi comprendre que la communication interculturelle se présente comme une « scène » où se jouent conflit et coopération. La communication est alors le moyen de mettre le malentendu en scène d'où pourra émerger du sens. La communication interculturelle constitue ainsi l'essentiel du lien volontaire qui unit les interlocuteurs entre eux que tout pourtant divise.

Christian Besch untersucht am Beispiel der musikalischen Bildung in koreanischen Schulen, wie kulturelle Identität im Sinne sozialer Identität entstehen kann. Identitätsbildung ist ein Prozess, der sich über die ganze Lebensspanne erstreckt. Dabei werden Entwicklungsaufgaben gelöst und es wird aktiv daran gearbeitet, eine eigene Identität aufzubauen. Im Rahmen des qualitativen Forschungsparadigmas unter Verwendung der heterogenen Kooperation entwickelt der Autor eine kubistische Untersuchungsmethode, um die Lebensspanne in verschiedenen Facetten und Perspektiven individueller und kollektiver gesellschaftlicher Akteure aufzeichnen zu können. Dadurch ergibt sich eine Kategorisierung der kulturellen Identität, die er unter anderem in den Begriff der Cultural-Working-Identity fasst.​

« Tu dis green, entiendo blue » : quand la communication interculturelle prend des chemins de traverse!

Veränderung ist ihre Normalität. Kulturelle Gegensätze der Alltag, mit dem sie aufwachsen. Third Culture Kids sind eine der am schnellsten größer werdenden Bevölkerungsgruppen in Deutschland. Sie wachsen in einem Spannungsfeld zwischen unterschiedlichsten Kulturen, außerhalb der Heimatkultur ihrer Eltern auf. Die Rückkehr nach Deutschland stellt viele dieser Kinder und Jugendlichen vor existentielle Fragen der Zugehörigkeit. Wo ist ihre Heimat? Wo gehören sie hin? Als unsichtbare Einwanderer bleiben Identität, Werte und Weltbilder von Third Culture Kids häufig hinter ihrer äußerlich angepassten Erscheinung verborgen. Anhand mehrerer qualitativer Interviews geht die Autorin der Frage nach, welche Konzepte von Identität und Zugehörigkeit deutsche Third Culture Kids entwickeln und mit welchen Herausforderungen sie bei der Rückkehr und dem Leben in Deutschland konfrontiert werden. Von besonderem Interesse sind hierbei auch die Strategien, die Third Culture Kids nutzen, um trotz dieser erschwerten Bedingungen für sich Identität und Zugehörigkeit sicherstellen zu können.

A puffing smoking sea monster suddenly appears near the shoreline of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal in the eighteenth century, and a group of natives out fishing'appeared all at once to be struck dumb, their wondering gaze fixed in one direction, and on the sole object.'This particular sea monster was the British steam vessel Pluto

Even though concern about and interest in technology transfer have existed since the 1950s, it has become of increasing importance to lesser-developed and developing countries since the 1970s. The transfer of technology in general, and in particular the transfer of technical knowledge, lies at the heart of the North-South debate. There is an abundance of literature on technology transfer in almost every field of interest--policy, practice, applied case studies, and general recommendations--but little, if any, of the information is integrated. It remains widely distributed throughout the fields of economics, business, rural sociology, and anthropology. The same may be said for various studies of consultants as change agents. On the other hand, studies of counterparts--host country professionals--have been almost entirely neglected, with the exception of their implied roles as innovators or acceptors. There have been few attempts to tie practice to theory, theory to research, or research to practice. This volume attempts to provide the link between theory, research, and practice. Based upon research conducted at two large-scale water resource development projects in Indonesia, it focuses upon the problems and solutions encountered by two primary sets of people involved in the transfer of technical knowledge--foreign consultants and host country counterparts. Dr. Scott-Stevens presents a unified and applied approach to many of the cross-cultural theories, issues, and problems common to the transfer of technical knowledge across cultures.

Le fil conducteur de ce livre fait référence à l'art culinaire et à son rapport intrinsèque aux langues et cultures, favorisant ainsi une communication interculturelle riche et variée, en symbiose avec la gastronomie de différents pays. Le volume réunit des articles scientifiques sur l'histoire, la linguistique, la lexicologie et la didactique. Au total, 13 collègues enseignants-chercheurs de nationalités diverses (espagnole, française, russe) ont participé à la rédaction de ce livre, dont les 13 contributions sont organisées selon trois axes sur l'éventail amplement recouvert des divers domaines de travail des trois éditrices de cet ouvrage.

