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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Cultures and communication: Embracing cultures through email exchange
Does it or does it not happen when exchanging emails with people worldwide? The researchers found evidence that embracing attitudes, values, beliefs and norms from other cultures may happen to a certain extent in email exchange involving people from different … Continue reading
Cultures and communications: How to overcome anxiety, hostility and defensive behaviour in email communication
When I first wrote my emails to peers in other countries I only looked at the enthusiasm of the moment and at its rewarding part: getting to know other people from other countries. Later on, when I looked for different … Continue reading
Cultures and communication: Culture influences on email writing and interpretation
I carried out a study on this subject some years ago and I would like to share some thoughts about the culture’s influences on email writing and content interpretation. The study involved a number of European teachers that worked in … Continue reading
Cultures and communication: Email as a learning tool
I sent out my first email 20 years ago. By that time I could not anticipate that the email as a communication means would change our professional and personal lives. My first emails were linked to teaching and learning activities. … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, computer-mediated communication, cross-cultural exchange, e-mail, email, intercultural communication, Intercultural learning, Kofi Annan, language learning, technical communication, Tim Berners-Lee, Web communication, Web publishing
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Cultures and communication: Marrying cultures and computers
Discussing several aspects of intercultural computer-mediated communication (ICCMC) Amant (2002) explains what happens “when cultures and computers collide”. He argues that some computer-mediated communication (CMC) aspects appear to go against the communication needs and anticipations of cultural groups, particularly in … Continue reading
Cultures and communication: Understanding world cultures
Understanding world cultures In a face-to-face communication situation, people with the same cultural backgrounds tend to interpret each other’s messages and actions accurately. Even under ideal conditions, the message the receiver decodes is certainly not identical to the message the … Continue reading
Cultures and communication: Intercultural learning
Defining intercultural learning Intercultural learning is a complex process which entails learning about one’s own culture and other cultures. It is therefore about putting one’s own culture in the context of world cultures. Intercultural learning is one of the main … Continue reading
Cultures and communication: Web-based collaborative projects in schools
What is a Web-based collaborative project? A Web-based collaborative project is a short or long term classroom activity. It gives teachers the opportunity to innovate in teaching and learn together with peers from other countries. This is a way of … Continue reading
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Tagged Célestin Freinet, Chattannooga, Comenius programme, communication, computer-mediated communication, Cultures, iEARN, intercultural communication, Learning Circles, Mario Lodi, Orillas, schools, Socrates programmes, Web-based collaborative projects
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Cultures and communication: First steps in schools
Introduction The other day I came across some pieces of work I carried out in my previous job and that triggered a sort of nostalgic come back to those years. For about ten years I worked in the field of … Continue reading
In search of Right Words 