Wearing the Ḥijāb: Cultural Awareness, Cross-Cultural Competence, and Interactions in an Unfamiliar Cultural Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 393-410
Author(s):  
Bice Della Piana ◽  
Fatiha Chakir
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Cross Cultural

scholarly journals On the Acceptability of English Translation of Public Signs

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1315
Author(s):  
Zhengjun Yang
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Scenic Spot ◽  
Informative Role ◽  
Communication Activity ◽  
The Common

The public sign, a “window” of a city or scenic spot, carries more information and plays the informative role in people’s daily life. The translation of public signs not merely transfers the linguistic information of the signs, but also acts as a cross-cultural communication activity. The study analyzes the types of public signs, investigates the common mistakes of English translation of public signs, and puts forward some suggestions for the public signs translation. The improvement of translators’ competence and cross-cultural awareness, the uniformity of the text, readers’ response, and the cultural context should be taken into consideration. They can contribute to the greater acceptability of public signs translation.

The Benefits and Challenges of Becoming Cross-Culturally Competent Counseling Psychologists

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Paul Heppner
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Counseling Psychology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Counseling Psychologists

The central thesis of this article is that focusing on cross-cultural competence will enhance both the science and the practice of counseling psychology. Developing cross-cultural competence is a lifelong journey, replete with many joys and challenges, that will (a) increase the sophistication of our research, (b) expand the utility and generalizability of the knowledge bases in counseling psychology, (c) promote a deeper realization that counseling occurs in a cultural context, and (d) increase not only counseling effectiveness but also the profession’s ability to address diverse mental health needs across different populations around the globe. In the future, (a) counseling psychologists will be expected to have an array of cross-cultural competencies, which emphasizes the need to systematically train students to acquire such competencies, and (b) counseling psychology will no longer be defined as counseling psychology within the United States, but rather, the parameters of counseling psychology will cross many countries and many cultures.

scholarly journals An Examination Of Cross Cultural Competence In International Business: The Case Of The Subsidiaries

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Barrera
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
International Business ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
International Firm ◽  
Direct Service Providers ◽  
Organization Strategy

Cultural competence as approached in this paper enables individuals and organizations to work or respond effectively across cultures in ways that the values, beliefs, traditions and customs are recognized. This study uses Jaccarino & Kendall (2004) empirical model to understand the cross-cultural competence process in an organization. The model consists of four elements: cultural awareness, skill development, developmental planning, and organization strategy. Moreover, this paper explores similarities and differences that exists and the business implications that results from cultural competence variations. Null hypothesis 1 covers the comparison between international subsidiaries by stating that there are no differences in cultural competence between two subsidiaries (United States and Mexico) of an international firm once they operate under unified directives. Null hypothesis 2 covers the comparison within each subsidiary by stating that there are no differences in cultural competence between administrators and direct service providers/clerks in each subsidiary (United States and Mexico) of an international firm.

scholarly journals A situation creation system to enable experiential learning in virtual worlds for developing cross-cultural competencies

2020 ◽  
pp. 233-239
Author(s):  
Maryam Sadat Mirzaei ◽  
Kourosh Meshgi ◽  
Toyoaki Nishida
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Cultural Competencies ◽  
Different Cultures

The emergence of virtual worlds and simulation games provide ample opportunities for developing cultural competence by offering a visual, contextual, immersive, and interactive experience. Learners can benefit from contextual interactions and develop cultural competencies by fulfilling quests or exploring the environment. However, most of the existing systems contain few pre-designed scenarios, inadequate for covering unique aspects of different cultures. This study introduces a situation creation toolkit for teachers and learners to design their culture-specific scenarios in a 3D environment and share it with others to experience such situations. In a preliminary experiment, 37 English learners with different cultural backgrounds created a scenario, specific to their culture, and provided proper/improper communicative choices as well as cultural-related notes. Scenarios were then exchanged to those of different cultures for role-playing and decision-making. Results highlighted the influence of L1 culture and stereotyping when facing an unfamiliar cultural context, thus leading to culturally unacceptable behavior. Findings suggest that through real-life scenario design and experience, our platform can prepare learners to interact in culturally appropriate ways and encourages them to gain cross-cultural competence.

Second language acquisition: competency model with using Interactive technology in the EL classroom

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maral Nurtazina ◽  
Maira Kadeyeva ◽  
Aisulu Shaikenova
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
University Education ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Models Of Teaching ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Potential Methods

Cross-cultural communication in the context of competence and educational system is the major focus in this project. The paper concerns the issue of cross-cultural communication in the sphere of university education in the EL classroom. Special attention is given to the problems of innovation potential of different methods and models for the formation of cross-cultural competency. The article concentrates on developing cross-cultural awareness that students of non-linguistic higher schools should have knowledge in order to effectively communicate with other people. This awareness can be developed by means of particular didactic organization of a foreign language teaching process. Some methods and models aimed at students’ adopting peculiarities of foreign non-linguistic reality are considered here. Moreover, the author argues that there is a necessity to pay extra attention to the parameters of shaping cross-cultural competence. It is claimed that intercultural sensitizer (culture assimilator) is one of the most adequate and efficient techniques in enhancing cross-cultural competence in the process of training.     Keywords: Cross-cultural competence; innovative potential; methods and models of teaching; didactic organization

Rethinking Self-Awareness in Cultural Competence: Toward a Dialogic Self in Cross-Cultural Social Work

2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miu Chung Yan ◽  
Yuk-Lin Renita Wong
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Bias ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The North ◽  
Client Relationship ◽  
Helping Process ◽  
A Site

The cultural competence approach has grown significantly in the North American human service professions. The reliance of social workers on cultural awareness to block the influence of their own culture in the helping process entails three problematic and conflicting assumptions, namely, the notion of human being as cultural artifact, the use of self as a technique for transcending cultural bias, and the subject-object dichotomy as a defining structure of the worker-client relationship. The authors contend that there are conceptual incoherencies within the cultural competence model's standard notion of self-awareness. The conceptualization of a dialogic self may unsettle the hierarchical worker-client relationship and de-essentialize the concept of culture. Cross-cultural social work thus becomes a site where client and worker negotiate and communicate to cocreate new meanings and relationships.

