Cross-cultural Communication Course

Language Variations     Languages have special and essential functions. There were created by humans to  fulfill relevant needs including the transmission of ideas, feelings, and beliefs. Languages promote self-expression and social interaction, that is why every group of individuals in this world use a language to interact with other.      Knowing the role of language in people´s lives, it is a great to explore an interesting aspect of languages: speakers of a particular language (eg., English) don´t speak exactly the same language.      A single language usually presents variations. Therefore, the fact that a person knows a language doesn´t guarantee that one is going to be able to communicate successfully with all the speakers of the same language.   I explored the types of variations that a language can have, and I want to share with you this knowledge.  Among the variations that languages present are di...

Communication Between Cultures  By Samovar et al. (2017) Book Review    Humans are for nature interactive beings. This interaction is supported by the process of communication in which individuals express their ideas, opinions, feelings, and emotions. If we were not able to communicate with each other, interaction will not be possible. One example that supports this fact is the biblical myth “The tower of Babel.” This myth narrates that God could avoid humans from building the tallest tower ever, just by keeping them from communicating. According to this story, since people could not communicate with each other anymore, they could not continue the building. This story also suggests the origin of languages which are an essential part in communication.   Nowadays, human society is going through a globalization process that is connecting people from all over the world. This process allows people from distinct cultures to interact with each other. Consequ...