Coming Home Your Way offers college and university students returning from an education-abroad experience a wealth of pertinent information, opportunities for meaningful reflection, and practical guidance on making the most of their time abroad. Grounded in research and addressing an array of aspects of education abroad – including intercultural communication, changing relationships, and career impact – Coming Home Your Way will be an invaluable tool for any student planning, experiencing, or returning from a stay abroad.Drawing from theory and research from multiple disciplines, and real-world experiences of students who have studied abroad, the volume addresses key themes critical to understanding reentry, including individual differences in taking in experience, communication patterns and approaches, the reentry transition, the nature of relationships in reentry, bridging reentry and career, and more. Within each chapter are opportunities for self-reflection that allow readers to integrate the ideas presented into their own experience. Compelling short fictional accounts add flavor and detail that bring theory to life.Coming Home Your Way provides a window into the complex experience of intercultural reentry. Reentry from an education-abroad experience can be a period of intense growth, and can feel disruptive and confusing while it's happening. The authors explain and explore these complexities in a conversational style that will engage students, and with the rigor expected by their instructors. Like no other book currently on the market, Coming Home Your Way will give college and university students insight into the challenges and intercultural opportunities that reentry offers.

This timely and engaging book addresses communicative issues that arise when science and technology travel across socio-cultural boundaries. The authors discuss interactions between different scientific communities; scientists and policy-makers; science and the public; scientists and artists; and other situations where science clashes with other socio-cultural domains. The volume includes theoretical proposals of how to deal with intercultural communication related to science and technology, as well as rich case studies that illustrate the challenges and strategies deployed in these situations. Individual studies explore Europe, Latin America, and Africa, thus including diverse Global North and South contexts.

This book offers new critical insights into intercultural communication and education. It assembles previously unpublished lectures delivered in different countries (namely, Canada, China, Finland, Russia and the USA), as well as notes on intercultural events and encounters. The lectures propose conceptual, theoretical, and methodological discussions, and introduce a range of examples to encourage readers to reappraise their own ways of thinking about interculturality. The notes help readers to develop their critical and reflexive thinking. Critical Interculturality serves to fill a lacuna by helping students, practitioners, scholars and decision-makers to understand the complexities of critical interculturality. The book also stimulates discussion about the upcoming challenges in this field.

Measureable, data driven outcomes are not the only indicators of success in today's multicultural and globalized workforce. How employees interact with their colleagues and customers is also a significant factor in their career development.Luciara Nardon draws on her extensive research and international experience to guide employees and managers through the ambiguous and uncertain waters of today's multicultural workplace. Each intercultural encounter is unique, involving different people, contexts, dynamics, and actions which general cultural protocols are unable to address. In Working in a Multicultural World, Nardon offers a comprehensive framework for understanding intercultural interactions and developing skills for successful intercultural situations. Numerous examples and exercises, including how to reconcile personal beliefs of equality with a hierarchical workplace and how to respond to perceived aggressiveness in business negotiations, enable employees and managers to embark on reflective processes that will springboard their intercultural competence. Working in a Multicultural World is an accessibly written and valuable resource for all professionals in today's workplace as well as students and travelers interested in intercultural relations.

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving force for change, and individuals can develop a multicultural mind.It is also the first IC textbook in the field that incorporates insight from evolutionary biology and the newly emerging discipline of culturalneurosciences. Such an interdisciplinary approach provides readers with new angles, encourages critical thinking, and sometimes challenges conventional knowledge in the field. The combination of the author's multiculturalacademic and journalistic background contributes to a balance of diverse perspectives and world views on cultural theories and discourses. The book is ideal for courses in Intercultural Communicationwith study cases, discussion topics and class activities.

Cultuur en communicatie zijn zo nauw met elkaar verweven dat cultuurverschillen automatisch leiden tot verschillen in communicatie. In Culturele waarden en communicatie wordt een overzicht gegeven van actuele theorieën over cultuurverschillen en de verschillen in verbale en non-verbale communicatie die daaruit voortvloeien. Uitgangspunt van het boek is een vergelijking tussen Nederland en Vlaanderen, die wel dezelfde taal maar niet dezelfde cultuur hebben. De verschillen tussen beide culturen worden vervolgens vergeleken met andere Europese culturen en de culturen van het Midden-Oosten, Azië en Afrika. Ook intercultureel management komt aan bod, waarbij cultuurverschillen in een zakelijke context besproken worden. De talrijke voorbeelden en oefeningen maken je bewust van je eigen cultuur en van de problematiek van interculturele communicatie. Hierdoor leer je de communicatie van andere culturen beter te begrijpen, zelf effectiever intercultureel te communiceren en synergie uit cultuurverschillen te halen.