Developing cross-cultural competence in business through multimedia courseware

ReCALL ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL BRETT
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Multimedia Computing ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Support Tools

The globalisation of business and the internationalisation of companies witnessed over the past decade has increased the need for business people operating across cultures to become both culturally and linguistically aware. The evolution of multimedia computing means that learning material can be created which amalgamates video, subtitles, tasks, text and a variety of support tools. This environment lends itself to the provision of learning opportunities and materials which aim to develop cultural understanding. This paper describes an on-going development project entitled SELECT which is creating multimedia courseware to develop cross-cultural awareness of the British business context. The paper outlines the background to the creation of the courseware and the needs it aims to meet. The theoretical underpinning of the development is outlined, covering the nature of cross-cultural competence, its development and the fit between the capabilities of multimedia and such competence. The approach taken and methods used to research and construct a valid, empirically-based cross-cultural syllabus relevant for those doing business with Britain is described and exemplified. The process of creating the courseware, including the authentic video assets and configuration of the learning design is discussed. The paper concludes with projections of future developments in technology assisted development of cross-cultural competence.

Developing cross-cultural awareness through foreign immersion programs

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen J Lokkesmoe ◽  
K. Peter Kuchinke ◽  
Alexandre Ardichvili
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
University Students ◽  
International Development ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
Immersion Programs

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficacy of foreign immersion programs in terms of increasing cross-cultural awareness among university students in business, accounting, human resources and agriculture. The authors extrapolate from their population to the practice of developing business professionals on international assignments. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents findings of a four-year, government-sponsored university exchange program involving 40 professional management and agriculture science students from four US and Brazilian top research universities who participated in a semester-long study abroad experience. Pre-departure and post-exchange data were collected using the well-established Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). In addition, the authors collected academic performance data and verbal mid- and end-project personal assessments. Two of the authors of this paper served as project directors, the third as evaluation specialist. Findings – Despite intensive pre-departure preparation, in-country support and cultural immersion, the research subjects failed to attain significant and consistently higher levels of intercultural awareness. Students tended to overestimate their own level of cross-cultural competence both before and after the program. While students tended to perform well academically and voiced high levels of satisfaction with their own overseas stay, objective measures of cross-cultural awareness did not mirror these outcomes. Research limitations/implications – Multiple measures of cross-cultural competence exist, and it is possible that the development in areas other than those measured by the IDI did take place. It is also sensible to assume that cognitive development might take longer and was not captured by the post-test right after return. Practical implications – The paper suggests that cross-cultural development requires carefully designed interventions, feedback and mentoring/coaching. Simply sending individuals on overseas assignments, no matter how well prepared and supported by the institution, does not guarantee the development of multi-cultural attitudes and cognitive frames of mind. Social Implications – The development of cross-cultural competence has been described as a central concern for universities and workplaces alike. The burgeoning research literature on cross-cultural development reflects not only the importance of the topic but also the struggle to find effective pedagogical and andragogical approaches to fostering such development in university students, expatriate managers, working professionals and members of the workforce in general. Originality/value – The paper presents evaluation findings of a carefully designed and well-supported exchange program over a period of four years and involving three cohorts of students. These students are at the cusp of moving into the workplace, where many will assume professional and leadership positions in international settings. Given the high failure rate of international development and placement and the increasing global interconnectedness of academic and business organizations, the paper suggests the need for carefully designed and well-supported overseas programs to maximize cross-cultural development.

Cross-cultural competence and social capital dynamic process in cross-border M&A, a theoretical framework based on a multi-case study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhouyang Gu ◽  
Fanchen Meng
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Social

Purpose In the process of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the social capital of enterprises is dynamic. In this context, cross-cultural competence plays an important role and can affect the transformation process of social capital and further influence the realisation of M&A performance. However, there is still not enough research on the process of social capital transformation and corporate cross-cultural competence. This study aims to explore the influence mechanism of social capital and the cross-cultural competence of enterprises. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, four typical manufacturing M&A case studies were analysed and a grounded theoretical analysis process was used to explore the structure of cross-cultural competence and its impact on the dynamic process of social capital. Findings The results of this study imply that social capital experiences three stages of transformation in the process of M&A. There are also four dimensions of corporate cross-cultural competence, which are composed of various factors. These all affect the dynamic process of social capital through different influence mechanisms. Originality/value According to the results, a mechanism model was composed to determine how corporate cross-cultural ability affects the social capital process. This is of practical significance as it can enhance the performance of M&A integration in a cross-cultural context.

scholarly journals KOMPETENSI LINTAS BUDAYA DALAM INTERNASIONALISASI UMKM DI INDONESIA SEBUAH AGENDA PENELITIAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
Elfan Kaukab
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Empirical Model ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Organization Strategy ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Cross-cultural competence as an approach in this paper enables Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to work or respond effectively across cultures in ways that the values, beliefs, traditions, and customs are recognized. This study uses Jaccarino & Kendall (2004) empirical model to understand the cross-cultural competence process in an organization. The model consists of four elements: cultural awareness, skill development, development planning, and organization strategy. Moreover, this paper explores the roles of cross-cultural competence on the MSMEs internationalization process.

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