Communication Between Cultures

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Korean language, 280
Kristof, Nicholas, 17

L
La familia, 90
L’Amour, Louis, 381
Language
accents, 273
Arabic, 281– 282
arbitrary words, 269– 270
argot, 274– 275
Brazilian Portuguese, 279
Britain, 276
characteristics of, 269– 270
Chinese, 280
cultural variations, 292
culture and, 59–60, 270– 283
definition of, 269
denotative/connotative meanings, 270
dialect, 274
diversity in healthcare, 371– 373
education and, 361– 362
English, 277– 278
functions of, 266– 269
German, 282– 283
globalized organizations, 354
host culture, 385
identity expressions, 268– 269
idioms, 276– 277
Japanese, 281
Korean, 280
learning second, 289
Northeast Asian, 279– 280
slang, 275
social cohesion, 267– 268
social interaction, 266– 267
Spanish, 278– 279
symbols, 269
texting, 276
thought and, 270– 272
United States, 275
Language acquisition function, 79
Latino families
elderly, 93
gender roles, 84– 85
Learned perception, 201
Learning culture
art, 49– 52
examples, 44– 45
folktales, legends, myths, 47– 49
media, 52– 54
proverbs, 45– 47
Lebra, Takie Sugiyama, 84
Legends, learning culture, 47– 49
LEP.SeeLimited English Proficiency
Lewis, Bernard, 193

Li(rituals, rites, proprieties, conventions),
154
Limited English Proficiency (LEP), 363
Lincoln,Abraham, 48
Listening skills, 64– 65
Locke, John, 209, 269
Long-term orientation, 230
Loose cultures, 234– 235
Los Angeles Times, 284
Love-intimacy touches, 318
Low-context cultures, 222
Low power distance, 228
Low uncertainty avoidance, 226–227, 239
Lupe, Ronnie, 272

M
Machiavelli, Niccolo, 380
Machismo, 85
Majority identity development model,
257 – 258
Mandela, Nelson, 58
Manifest Destiny, 167
Masculinity, 228– 229
Mastery of nature, 217
Materialism, 213
Media, learning culture, 52– 54
Meiji Restoration, 179
Mental discipline, 148– 149
Messages
of body, 302
human communication, 29
intentional, 297
nonintentional, 297
nonverbal, 298
verbal, 298
Mexican-American War, 187
Mexican culture
contemporary social issues, 188
history of, 184– 188
independence, 187
pre-Columbian era, 185– 186
Minkov, Michael, 231
Minority identity development model,
257
MNCs.SeeMultinational corporations
Monochronic (M-Time) culture, 330,
332
Monumentalism, 232– 233
Monuments Men, The(Film), 50
Motivation, 61– 62
Multicultural classroom
communication strategies, 364– 365
cultural considerations, 362– 364
Multinational corporations (MNCs), 343
Multistage identity development models,
257 – 258

Murphy, Audie, 163
Myths, learning culture, 47– 49

N
NAFTA.SeeNorth American Free Trade
Agreement
Narratives, 47
National Association of School
Psychologists, 97
National character, 252
National identity, 251– 252
Negotiations, 351– 354
Nixon, Richard, 175
Noise, 29
Nonintentional message, 297
Nonverbal behavior, 291– 292
Nonverbal communication.See also
Communication
ambiguity, 301
appearance, 302– 307
body movement, 307– 323
classifications of, 302– 334
competency development, 334– 337
conscious of context, 335
culture and, 301– 302
definition of, 297
functions of, 298– 300
identity creation, 298– 299
intentional message, 297
internal states, 298
messages of body, 302
monitoring actions, 336– 337
multichannel activity, 300– 301
nonintentional message, 297
nonverbal message, 298
regulating interaction, 299– 300
silence, 331– 334
space and distance, 323– 327
studying, 300– 301
tentative interpretations, 335
time, 327– 331
utilizing feedback, 335– 336
variables influence of, 301
verbal message, 298
words substitution, 300
Nonverbal message, 298
North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), 188
Northeast Asian language, 279– 280
Nuclear families, 75– 76

O
Obama, Barack, 163
Objectivity
definition, 20
ethnocentrism and, 20– 21

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