Intercultural Communication

Prompted by technology in the 21 st century, economic pressures are shrinking space, time, the variety of life styles, and cultural variation into a networked global society. Demands of globalization today continue to increase pressure on educators and educational leaders to change curriculum and learning in order to educate our children to become global citizens who preserve the variety and vitality of life. Leaders of educational multimedia design and applications have a special role in the shared leadership necessary for this change in education as emphasized by recent calls for cultural studies in instructional design (Rose, 2005). There are many aspects of becoming a ... Read Full Story

A biennial conference on the intercultural communication between China and the world opened here on Friday. Titled “Intercultural Communication between China and the World: Interpersonal, Organizational and Mediated Perspectives,” the 8th China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC) Intercultural Conference aims to enhance the mutual understanding between China and the world as well as the teaching and [...] Related posts: Intercultural communication in multilingual spaces Journal of International and Intercultural Communication (JIIC) less spit, better queues"> less spit, better queues"> less spit, better queues'>Beijing> less spit, better queues Read Full Story

By summarizing the components of culture we can clearly see its definition points from an anthropologist that describes culture as “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”. As to fully understand them, would mean more studies in intercultural communication are needed, as it is vital in an international business.   Interpersonal communication patterns in different culture are vital, as they are the coding systems in which that certain culture comprehends certain things. These communication patterns are how certain cultures understand verbal and non-verbal communications, show emotions, ... Read Full Story

From Michael Mark, Creative Director/CEO at NYCA . 10 Tips for creating a culture that fosters the corporate spirit of harmonious chaos, inspires great work and a better world. Any successful business owner will tell you that staff will make or break a company. Turnover is not only expensive, but also can be devastating to morale and work quality, taking away from other resources to find, train and indoctrinate new employees. In order to succeed, business owners have to focus a large percentage of their time (at least 25 percent) to creating a culture with a goal: harmonious chaos. Working at a growing and ... Read Full Story

An international book festival in Dubai is facing the possibility of a mass walkout in its inaugural year with authors queuing up to protest against the censorship of a book that discusses homosexuality. The Canadian novelist and former Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood sparked the controversy by pulling out of the Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature after a fellow writer was blacklisted for offending “cultural sensitivities”. The book at the centre of the latest storm is The Gulf Between Us, a romantic comedy by the English writer Geraldine Bedell which is set in a fictional Gulf emirate. It was due to be formally ... Read Full Story