Gegenstand des Bandes sind Ethnostereotype über China bzw. Chinesen in der deutschsprachigen Medienöffentlichkeit. Im Fokus stehen dabei die kulturellen, sprachlichen und medialen Konstitutionsbedingungen stereotyper Perspektivierungen, ihre besonderen Ausprägungen seit der Jahrtausendwende sowie qualitative und quantifizierende, computergestützte Verfahren zu ihrer Untersuchung. Der Band gibt einen Überblick zur bisherigen Forschung, dokumentiert die Ergebnisse eines dreijährigen Projektes zur Linguistischen Imageanalyse Chinas und formuliert Vorschläge für die zukünftige deutsch-chinesische, interkulturelle Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit. Der Band richtet sich nicht nur an Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftler, sondern auch an Praktiker aus Politik, Wirtschaft und interkultureller Kommunikation.

Combining perspectives from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date overview of the field of intercultural communication.

This book explores the issues related to the intercultural competence of future teachers and their readiness to work with children in a multicultural environment. An increasingly large number of Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) have expanded their presence in global markets at high speed and on a large scale. In this book, is provided an example of the Chinese pattern of global expansion by investigating a specific successful marketing effort of a MNC headquartered in the People's Republic China (PRC). It also looks at the problems of intercultural communication of the Gypsy ethnic group in Transcarpathia. It attends to the issues of rhythm and the aesthetic experience in the late works of Edward Hall, the founder of the discipline intercultural communication (IC), and in the ideas of John Dewey, especially in his Art as Experience. The feminization of migration opens new spaces of communication, loosens the sexual division of labor, and transforms gender roles and models. Different forms of discrimination have different effects on individual and collective identities. This book provides the elements of discussion needed for the development of public policies to protect Latin American women rights making visible gender issues in the context of the international political agenda.

This volume captures the essence of how we communicate differences in relationships, between and across cultures, in organizations, through education and in moments of local and global conflict and crisis that demonstrates the importance and viability of approaching peace and conflict communication from various fields within communication studies.

Interviewing is one of the most common techniques used to conduct qualitative research in the social sciences and humanities. As a result of globalization, researchers increasingly conduct interviews cross-, inter- and intra-nationally. This raises important questions about how differences and sameness are understood and negotiated within the interview situation, as well as the power structures at play within qualitative research, and the role that reflexivity plays in mediating these.What does it mean to interview Black women as a Black woman? How is ethnicity negotiated across various qualitative research encounters? How are differences bridged or asserted in feminist interviewing? These are just some of the questions explored in the chapters in this volume. Drawing on their recent research, the contributors detail their experiences of engaging in qualitative interviewing and examine how they negotiated the various dilemmas they encountered. The contributions challenge some of the assumptions made in early feminist work on interviewing, providing nuanced accounts of actual research experiences. This volume explores the practice and implications of conducting cross-, inter- and intra-cultural interviewing, bringing together researchers from a range of disciplines and countries to describe and analyse both its vicissitudes and its advantages.

Die Studie zeigt auf, wie ehemalige Erasmusstudierende ihre Auslandserfahrungen im narrativen Interview sprachlich wiedergeben. Schwerpunkt dieser Erzählungen ist dabei die bisher noch nicht beachtete Frage nach im Ausland eingegangenen Zweierbeziehungen mit Zielkulturangehörigen. Methodisch durch Konversationsanalyse und Funktionale Pragmatik unterstützt, untersucht der Autor das sprachliche Handeln der Interviewten vor dem Hintergrund institutioneller Einflüsse. So wird deutlich, wie sich das Freizeitverhalten von Erasmusstudierenden und der Wunsch nach Kontakten zu Zielkulturangehörigen gegenseitig bedingen. Ausführlich diskutiert der Autor im Hintergrund wirkende Wissensbestände und ihren Einfluss auf die Erzählungen im narrativen Interview.

