Kultur in deutsch-schwedischen Wirtschaftsgesprächen

Siegfried, Doreen

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“…Inspired by critical reflections in neighboring disciplines, especially on the role of cultural attributions in power relations, injustice, and (global) social inequalities, the field of intercultural communication is now beginning to move more decidedly beyond hegemonic essentialism and culturalism. Building on the works of, for example, cultural critic Edward Said (1978Said ( /2003Said ( , 1994 on orientalism, othering, and identity, political scientist Benedict Anderson (2016Anderson ( [1983) on imagined communities, social scientist Michael Billig (1995) on banal nationalism, andanthropologist Brian Street (1993) on culture being a verb, a number of intercultural communication scholars have shown how damaging and patronizing unreflective uses of the term 'culture' can be-especially when it is approached as a determinant or an identifying feature of individuals (see, e.g., Dervin, 2009Dervin, , 2011Dervin, , 2014Dervin, , 2016Ferri, 2018;Holliday, 2011Holliday, , 2013Piller, 2012Piller, , 2017Siegfried, 2005). The understanding is, from this perspective, that the field of intercultural communication should critically consider and perhaps even mitigate its prevalent obsession with cultural differences, which are said to have a straightforward and inadvertently detrimental impact on communication.…”

Section: Toward An Interactive Approach To Interculturality In Educationmentioning

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Practical applications of naturalistic inquiry in intercultural education

Olbertz-Siitonen

2021

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In recent years, the field of intercultural communication has seen a remarkable shift characterized by a growth in publications that distance themselves from the traditional, essentialist understanding of culture. In research, this shift is reflected in approaches that appreciate culture-in-action instead of taking culture for granted as a stable entity that pre-exists social interaction and predicts as well as explains human behavior. However, despite attempts to introduce differentiated views on culture and interculturality in education, concrete options for critical intercultural training are scarce and often remain abstract, which makes their application challenging. This article argues for the use of naturalistic inquiry in intercultural education. This pedagogical choice may provide students with access to authentic data and allow them to observe and analyze facets of interculturality by themselves while working out practical solutions collaboratively. Advantages of naturalistic inquiry include independence from theoretical presuppositions, approachability for facilitators and students alike, and applicability to a wide variety of naturally occurring social interactions. The article proposes that naturalistic inquiry enables students to identify and analyze practices that may be problematic with respect to cultural attributions or categorizations and encourages them to notice and discuss the meaning of culture as it dynamically surfaces in interaction.

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Section: Toward An Interactive Approach To Interculturality In Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Practical applications of naturalistic inquiry in intercultural education

Olbertz-Siitonen

2021

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Wirklichkeitsnah oder stereotyp? Das Bild von Dänemark und den Dänen in ausgewählten deutschen Lehrbüchern für Dänisch als Fremdsprache

Jarosz

2016

Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia

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The contemporary teaching of foreign languages assumes the development of the ability to use a foreign language in different communication situations. Apart from language competence, also the cultural competence is developed as it is a necessary component of communication. A successful transfer of knowledge and language skills in the process of foreign language learning is determined by a textbook (in addition to other factors). The goal of this article is to analyze the content and assess three Danish textbooks, which were published in Germany in the years 2008-2010. The textbooks are examined in terms of knowledge about Danish life and institutions, the transfer of intercultural competence and the presence of stereotypes. The textbooks were studied based on the list of criteria and it resulted in stating that the textbooks fulfill the objective of providing the knowledge about the country to a great degree. The intercultural component and the issue of stereotypes are dealt with in a different manner.

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Kultur in deutsch-schwedischen Wirtschaftsgesprächen

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Practical applications of naturalistic inquiry in intercultural education

Practical applications of naturalistic inquiry in intercultural education

Wirklichkeitsnah oder stereotyp? Das Bild von Dänemark und den Dänen in ausgewählten deutschen Lehrbüchern für Dänisch als Fremdsprache

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