Cross-cultural Boosters

Please Take a Seat — A Cross-cultural Booster

Oct 12th, 2011 | By Fabienne
Please Take a Seat — A Cross-cultural Booster

One of the key differences across cultures lies in how people relate to power. In some cultures, power tends to be concentrated in the hands of some key individuals. “Power distribution is extremely visible in the way people use space.” They’re called hierarchical cultures. In others, power is more equally distributed among people and we
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Sky, My Husband! A Cross-cultural Booster

Sep 5th, 2011 | By Fabienne
Sky, My Husband! A Cross-cultural Booster

Welcome to the delights of international English! Yes, indeed, there is American English, British English, South African English… and “international English”, this daily work life English spoken by non-natives all over the globe, with different accents and an incredible variety of grammatical twists and mysteries. Like any language it’s got its own rules, tricks and traps.
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