De globalisering maakt het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven steeds internationaler: buitenlandse multinationals vestigen zich in Nederland of nemen Nederlandse bedrijven over, Nederlandse bedrijven outsourcen hun diensten naar het buitenland of nemen zelf buitenlandse bedrijven over. Het is dus heel waarschijnlijk dat (toekomstige) professionals aan de slag gaan in interculturele teams. Als voorbereiding hierop is het ontwikkelen van interculturele competenties van essentieel belang. Effectief samenwerken in interculturele teams begint met uitleg van het begrip ‘cultuur'. Daarna worden de vier belangrijkste theorieën over culturele verschillen besproken en kritisch tegen het licht gehouden. Vervolgens beschrijven de auteurs een model dat deze theorieën integreert. De laatste hoofdstukken zijn praktisch van aard en bespreken de verschillende aspecten van intercultureel teamwork en het positief benutten van culturele verschillen. De tekst komt tot leven door de reflectievragen en de vele voorbeelden uit het internationale bedrijfsleven.

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to intercultural communication in the era of globalization. The reader is introduced to essential concepts in the field, different theories and methods of analysing communication, the importance of verbal and nonverbal languages for bringing about mutual understanding and, finally, the ethical challenges that arise. The volume also has a practical aspect. The author discusses subjects such as handling encounters with people using foreign languages; incorporating different life styles and world views; the use of interpreters; non-familiar body language; different understandings of time; relocation in new settings; the use of power and how to deal with cultural conflicts generally. Published in English for the first time following a very successful original edition in Norwegian, this richly-illustrated book offers a refreshing and engaging introduction to intercultural understanding.

Die Donauraumstrategie der Europäischen Union ist Grundlage für vielfältige Initiativen. Im Rahmen des Hochschulprojekts «Interkulturalität und Mehrsprachigkeit in den Schulen im Donauraum» sollten die Studierenden der beteiligten Hochschulen den Donauraum und dessen Wichtigkeit für die Europäische Union verstehen lernen. Dieser Band präsentiert Ergebnisse der Seminare «Medien und Minderheiten im Donauraum» und «Schulen und Minderheiten im Donauraum» sowie von Begegnungen mit Hochschulvertretern in Ostrava und Ludwigsburg. Die Beiträge gliedern sich zur wissenschaftlichen Aufarbeitung des Austauschs in die Themenbereiche Mehrsprachigkeit und Interkulturalität im Allgemeinen, Deutsch als Fremd- und Minderheitensprache im Donauraum und Minderheiten im Donauraum.

In the current era of globalisation, big-C Culture loses analytical purchase. However, research, as well as intercultural training and education, continues to take for granted a more or less fixed idea of culture. This volume updates intercultural communication, both its theory and its application, by utilising a theory of scales in order to understand how culture gets contextualised as speakers communicate and negotiate meaning with each other. As succinctly captured in the title of this volume, it is suggested that research can ‘downscale culture'analytically: culture might be, but also might not be, relevant in an interaction. The 14 chapters brought together here explore the possibilities of such downscaling from a wide range of core themes in intercultural communication studies and from various research traditions, including interactional sociolinguistics, critical geography, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, textual analysis, multimodal analysis and nexus analysis.

Encounters between cultures are also encounters between knowledge systems. This volume brings together a number of case studies that explore how some knowledge in cultural contact zones becomes transient, evanescent, and ephemeral. The essays examine various aspects of cultural, especially colonial, epistemic exchanges, placing special emphasis on the fate of those knowledges that are not easily appropriated by or translated from one cultural sphere into another and thus remain at the margins of cross-cultural exchanges. In addition, the imposition of colonial power is unthinkable without the strategic deployment and use of knowledge; most colonial states, including those of Germany in the Baltic and in West Africa, were knowledge-acquiring machines – yet, acquisition always includes rejection, detainment and subjugation of recalcitrant epistemes.Bringing together insights from various scholarly disciplines, including literary studies, history, historical anthropology, and political science, the essays in this volume investigate how different or unfamiliar knowledge was, and in some cases still is, disarticulated by being belittled, discredited, and demonized. But they also show the strategies of resilience deployed by subjugated and subaltern people: the ways in which certain materials have escaped the coloniality of knowledge – how fragments and shards of other epistemologies remain inscribed in the polyphony and fuzziness of intercultural documents and archives.

