Reflections of intercultural communication from the perspective of a foreign teacher

• Authors: Fabiola Ponce Durán
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The challenges of the globalized world, the constant progress of science and technology increasingly lead to a state of interdependence between countries which should lead to intercultural relations generate an attitude of respect for diversity with a more humane vision of life to work in international teams. Universities as organizations embedded in the dynamics of globalization offer academic programs with international or multicultural approach that encourage the development of skills, aptitudes and values according to international defendant. To do this, the recruitment of foreign personnel becomes imperative in meeting planned objectives, so the challenge of foreign teachers is presented to be inserted in different cultural environments transcend and reach their educational work in the formation of their students. The aim of this paper is to offer some reflections on the importance of intercultural communication product born of the increasing mobility of teachers who face the challenge of surviving in a country with different culture.

Keywords

EN

Intercultural communication; culture

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Journal of Intercultural Management
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 63-70

Dates

published

2013-03-01

online

2014-04-25

Contributors

author

Fabiola Ponce Durán

• Universidad de Occidente

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/joim-2013-0005