Australia has maintained a steady and strong business relationship with Japan for over three decades. In fact, Japan ranks first in terms of important export markets1 for Australia. As a result, it can be assumed that, on a micro-level, the possibility of more expatriates from Australia being stationed in Japan will increase to facilitate business communication and transactions between Australi...

The article reveals the essence of concept ‘social-cultural competence’ and specifies its structural components. peculiarities formation students’ social-cultural competence during foreign language classes have been determined. expediency integrated in institutions higher education has revealed. relevance study determined by need for intercultural awareness students perfect confident use situat...

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the cultural dimension of foreign language education, and teachers today are expected to promote the acquisition of intercultural competence in their learners. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of Iranian teachers of English on intercultural competence teaching and to see how and to what extent these opin...

As knowledge of English becomes a priority for the development Armed Forces Ukraine, modern military specialist is faced with number requirements, one which formation professionally oriented intercultural competence. Thus, cadet, who has certain conceptual and terminological apparatus in his/her specialization, opportunity to test own skills, provide self-analysis level both subject competences...

This chapter defines professional communication in intercultural contexts. It presents a workable model of culture, connects that model to rhetoric, and provides a method to analyze rhetorics and cultures in intercultural contexts. It also contextualizes the model of intercultural rhetorical research in prevailing paradigms of rhetoric and professional communication, strongly criticizing the lo...

Intercultural communication takes place when individuals influenced by different cultural communities negotiate shared meanings in interaction. As every country has its own cultural value system; consequently, nonverbal communication is different from country to country. Therefore, having knowledge about the similarities and differences of nonverbal communication in different cultures increases...