Internationalization plays an important role in shaping the philosophy and practice of higher education, and it is arguably one of the most durable University achievements. Offering creative ways to achieve a shift from isolation to communication between people of different economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, telecollaboration exemplifies challenges and rewards of internationalization in the epoch of e-learning. In our interconnected world the tasks of both bringing the equality of opportunities and promoting intercultural dialogue continue to be priorities for education, whose major objective and obligation is an expansion of the freedoms of human beings. In the era of globalization, its fulfillment more than ever depends on making it possible for people of different backgrounds to participate in intercultural dialogue on equal terms. Intercultural collaborations in virtual environments offer unique opportunities for the realization of this goal. This book explores both a contribution of telecollaboration to the democratic education, solidarity and social justice in the globalized world as well as the complexities and challenges that arise from attempts to align international collaborations and social justice.

Prenant pour cadre des classes belgo-maghrébines de l'enseignement secondaire, cet ouvrage montre que les cours de français peuvent être vécus comme un lieu de confrontation et d'échange où jeunes belges et enfants de migrants réagissent autour de textes des littératures françaises de France et de Belgique, ainsi que du Maghreb et de l'immigration.Il comprend trois grandes parties. La première présente l'axiomatique et caractérise la démarche...

Gegenstand der Arbeit ist die Bildung sozialer Freundschaftsnetzwerke ausländischer Studierender an der Universität Heidelberg. Netzwerke und das damit zusammenhängende Sozialkapital sind für den Integrationsprozess von besonderer Wichtigkeit. Es konnten nämlich detaillierte Ergebnisse über die Zusammensetzung der sozialen Kontakte (weak und strong ties) sowie die Generierung des sozialen Kapitals sowohl offline als auch online gewonnen werden. Dadurch wird ein wichtiger, bisher zumeist unberücksichtigt gebliebener Erklärungsbeitrag, der auf der Funktion sozialer Netzwerke basiert, ins Zentrum der Betrachtung gerückt. Dabei hat sich in der vorliegenden Studie soziales Kapital als Ergänzung zum Netzwerkansatz bewährt. Bei der Datenerhebung wurden quantitative (Fragebogen) und qualitative (Tonbadaufnahmen/ Interviews) Methodenarten in Kombination verwendet. Zur Förderung interkultureller Kompetenz für deutsche und ausländische Studierende sowie Dozenten aller Fächer wird ein didaktisches Modell (Schumann 2012) vorgestellt, in dem Erwerb interkultureller Kompetenzen mit dem Erlernen der deutschen Sprache verbunden wird und Diskurskonventionen im Mittelpunkt stehen.

El objetivo prioritario de este ensayo es generar una sensibilidad sobre la importancia de esta nueva figura del ‘asesor cultural'en el panorama de la actividad empresarial española. Una actividad que ha sufrido un cambio considerable desde el momento en el que tanto las medianas como las grandes empresas españolas han tenido que salir al exterior, bien como consecuencia de la globalización, o bien como consecuencia de la crisis. En este contexto de proyectos, contratos, inversiones y negocios en el extranjero por parte de las empresas, la figura del ‘asesor cultural'adquiere una relevancia excepcional en la medida en la que propone y asesora sobre contratos, proyectos, tratamiento de los trabajadores, políticas de negocio… en las que las pautas culturales son determinantes. Muchos de los fracasos de las empresas que se ubican en el exterior obedecen al desconocimiento del ‘fenómeno cultural'que tan importante resulta para una adecuada –por rentable– política de la actividad empresarial. Estamos convencidos de que en este momento de fuerte expansión de las empresas españolas en el contexto internacional, esta novedosa figura del ‘asesor cultural'puede, y debe ser un referente importante que una cultura empresarial sensible, moralmente hablando, no puede dejar de lado por una cuestión de responsabilidad. Graciano González R. Arnaiz, es Catedrático de Ética y Director del Departamento de Filosofía del Derecho, Moral y Política II (Ética y Sociología) de la Facultad de Filosofía de la UCM. Su actividad investigadora está centrada en cuestiones relativas a la fundamentación de la Ética y al análisis y desarrollo de las diversas perspectivas de la Ética Aplicada. Teresa González López-Cotelo es Graduada en Relaciones Internacionales, Graduada en Traducción e Interpretación y Máster en Management. Su actividad investigadora está centrada en el área de la internacionalización y en los estudios de mercado.

