2. The Necessities of Cultural Training in EFL Classes Three lines of argument provided to highlight the necessities of introducing cultural aspects of the target language including the relation between language and culture, proving cultural solutions as well as verbal solutions for communication breakdowns, and idea of intercultural competence. English media is rife with examples of comedic communicating misuses between native English speakers of the same culture. In fact, it is the whole point of much of the humor in the media – two or more people who should have understood each other getting into crazy situations all because of language. The humor involved is almost mystically bound up in cultural knowledge. If the misuses …show more content…
Basic needs are sensitivity and self-consciousness: the understanding of other behaviors and ways of thinking as well as the ability to express one's own point or view in a transparent way with the aim to be understood and respected by staying flexible where this is possible, and being clear and transparent where this is necessary (Xu, 2009) . Intercultural competence is the ability for successful communication with people of other cultures. This ability can be existing already at a young age, or be developed and improved thanks to willpower and competence. The bases for a successful intercultural communication are emotional competence, together with intercultural sensitivity.
Intercultural Competence is a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that supports effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts. Intercultural competence provides an overarching perspective for weaving together primary concepts for interacting across both global and domestic differences (Kachru & Smith,
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Some recent teaching method de-emphasized the teaching of culture, especially the dominant American and British culture as part an emphasis on various Englishes with their respective grammars and unique vocabulary. In reviewing several databases of EFL literature on the subject of teaching culture, the bulk of the materials comes from the 80s and 90s with most references to it ending around the year 2000. Most recent articles use the word culture as a language subject. Students need cultural literacy because, when they are not exposed to cultural elements of a target culture, they appear to encounter unnecessary hardship in communicating meaning to native speakers (Jenks & Yeh, 2010). The importance of developing intercultural communicative competence alongside linguistic competence has resulted from learners needs for acquiring linguistic and cultural barriers. A person how learns language without learning culture risks becoming a fluent fool. Living in today's multicultural word, language learners need to develop not only their linguistic competence but also their intercultural communicative competence to overcome both linguistic and cultural barriers they may encounter in interaction with people from other cultures (Cakir,
Read the entire article and answer the following questions. Sometimes it takes more than one read to deeply understand an article. 1. Based on what you read in the article, describe your interpretation of the concept of cultural competency (do not google “cultural competency” or copy and paste from the article). Cultural competency is the ability to communicate and understand other people’s language and cultures.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a short reflection on chapters 1-10 of the book Cultural Diversity: A Primer for the Human Services by Jerry V. Diller. Also, lectures provide by the professor will be discussed in this paper. The lectures discussed in this paper will be lectures A-E. In chapter one, “The Introduction”, we learn about culture and how the purpose of the book Cultural Diversity: A Primer for the Human Service.
Cultural Competence to me is an individual’s, professional’s, or organization’s ability to understand, work, assist, and interact with people from different cultures, ethnicities, religious beliefs, values, gender, age, other than their own. Cultural Competence means being sensitive and aware of the differences that people posses, and then educating one self on those differences to appropriately interact or help them. I believe that cultural competence is an ongoing process that is developed over time. Individuals can obtain the knowledge and skills needed to be culturally sensitive through participating in workshops and trainings, creating family, individual, and community partnerships, and working with people from different ethnic back
Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures, with sensitivity to their beliefs, customs, and values. It requires knowledge of one's own culture as well as an understanding and appreciation of other cultures. It also involves being aware of one's biases and assumptions and being open to learning about different cultures. It encourages more open dialogue about mental health within Latinx communities, which can help to reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment. By creating an environment where it is socially acceptable to talk about mental health, more people will be likely to seek help and treatment, leading to better long-term outcomes for individuals and their
Every day we use our culture. Whether it be to argue claims, express opinions, or make decisions, culture plays a part in each area. Culture is who we are, one’s identity, its extent is enormous over our views and actions. A person grows up surrounded with culture at a young age. This can affect how they learn and what they learn.
Point 1: Sociolinguistics (8) 174w When it comes to reading, every student has different experiences in regards to what they are interested in reading. Working with students that are extremely diverse sociocultural theory addresses the importance of incorporate reading that students can relate to culturally. Implementing culturally diverse material, students begin to reflect with the story that they are reading and they are motivated to read because they are becoming part of the story. By implementing different cultures books, they are expanding their knowledge of other cultures that they are not familiar or were never aware. Adapting to students culture is important for a teacher to do, especially when teaching a diverse school because making those personal connections are crucial to building relationship with the students and their community.
