... to be a product of culture. Thus, our own culture has a deep impact on our thoughts and behaviors. Since each culture has its distinct aspects, intercultural communication can be the cause of conflict and disorder. There are three main issues, which are at the top of the problem of intercultural communication: language as a barrier, cultural diversity and ethnocentrism. I will ... to have a good knowledge in languages such as Japanese, German, Italian . Socilinguists examine social and cultural influences on language behavior. Among the most important concepts to emerge are those relating...

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... several ways that Peter didn't show cultural competence such as mentioning something in class that should not be commented on or shouldn't be discussed because it goes against the cultural norms. One example of this is in class one day a girl volunteered to answer a question and ... heads down because Peter didn't know it wasn't acceptable to talk about peoples blemishes. Another incident similar to this happened when Peter got on the topic of racism in China with his students. He said that racism isn't only a problem in America, it's a problem that could ... on the bus, and a pickpocke...

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... . "They deprived themselves of food to give to us" (pg 76). Cabeza's men later functioned as medicine men for the Indians. "The Islanders wanted to make physicians of us they insisted we should do this" (pg 76). Rather than focusing on the discord that divided the two sub-cultures, both groups looked for ways in which they could compliment one another. They saw that they ... " Angelou truly tried to gain a heightened awareness of the African culture. She dressed in the traditional Ghana cloth and she learned the language so that she could enrich her cultural experience. In the town of Dun...

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... on language barriers. Among the most important concepts to emerge are those relating to dialects and language standards. Sociolinguists have documented the presence of dialects in every language. These dialects, all of which are legitimate, are associated with educational, economic, social and historical conditions. Even if an individual studies all the possible dictionaries of a random language, he would still be somewhat of a stranger ... When people communicate in a style that is not valued in their culture they make judgments about the character and ability of the individual or group ...

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... ; however, people sometimes find diversity and change unsettling. Increasing diversity has been mostly positive, but sometimes results in occurrences of bigotry and conflict (Ross 10). The incidents found on college campuses echoes the often silent trends in American society (11). Intervention tactics prove to be counterproductive, causing more resentment. Many institutions create speech codes or conduct codes to end ... cultures in the United States and the world. Such cultural literacy contributes to the intellectual maturation of the student as both an individual and as a responsive ...

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