scholarly journals The importance of effective communication as an “industrial tool and an emotional and social matter which strengthens relationships at sea”

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2018) ◽  
pp. 91-94
Author(s):  
Carmen Chirea Ungureanu
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Maritime English

In terms of effective communication, the higher levels of Maritime English must be strengthened. The seafarers’ ability to speak and understand General English and Maritime English, and to use the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) is not sufficient. The seafarers' ability to transfer information, to give feedback, to acquire cultural awareness, and to master intercultural communication skills also plays a key role in his/her training. “Effective communication” as stated in STCW78, as amended, represents a demanding message which should be accepted by Maritime English teachers and trainers to increase and highlight their activities.

scholarly journals Kahoot in Maritime English Teaching: Its Impact on Nautical Science Cadet’s Oral Reproduction and Vocabulary

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Sri Sartini
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Maritime English

This type of research was Participatory Action Research using the Denzin and Lincoln (2005) model which consists of the Kahoot pre-action cycle and post-action cycle. This study aimed to examine the use of Kahoot Platform in Maritime English learning. It improved the speaking skill of nautical science cadets by the increasing number of maritime vocabularies as an indication. The results of this study described that the use of Kahoot quiz made learning experienced in the classroom very interactive, interesting, and effective, because of the two cycles carried out increased from the beginning of the cycle to the next cycle marked by the increasing number of correct answers done by the cadets. Thus, their vocabulary mastery increased as well. Kahoot not only increased vocabularies that supported cadet’s speaking skill initiated by the correct oral reproduction, but also increased cadet’s enthusiasm in learning Maritime English. In conclusion, the use of online gamification-based Kahoot quiz toward nautical science cadets at Sekolah Tinggi Maritim Yogyakarta had a significant impact on vocabulary mastery for effective communication skills.

Exploring Novice Thai EFL Lecturers’ Perceptions of Intercultural Communication Competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Thidaporn Jumpakate ◽  
Le Trung Hieu
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
World Population ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
To Come

With the rapid changes of world population, people are likely to come into contact with others with diverse backgrounds and experiences.  Accordingly, Thai graduates are often required to have intercultural communication skills. The skills are parts of professional communication skills that the students should be acquired so as to respond to employers’ demand. As such, institutions are placing more consideration on intercultural communication competence (ICC). This study, therefore, aims to: 1) investigate teachers’ perceptions of ICC; and 2) investigate how teachers integrated ICC into their classes/lessons. Six novice EFL teachers from Thai universities were interviewed. Then, the interview data was transcribed and grouped into themes. According to the findings, overall, the participants have various understanding of ICC. For the ICC’s integration, participants’ answers can be categorized into five main groups, which are: 1) intercultural attitudes, 2) knowledge, 3) skills of interpreting and relating, 4) skills of discovery and interaction, and 5) critical cultural awareness. This study shows the teachers’ perceptions of ICC and how they could integrate ICC in classes. The results also reveal that the teachers are willing to intercorporate activities regarding ICC into their teaching contexts.  Pedagogical implications of this study are proposed. On the basis of these findings, the pedagogical implications and suggestions are included in this paper.

scholarly journals Adopting Intercultural Communication Issue in Teaching English

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hussain Ahmed Liton
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Intercultural Awareness ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
Teaching Learning

Cultural assimilation and intercultural awareness has been an important hub of modern language and communication studies, underlining a shift that reflects a greater significance of the inseparability of language and culture, and the need to prepare students for effective intercultural communication to thrive in a global work environment. A thriving global workplace requires effective communication skill across cultures in this era of globalization and mass migration. Under the tutelage of such backdrop, this article addresses the terrain of adopting intercultural awareness in EFL classroom teaching/learning and aims at linking culture with language in pursuit of excellence in borderless effective communication. The study, in other words, investigated the linguistic aspects that could be affected by certain cultural dimensions (e.g., beliefs, traditions, taboo words, habits, and norms, religion, social factors, etc.) in intercultural communication. This paper uses a questionnaire device to receive some university teachers’ self-reported feedback. This article maintains qualitative and quantitative research methodology. The analytical research result shows that in teaching English, it is necessary to incorporate and develop aspects of cross-cultural awareness as a part of course curriculum to immerse students in effective intercultural communicative competence (ICC).

СОПОСТАВИТЕЛЬНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ ТЕКСТОВ В ПОЛИКУЛЬТУРНОЙ АУДИТОРИИ В АСПЕКТЕ «ДИАЛОГА КУЛЬТУР»

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-49
Author(s):  
Татьяна Буряченко
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
The Russian Language

Аннотация: В статье рассматривается одна из целей обучения русскому языку – развитие навыков межкультурной коммуникации и формирование толерантного отношения к чужой культуре через ознакомление со своей и другими культурами. Автор статьи предлагает в качестве примера сопоставительный анализ двух учебных текстов. Данные тексты взяты из учебного пособия, ав- тором которого она является. Лингвокультурологический аспект работы над текстом заключается в выявлении национально-специфических особенностей текста на всех уровнях: содержательном, формальном, языковом. Цели данного лингвокультурологического анализа текста на лексико-фразеологическом уровне состоит в том, чтобы: 1) выявить языковые единицы с национально-культурной семантикой; 2) сопоставить их с фактами родного языка и культуры, выделить общее и национально-специфическое в языковых единицах. Ключевые слова: полиязычие; межкультурная коммуникация; культурное самосознание; формирование сознания; языковая подготовка; информационная переработка. Аннотация: Макалада орус тилин окутуунун максаттарынын бири – маданияттар аралык коммуникациянын көндүмдөрүн өнүктүрүү жана өзүнүн, башка маданияттар менен таанышуу аркылуу чет өлкөлөргө сабырдуу мамилени калыптандыруу каралып жатат. Макаланын жазуучу эки окуу тексттерди салыштырмалуу талдоо мисалдары катары сунуш кылат. Бул тексттер ал жазуучу болуп саналган окуу жөлөкпулунан алынган. Тексттин үстүндөгү иштин лингвоультурологиялык аспектиси бардык деңгээлдеги тексттин улуттук-өзгөчөлүү өзгөчөлүктөрүн аныктоодо турат: мазмундуу, формалдуу, тилдик. Максаттары ошол курт-кумурскалар талдоо текстинин лексикалык фразеологиялык деңгээлинде кароо үчүн: 1) аныктоого, тилдик бирдиктер менен улуттук-маданий семантикалык; 2) салыштыруу аларды Нооруз майрамы менен эне тилди жана маданиятты бөлүп, жалпы жана улуттук- мүнөздүү тилдик бирдиктерди анализдеген. Түйүндүү сөздөр: окуу-кесиптик чөйрө; маданий аң-сезим түзүү; аң; тилдик даярдоо; маалымат иштетүү. Abstract: The article considers one of the goals of teaching the Russian language- the development of intercultural communication skills and the formation of a tolerant attitude to another's culture through familiarization with their own and other cultures. The author offers a comparative analysis of two educational texts as an example. These texts are taken from the textbook, the author of which she is. The linguistic and cultural aspect of the work on the text is to identify the national-specific features of the text at all levels: content, formal, linguistic. The purpose of this linguistic and cultural analysis of the text at the lexical and phraseological level is to: 1) identify language units with national-cultural semantics; 2) compare them with the facts of the native language and culture, to highlight the General and national-specific in the language units. Key words: multilingualism, intercultural communication, cultural awareness, development of consciousness, language training, and information processing.

scholarly journals Cultural awareness for intercultural communication in English language learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3/S) ◽  
pp. 212-215
Author(s):  
Saodatkhan Khodjaeva
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Cultural Skills ◽  
Development Of Students

Intercultural communicative competence plays an important role in the development of students' language and communication skills. This article examines the cultural characteristics of intercultural communication in the study of the English language. Intercultural communication is a new "borderline" subject closely related to the teaching of English in higher education institutions. Thus, the proper use of linguistic and cultural skills is an essential part of intercultural communication skills.

scholarly journals Understanding the repercussions of intercultural communicative competence: a study on the degree of students’ cultural awareness, social and communication skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 5561
Author(s):  
Malissa Maria Mahmud ◽  
Shiau Foong Wong
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
High Level

Demographic change is transforming the way we communicate. In many parts of the world, the society has become increasingly multicultural and multi-ethnic. In this context, intercultural cognizance is one of the pivotal facets for intercultural communication. The recent years has seen the emergence of the intercultural communicative competence (ICC) concept permeating the education field thereby a large and growing body of literature has commenced to investigate the concept of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and its repercussion in the context of teaching and learning. The notion of ICC is incepted on the acquisition of several “savoirs” associated with attitudes and values, knowledge, skills of interpreting and relating, skills of discovery and interaction and critical cultural awareness. However, the process of acquiring and negotiating meaning in the context of intercultural communication lies a tremendous challenge and demands a continuous effort. Thus, the objective of this study is to probe on how students’ attitudes towards another culture affect their degree of cultural awareness and to deliberate how social and communication skills can foster intercultural competence that is influenced by the level of ICC acquisition. The findings indicate that the students possess intercultural competence in which they demonstrate positive attitudes towards individuals from other cultures; henceforth is reflected in the high cultural awareness amongst the students. Apart from this, the findings yielded also show that the students are able to exhibit and display significant competencies in both social and communication skills which are allied to the high level of ICC acquisition.  

