SELF-PERCEIVED COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE OF ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH
The purpose of this research is to investigate selfperceived communication competence (SPCC) of Economics students in Business English. We conducted a longitudinal study starting with the first year students and repeated with the same sample of students during their second and third year of study. The results of the study indicated that differences in SPCC between the years do exist. The SPCC gradually improved between the first, the second and the third year.
Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach
1. The Necessity of Intercultural Communication The Need for Intercultural Communication Human Communication Fundamental Assumptions About Intercultural Communication The Ethics of Intercultural Communication Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 2. The Cultural Context Individualism-Collectivism An Intercultural Conversation: Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures The Pancultural Self High- and Low-Context Communication An Intercultural Conversation: High- and Low-Context Cultures Value Orientations Power Distance An Intercultural Conversation: Large and Small Power Distance Cultures Uncertainty Avoidance A Theory of Uncertainty Orientation An Intercultural Conversation: Weak and Strong Uncertainty Avoidance Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 3. The Microcultural Context Microcultural Group Status Muted Microcultural Groups Microcultures in the United States Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 4. The Environmental Context Environments and Information Load Culture and the Natural Environment Culture and Natural Disasters The Built Environment Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Housing Privacy Monochronic Versus Polychronic Time Orientation An Intercultural Conversation: Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 5. The Perceptual Context Culture and Cognition Stereotyping An Intercultural Conversation: Stereotyping Ethnocentrism Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 6. The Sociorelational Context Dimensions of Group Variability Role Relationships An Intercultural Conversation: Student/Teacher Role Positions An Intercultural Conversation: Cross-Cultural Role Positions Sex and Gender Roles Across Cultures Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 7. The Verbal Code: Human Language The Relationship Between Language and Culture The Structure of Human Language Elaborated and Restricted Codes Cross-Cultural Communication Styles An Intercultural Conversation: Direct and Indirect Speaking An Intercultural Conversation: Personal and Contextual Speaking An Intercultural Conversation: Instrumental and Affective Speaking Language and Ethnic Identity Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 8. The Nonverbal Code Definitions of Nonverbal Communication The Relationship Between Verbal and Nonverbal Codes Channels of Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal Communication and Dimensions of Cultural Variability An Intercultural Conversation: Violation of Nonverbal Expectancies Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 9. Developing Intercultural Relationships Communication and Uncertainty Anxiety Uncertainty Management Theory of Effective Communication Uncertainty Reduction and Intercultural Communication Apprehension An Intercultural Conversation: Uncertainty Reduction and Sociocommunicative Style Empathy and Similarity in Relationship Development Perceptions of Relational Intimacy Across Cultures Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 10. Intercultural Conflict Definition of Intercultural Conflict An Intercultural Conversation: Kim's Model of Intercultural Conflict The Concept of Face, Facework, and Communication Conflict Styl An Intercultural Conversation: Dominating and Third-Party Conflict Styles The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory A Culture-Based Situational Model of Conflict Individualistic and Collectivistic Approaches to Conflict Conflict Resolution in High- Versus Low-Context Cultures Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 11. Intercultural Communication in Organizations Intercultural Management An Intercultural Conversation: Clashing Cultural Concepts on the Job An Intercultural Conversation: Misinterpretation of Common U.S. Phrases Intercultural Relations An Intercultural Conversation: Business Communication in the Middle East Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References 12. Acculturation, Culture Shock, and Intercultural Competence Acculturation Culture Shock Intercultural Communication Competence A Model of Intercultural Competence An Integrated Model and Measure of Intercultural Communication Competence Chapter Summary * Discussion Questions * Key Terms * References
Health-care practices of the rural aged.
1. One of the primary concerns of the rural aged is the maintenance of their physical health so that they may function independently and remain in their own homes. 2. The findings of this study indicate that most older rural adults do not regularly have positive health-care practices. This may be due to the unavailability of health-care providers or health promotion programs in isolated rural areas. 3. Implications of this study include the need to make health promotion programs relevant to the concerns of the rural aged rather than those of the urban elderly.