Cultural competence means working respectfully and effectively with all children, their families, team members and the community. It means being aware of your own values, beliefs, practices and prejudices and the influence this can have on your decision making. It means continual reflection on your work practices and working towards a better understanding and respect for all cultures. Being culturally competent also means being aware of dominant and minority cultures and the affect this has on the community and adapting your ways to interact with the children and families to make them feel safe, secure and supported (EYLF Outcome 1- Children have a strong sense of identity). Cultural competence not only belongs to an individual as an educator
As an educator we should know and understand our own culture identity which is the first step to become a culturally competent practitioner. From that we will get to know how our cultural experience has moulded our own life which made us capable to acknowledge how these features impact on others. A culturally competent educator can communicate delicately and effectively with people who have different languages, cultures, religions, genders, ethnicities, disabilities, ages and sexualities and this educator will attempt to provide services which are consistent to the needs and values of the families and children by acknowledging them, and responding to them correctly. An Educator need to improve skills, knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and practices
Cultural competence for nurses is defined as the willingness or the desire to understand another person’s culture, the ability to learn about diverse cultural belief systems, and to work effectively as a healthcare professional. This includes, understanding the dynamics of a patient’s culture as it relates to their relationships, interactions, and understanding of overall health. Awareness of one’s own culture, along with the understanding of other cultures, and how this relates to nursing care is essential to improve outcomes for patients (Kardong-Edgren et al., 2010). In 2010, the United States Census revealed that 37% of the population considered themselves to be minorities, and by 2020 this demographic will increase by 40%.
Everyone has their own unique cultural identity. Individuality is the genetic code for differences and individuality, and it allows people to perceive certain aspects of the world through a different lens. Everyone has different tastes in music, different behavioral attributes, and different facial features that set others apart. To a great extent, one’s culture informs the way they view others and the world.
Culture influences each and every life stage of a person. Hence culture plays a very important role in his stage of education. In some situations cultural difference makes some constraints to students with diverse culture. It is essential a culture based teaching strategy to overcome these problems. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy is pedagogy which emphasizes the cultural background of the learner, can helps to overcome
DuPraw’s and Marya Axner’s article “Working on CommonCross-cultural Communication, they pointed out that “[a]n appreciation of patterns of cultural difference can assist us in processing what it means to be different in ways that are respectful of others…”. We usually see different cultures as abnormal or “wrong” because it is not what we’re used to. This quote from the article is telling us that we need to become empathetic to successfully understand others from different backgrounds. When you stop to listen and put yourselves in others’ shoes, you are respecting and understanding their ideas. To fully succeed in cross cultural communications, you need to learn, accept and appreciate the differences each culture has and be considerate of people with diverse developmental
The interaction can be described as more interpersonal than intercultural as a result of the degree of interactant is drawing on personality traits, personal values and experience. When people from different cultural background become close to each other, their interactions typically move along the continuum from more intercultural to more interpersonal, though intercultural elements may always play a role. There is no doubt that no matter for casual or business communication, be sensitive to intercultural communication is always a key to achieve
The film Lost in Translation follows two Americans visiting Tokyo during important transitional periods in their lives. Charlotte is a recent college graduate trying to figure out her career while also moving on from the honeymoon phase of her new marriage. Bob Harris is essentially going through a mid-life crisis as he sorts through life post-movie stardom and struggles to maintain a relationship with his overbearing wife. The two find each other in the hotel bar as a result of their inability to sleep and form a connection based on their mutual isolation in both their relationships and the city of Tokyo. The film touches on the importance of communication as well as what it is like to be a foreigner alone in a vastly different culture.
Abstract Communicating successfully with people from different cultures can be a real challenge. Cultural differences may lead to tensions, arguments, and even wars between peoples and nations. This paper deals with one of the most common problems in intercultural communication cultural shock, it introduces its concepts and basic traits, causes and symptoms, stages of adjustment and strategies of overcoming culture shock with the aim of improving intercultural communication competence for smoothing intercultural communication. Key words: Cultural shock; Intercultural communication; Stages of adjustment; Intercultural communication competence Wang, M. L. (2015).