German-English Communication: A Cross-Cultural Challenge

As an immigrant to the United States I have experienced many conflicts between my own German culture and the American culture I first encountered in 2007. While it was fairly easy to adapt to new cultural aspects such as food, lifestyle, education, and climate, the obstacle of language and communication was, and still is, more difficult to overcome for me. Research on cultural adaptation reflects my own struggles as well as those experienced by English speakers residing in Germany.

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Adaptation of the Multidimensional Pain Evaluation Scale: A Cross-Cultural Study

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.27.3.363 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 363-383

Author(s):

Talita de Cassia Raminelli da Silva ◽

Simone Saltareli ◽

Rodrigo Ramon Falconi Gomez ◽

Lenny Chiang-Hanisko ◽

Fatima Aparecida Faleiros Sousa

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

The United States ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Pain Evaluation ◽

Culturally Adapted ◽

Back Translation

Background and PurposeInstruments to measure pain must be cross-culturally adapted through rigorous processes, so they can provide equivalence of measure regardless of the context in which they are applied. The study aim was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of Multidimensional Pain Evaluation Scale (MPES) for use in the United States.MethodsCross-cultural adaptation study entailed translation, back translation, and review by a committee, face and content validity and pilot testing with 90 participants with acute or chronic pain from United States. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated.ResultsSome items of MPES was changed to maintain the highest level of similarity between the original scales in Portuguese and adapted to English.ConclusionThe Cronbach's alpha was high showed this scale has internal consistency and reliability.

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Social engagement and cross-cultural adaptation: An examination of direct- and mediated interpersonal communication activities of educated non-natives in the United States

International Journal of Intercultural Relations ◽

10.1016/j.ijintrel.2012.04.015 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 99-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Young Yun Kim ◽

Kelly McKay-Semmler

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Social Engagement ◽

The United States ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation

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The Impact Of Cultural Differences On The Effectiveness Of Advertisements On The Internet: A Comparison Among The United States, China, And Germany

International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) ◽

10.19030/iber.v8i4.3121 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Edward C. Miller ◽

Thomas Griffin ◽

Peter Di Paolo ◽

Ed Sherbert

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Consumer Behavior ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Chinese Culture ◽

American Culture ◽

The United States ◽

The Internet ◽

German Culture ◽

The Impact

Hall and Hall (1990) classify German culture as a low-context culture, American culture as a medium/low-context culture, and Chinese culture as a high-context culture. A low-context culture is one where the words contain most of the information needed and there is little need to rely on the context of the events/message to help interpreting the meaning of the message/events. In contrast, a high-context culture is one where the context of the message is as important as or even more important than the words. This paper focuses on selected cultural differences among Germany, United States, and China, and the impact of these differences on the various aspects of consumer behavior. Specifically, it is focusing on the impact of cultural context on the effectiveness of the different styles of advertising.

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