In Nederland komen mensen met verschillende sociale en culturele achtergronden elkaar tegen op kantoor, in de tram of in de sportschool. Soms leven en werken zij daadwerkelijk samen, vaak ook lijken ze langs elkaar heen te leven. En soms leiden vooroordelen, misverstanden en angst voor het onbekende tot spanningen. Dit heeft geresulteerd in een bezinning op identiteit en een integratiedebat. Interculturele samenwerking in organisaties biedt de lezer vaardigheden en inzichten om juist voordeel te halen uit culturele diversiteit. Het boek beschrijft concrete technieken voor de (toekomstige) professional om inclusief beleid te implementeren, te werken in divers samengestelde teams en om te gaan met culturele dilemma's. Thema's als globalisering, identiteit, verhouding wij/zij, begrip van culturen en (tegengaan van) discriminatie komen diepgaand aan bod. De theorie en de technieken worden verduidelijkt met voorbeelden uit de praktijk en er zijn reflectievragen, tussenvragen en toepassingsopdrachten. Deze herziene druk bevat actuele thema's, zoals de globale arbeidsmarkt, reshoring als vervolgstap op outsourcing en het jihadisme in de westerse samenlevingen. Ook is de theorie geactualiseerd met de vijfde cultuurdimensie van Hofstede, wordt er dieper ingegaan op Pinto's onderscheid tussen F- en G-culturen en is het vraagstuk van de grenzen aan de vrije meningsuiting in een breder kader geplaatst. De website bevat antwoorden bij de opdrachten, rollenspelen en checklists.

Wiederholt ist die Forderung laut geworden, Sprache in ihrer Materialität und Performativität als ein Medium zu begreifen. Das Buch legt in diesem Sinn eine systematische Begründung einer Medientheorie der Verständigung vor, die Sprache als kulturelle Praxis der Verständigung denkt. Im Zentrum des Beitrags steht die Auseinandersetzung mit den Arbeiten des französischen Philosophen Jacques Derrida, der sich wie kaum ein anderer demZusammenhang von Sprache und Medialität gewidmet hat. Von daher entwickelt eine Medientheorie der Verständigung den Ausgangspunkt für eine linguistische Kulturforschung, der somit eine neue Relevanz innerhalb der gegenwärtigen kulturwissenschaftlichen Debatte zukommt. Zentrale Themen einer solchen Linguistik sind die ästhetische Dimension des Verständigungsgeschehens, die Weiterentwicklung einer linguistischen Diversitätsforschung angesichts pluraler und heterogener Gesellschaften sowie die Untersuchung des komplexen Zusammenhangs von medienkulturellem Gedächtnis und Wissensvermittlung.

Kompetenz zur Interkulturellen Kommunikation für jeden Markt der Welt Kommunikation in der Wirtschaft ist von essentieller Bedeutung und unabdingbar für den Erfolg, wobei die fortschreitende Globalisierung und Internationalisierung die Interkulturelle Kommunikation immer bedeutsamer machen. Erst die Kenntnis kultureller Unterschiede und Besonderheiten ermöglicht eine erfolgreiche Kommunikation auch zwischen Vertretern unterschiedlicher Kulturen. Dieses Buch gibt kulturübergreifend einen umfassenden Überblick über - Begriffe der Kommunikation und Kultur - Interkulturelle Besonderheiten in der interpersonalen und massenmedialen - Kommunikation (Interkulturelle Marketing-Kommunikation) - Verbale und nonverbale Kommunikation - Kulturvergleichende Studien (z.B. GLOBE-Studie) - Neuere Forschungsgebiete wie Interkulturelle Kommunikationspsychologie und Kulturelle Neurowissenschaft Durch zahlreiche Fallbeispiele und Fallstudien eignet sich dieses Buch für die Aus- und Weiterbildung an Universitäten, Hochschulen und anderen Bildungseinrichtungen sowie für die Praxis.

A number of researchers, trainers and educators in intercultural communication acknowledge that the most popular models and theories of the field are insufficient – even unsuitable – to describe or explain our practical multicultural experiences today. This collection of articles offers new insights and critical evaluations of, intercultural communication theory and research. Authors from a variety of disciplines discuss, for example, methodological concerns; Chinese exceptionalism; micro and macro level interactions; ways to teach and study perceptions and self-awareness; and also provide new constructions for understanding communication and culture and their relationship.

