INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Intercultural communication

Intercultural communication

Andy Gillett looks at the ways in which the professional English language teachers will help other staff members better communicate with international students.

In my current job, I'm often asked if I can help other members of staff, both academic and non-academic, to communicate with international students better.

There are five broad areas that I have found useful to look at:

1. Cultural behavior. People from different cultures do things in different ways.

It is important to increase our sensitivity and awareness of different cultural modes of behavior. We need to recognize the different cultural patterns to work on the behavior ...