Cultural diversity and awareness in business.

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• Studiejaar 1

Cultural diversity

and awareness in business communication.

Today's plan

• Pars
• Examples of language concepts
• Do the assignment

The way language works

www.theguardian.com

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

English vs. German

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Streichholzschächtelchen

Many different meanings 

The word SET has more than 100 different meanings

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

English vs. Spanish

Tiene hambre (has hunger)

Tenemos hambre (have hunger)

La chicha guapa.

El chicho guapo

He/she is hungry 

The pretty girl

The handsome boy

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

English vs. Other languages 

Something you have

Ik heb honger

Ik heb liefdesverdriet

Tengo hambre

Ich habe hunger

Something you are (a state) 

I am hungry

I am lovesick 

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

English vs. Indonesian

Enak - yummy

Uenak - delicious

Ueeenak - The best I've ever had. 

Anak = child

Anak anak = anak2 = children

tasty

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

Indonesian vs. English

No tenses - 

Jam Karet = rubber time

Kemarin (yesterday) aku jalan ke pasar.

Hari ini (today) aku jalan ke pasar.

Besok (tomorrow) aku jalan ke pasar.

Tenses

Time is very important

Yesterday I walked to the market

Today I walk/am walking to the market

Tomorrow I will walk to the market. 

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

Indonesian vs. English

Siblings

Kakak = older brother/sister

Adik = younger brother/sister

Siblings

Brother = male

Sister = female

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

Cultural awareness

Why is cultural awareness so crucial to an organisation?

List some ideas.

Prevent misunderstanding - bottom line can be effected

Communication - 

https://www.comtectranslations.co.uk/solutions/cultural-workshops-coaching/

As precise as possible

Personenkraftwagenlager

Freikörperkultur

Cultural awareness

What does cultural awareness in business look like?

Watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH_O_KcseGU&t=4s

Watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty76zN3VIKM

Work in pairs on assignment 1

Hand in

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