Human beings have an intrinsic need to be with people who are similar to themselves. This is because they share the same ways of doing things, the same values, and function according similar rules. When one is with people who tend to be similar, human behavior is normalized, and one's actions appear to be in accordance with those exhibited by others in one's social circle. However, sometimes it becomes apparent that the situation is somewhat more complex. When this happens, one realizes that the issues that have been taken for granted about human interaction are not necessarily the same for everyone. This book elucidates what happens in the processes of communication when people from different cultural backgrounds experience other cultures. Emphasis is also given to the issue of interaction between people from various cultures. The book highlights the aspects that are recognized to posit difficulties in conveying messages from one culture to another. The notions of schemata, frames, scenarios and cultural scripts are outlined. The third part of the book examines some principles of critical discourse analysis, including, for instance, socio-political attitude, as well as concentrating on the notion of power relations of groups, legitimated by text as well as speech. This part also describes the concept of persuasion, as well as persuasive communication. The fourth part of the book is analytic. Attention is given to various discourses one encounters in everyday life and to the examination of various kinds of discourse, including for instance, complimenting, as well as political, discourse.As such, this book provides a new point of view for linguists as well as those interested in communication practice. The empirical part of the book will help shed some light on dilemmas people may be obliged to face in their career, and should be especially useful to students of intercultural communication.

Richard Wilkins and Karen Wolf present an innovative look at the relationship between rhetoric and the ethnography of communication. They argue that a situated rhetoric extends beyond the study of public discourse to include moments of identification that are used in a situated, social, and cultural way. The main problem the book addresses is the idea that individuals use situated rhetoric to accomplish communal identification, even at the risk of multiple interpretations from others. Culture in Rhetoric draws on case studies exploring argumentation through speaking and silence over the use of Native American land; asynchronous communication active in the cultural frames of a CBS 60 Minutes episode; identity and communication at a Jewish havurah; optimal forms of communicative conduct in Britain; and the changes in education communication of a North American college. Wilkins and Wolf present the position that the context, form, and meaning of these situated instances of rhetoric provide a foundation upon which to analyze the communicative constructions of cultural identity.

'This book explores contemporary research and historical perspectives on intercultural competencies and transnational organizations, providing a compendium of knowledge on cultural diversity and the impact this has on modern interpersonal interactions'--Provided by publisher.

This is a good time to reflect on opportunities and challenges for Australia in Latin America. Impressive economic growth and opportunities for trade and investment have made Latin America a dynamic area for Australia and the Asia Pacific region. A growing Latin American population, Australia's attractiveness to Latin American students, a fascination with the cultural vibrancy of the Americas and an awareness of Latin America's increasingly independent stance in politics and economic diplomacy, have all contributed to raising the region's profile. This collection of essays provides the first substantial introduction to Australia's evolving engagement with Latin America, identifying current trends and opportunities, and making suggestions about how relationships in trade, investment, foreign aid, education, culture and the media could be strengthened.

Il contatto continuativo con la ‘diversità'implica una scelta inevitabile: alzare le barriere delle proprie abitudini esistenziali, presumendo di doversi dotare di una qualche difesa, o aprirsi fiduciosamente alla creazione quotidiana di nuovi significati? In altre parole: vivere interculturalmente è una sfida troppo rischiosa da accettare, o forse è il solo, ineluttabile destino dell'essere umano? A domanda esplicita, Il Diplomatico Interculturale risponde altrettanto esplicitamente.

Il est indéniable que les thèmes de la culture et de l'interculturalité occupent aujourd'hui une place centrale dans les sociétés contemporaines, et que, coutes sensibilités de pensée confondues, ils suscitent dans les sciences humaines et sociales de multiples recherches et donnent lieu à d'innombrables publications. L'intérêt du présent ouvrage est double. Il tient, d'une part, au fait qu'il propose des contributions originales sur ces questions, et il est, d'autre part, le résultat d'une aventure intellectuelle amorcée voilà bientôt dix ans par les membres du Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les cultures en contact (GRICC) de l'Université de Moncton au Nouveau-Brunswick dont les travaux ont le souci de prendre à rebours les contraintes disciplinaires et institutionnelles, qui généralement constituent des entraves à la communication intellectuelle et scientifique. Les contributions à cet ouvrage sont donc issues d'un espace de réflexion quasi expérimental qui met en oeuvre une dialogique des savoirs qui vise justement à porter un regard neuf sur les formes que revêt l'interculturalité. S'il y a une leçon à tirer de cet ouvrage dont les textes examinent tour à tour les objets de la philosophie politique.de la pensée postcoloniale, de la sociolinguistique.de la « responsabilité de protéger », de la littérature, de la traductologie comme autant de figures de lïnterculturalité, c'est que les traitements qui en sont proposés attestent à leur façon de l'impossibilité de continuer à penser ces dernières - au passé comme au présent, autrement que dans le mouvement jamais clos de leurs nombreuses et permanentes intrications.

