Going abroad! A brief guide for exchange-students with a focus on communication

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Psychology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, Ritsumeikan University (Graduate School of International Relations), course: Global Gateway Program, language: English, abstract: "Don't tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have travelled."- Mohammed1Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.- Jawaharlal Nehru2Even though some of the above mentioned personalties caused inter-culturaldisputes, it must be admitted, that the quotes do hit the bull's eye.Travelling and the with this connected insight in different cultural spheres do have aimmense impact on behaviour, experience and acting3 and these as basic pillars ofpsychology shapes, whether you like or not your way of communication.This paper will look on time related values such as Poly- and Monochronicityas well as the time sense in different cultures in general.The topic will be described and elucidated with the help of personal experienceswhich I gathered during my studies abroad so far.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Högerle
• Verlag: Grin Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.04.2014
• EAN: 9783656635161
• ISBN: 978-3-656-63516-1
• Seiten: 16
• Abmessung: 148 mm x 210 mm x 1 mm
• Gewicht: 40 g
• Serien: Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V271959; Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V271959
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Psychologie > Sonstiges