TEACHING CULTURAL PATTERNS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT
TEACHING CULTURAL PATTERNS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on enhancing our understanding of the nature of intercultural communication which constitutes a basis for intercultural competence. Identification and description of the elements of cultural patterns are beneficial for undergraduate and graduate students in the engineering field. The specific professional interaction contexts – education, technology and business – are considered, and applications of the repetitive, predictable, and routine behaviours that form the structure of one’s interactions in the professional context are presented.

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