Lack of Communication between Management and Employees

SIASAT ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Serlange Campbell ◽  
Sharon Campbell-Phillips ◽  
Daneil Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Organisational Effectiveness ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Administrative Functions

Communication is fundamental and vital to all administrative functions and communication is a means of transmitting information and making oneself understood by another or others, Sanchez & Guo (2005). Good communication skills are very important to ones success as an administrator, Yate (2009). This paper discusses how the lack of communication can affect production within organizations and provides guidelines on how both management and employees can create effectiveness by improving their communication skills. Various methods including surveys, questionnaires and interviews will be used through a descriptive research to generate the information that will guide the research. Person’s communication skills affect both personal and organisational effectiveness, Brun (2010); summers (2010). It seems reasonable to conclude that one of the most inhibiting forces to organisational effectiveness is a lack of effective communication, Lutgen-Sandvik (2010). The purpose of this study is to investigate the lack of communication between management and staff in different organizations. The objective is to identify the causes for miscommunication between management and staff, to investigate the kind of effects that the lack of communication would have on different organizations, to provide recommendations on improving the lack of communication, between management and staff throughout organizations.                                                              

Perfecting Communication Skills of the Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dr. Neeta Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Major Elements ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Listening And Speaking

Abstract Communication is a process of sharing information through speech, writing, gestures or symbols between two or more people. The focus of the present paper is oral communication and the language under consideration is English. The teacher should adopt a student centered approach. The learners should be encouraged to do things in the class which result in developing their communication skills. The trainer has to focus on both the linguistic and paralinguistic features of the communication process while enhancing learners’ communication skills. These features involve the effective use of words, forming grammatically intelligible sentences and an appropriate use of voice and intonation. The teacher should encourage and train his students to use positive body language while listening and speaking. In order to hone the communication skills of the learners, it is very important to make the learners comfortable with the language they have to communicate in. Shedding their inhibitions is also one of the pivotal areas of concerns. This paper explores different techniques that could be useful while training students in communication skills. Communication is a process of sharing information through speech, writing, gestures or symbols between two or more people. The focus of the present paper is oral communication and the language under consideration is English. The major elements of a communication process are sender, receiver, message and feedback. Effective communication is a two way process. It involves both expressive (speaking) skills and receptive (listening) skills. It entails receiver’s understanding of the message sent by the sender and his feedback to the sender. Listening plays a very important role in the language learning process. It is the most primary of the four basic skills of any language i.e. Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Listening paves way for speaking. One can never be a good speaker if one is not a good listener. An effective communicator is first a good listener and then a good speaker. According to Tickoo ( 2003 ), ‘Good listening skills not only lay the foundations of good speech, but they grow best through effective communication’.

scholarly journals Communication and language skills pay off, but not everybody needs them

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Balcar ◽  
Lucie Dokoupilová
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
English Language ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Standard Deviation Increase ◽  
Job Requirements ◽  
Wage Returns ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Basic Level

Abstract The importance of communication skills is increasing on the labour market and a further strengthening of this trend is expected due to Industry 4.0. This development will have significant consequences for individuals’ employability, requirements on educational outcomes and gender equality. This article employs data from a representative survey of Czech employees (N = 1,500) replenished with information on requirements on their communication skills (Effective communication, Czech language and English language) in order to explore (a) the distribution of communication skills requirements on the labour market, (b) personal and job characteristics related to work positions requiring highly developed communication skills, and (c) wage returns to these skills. The results show that one standard deviation increase in job requirements on communication skills is connected with 5.8% wage premium. However, not everybody needs well-developed communication skills. Only a quarter of employees needs highly developed effective communication, Czech and English languages, while there is also a quarter of employees that needs only a very basic level of communication skills. The results also revealed that females perform more communication-intensive occupations than males do. Cognitive skills and the need to excel represent other significant factors correlated with higher job requirements on communication skills.

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