El libro concluye con una tesis llamativa: el no-teísmo viene a se el último paso, la estación de términos hacia la que la historia religiosa -la occidental al menos- parece caminar: desde el politeísmo, el henoteísmo, el monoteísmo…pasando por la ilustración europea y el conflicto cristianismo/ateísmo…para desembocar en el no-teísmo, como la resolución del conflicto y la superación de los malentendidos seculares entre el cristianismo y la modernidad. Los dos -cristianismo y ateísmo- tenían razón, la ración parcial de unas posiciones, que ahora, a la altura de estos tiempos, vemos que los dos deben rectificar. Ya la Gaudium et spes (19-22) modificó parcialmente la actitud oficial de la Iglesia católica hacia el ateísmo; Lenaers se atreve a decir que hay que ir todavía bastante más allá para terminar de realizar plenamente la reconciliación con la modernidad.

Did you know that, to get a job in Australia, it is important to use the right balance of informal and formal language during the interview? Did you know that student advising in Wu Chinese (spoken around Shanghai) is not a face-threatening activity, contrary to general perceptions about the nature of advice giving? Did you know that the use of minimal eye contact and flat intonation by Japanese speakers is interpreted by native English speakers as a lack of interest and willingness to communicate? Did you know that French and Australian English speakers show a surprising number of similarities in the way they use conversational humour in social visits? Think you know how to address your Italian lecturer or tutor? Think again!These are some of the findings arrived at in this exciting new collection of papers from an array of international scholars who represent different theoretical perspectives, but who all study communicative behaviour across languages and cultures, including English, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Wu Chinese. Adopting a comparative or cross-cultural approach, the majority of the contributions draw on authentic examples from a wide range of corpora, including social visits among friends, advising sessions involving recent high school graduates and/or their parents, simulated employment interviews and interactions involving second language learners. Contributions of a pedagogical approach offer practical assistance to the cross-cultural learner through a range of classroom activities. These include: a cross-linguistic comparison of conceptual metaphors; an applied ethnolinguistics framework; and ethnographic critical cultural awareness and reflexivity exercises. All of these activities are designed to equip the learner to study the communicative behaviours and cultural values of the target language. This edited volume is an important contribution to the growing body of work dedicated to better understanding the linguistic and pragmatic aspects of cross-cultural competence required for successful communication across cultural boundaries. It will appeal to readers interested in linguistics, interactional styles and communicative behaviour, cross-cultural pragmatics and intercultural communication.

How do people listen in a conversation, especially in an intercultural setting, and how do they shift from listener to speaker in the particular context? This book investigates listenership behaviours of a tutor and a student in the context of academic supervision sessions at a university in the UK, comparing British tutor - British student conversations with British tutor - Japanese student conversations in English. A new research methodology, a time-aligned multimodal corpus analysis, is introduced for analysing listenership and turn-taking structure, synthesising visual data with verbal data in timeline. The method also integrates discourse-pragmatic and conversation analytic approaches with the corpus-based analysis. This work reports strategies in use of response tokens for framework shifts and multi-functional nature of hand gestures observed in the conversations. Therefore, this book is highly relevant for researchers and postgraduate students, who study pragmatic and discursive practice in intercultural settings using multimodal corpora.

How socio-cultural factors influence the development of Intercultural Communication Competence is an essential part of developing the skills to work and interact with a rapidly globalizing world. Building upon the work of Edward Hall, Geert Hofstede and Stella Ting-Toomey, this book explores the role in which experience, family and other social aspects play in creating an individual's ICC skills. In this work, a model of six ICC skills allows for the examination of the impact of Polish national culture on socio-cultural values of Polish students in the three mutually dependent dimensions of politics, education and family. The empirical data present clear conclusions and indications of how specific factors are relevant or irrelevant in helping to construct ICC. These findings bear implications for trainers and researchers in approaching the issue of developing intercultural competences.