There are 250 countries, only 197 of which are officially recognized. Each country has its own laws and traditions, and some of them, when read, cause sincere surprise and misunderstanding among the inhabitants of other…
Intercultural training is becoming more important than we might have imagined and in todays borderless world, where cultures increasingly connect and collide, the art of finding distinctive or even unique characteristics of any national culture is…
Universities are diverse spaces. Their students are of different races and religions; belong to different socioeconomic groups and are even geographically different: some come from cities, others from rural areas and still more from completely…
The academic discipline of psychology was developed largely in North America and Europe. Some would argue it’s been remarkably successful in understanding what drives human behaviour and mental processes; which have long been thought to be universal….
The given research aims at analysing and evaluating the necessity to differentiate user interfaces on the web for various culture groups, as well as at producing recommendations for improving the ergonomics of the web resources…
Cultural assimilator for tutors represents situation modelling, in which interaction of two individuals with different cultural backgrounds is attended by four behavior interpretation. The description of situations aims to identify the differences between cultures, in…
Description In today’s multicultural world the ability to communicate with differentcultures which often have significant differences in the perception of the world is becoming increasingly important. Particular attention is paid to the development of tolerant…
According to the Asmolov’s dichotomous conception cultures are divided into «cultures of practicality» and «cultures of value». Function of educational institutions in cultures of practicality is to educate the individual within the framework of the…
Often communicants belonging to different cultural systems have a small «crossing region» even if they use English for communication. However, knowing basic discursive models peculiar to this or that culture it will be possible to…
