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Culture and Success
Anyone who lives and works among other cultures, regardless of your purpose for doing so, will struggle with achieving your organization’s definition of success if the cross-cultural worker doesn’t effectively understand and adapt to that particular culture. According to research by the Cultural Intelligence Center (https://culturalq.com), “90% of leading
The Routine of Language Learning
Learning a language takes time, intentional dedication, and a routine. For many of us, it’s failing to start a routine that keeps us from learning (and not just languages!). J.R.R. Tolkein had written, “It’s the job that’s never started that takes longest to finish.” If learning a language is important
Different…Not Better or Worse
Talking about cultural differences should not be divisive. We should accept that cultures are different, and that the differences do not make one culture better than the others. Until we believe this and learn to appreciate other cultures, we remain ethnocentric. We continue to think that our way is better.
What is Language?
Noam Chomsky argues that “a language is not just words. It’s a culture, a tradition, a unification of a community, a whole history that creates what a community is. It’s all embodied in a language.” What do you think?
Culture Defined
Geert Hofstede, the Dutch anthropologist, defined culture simply as “the software of the mind.” Culture is the operating system that invisibly programs the way we interpret the world. Culture impacts my thoughts, values, and actions.
Online courses coming in the fall of 2020!
Conexion Training this fall will launch online courses to teach how to build a plan of study to learn any language and how to become comfortable relating to other cultures. Stay tuned!
