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  • HutchingsWeir2006

  • 2.1.Arasaratnam-Smith-2017-2(4)

  • Darla Deardorff's model

  • What happens in each box
  • (Critical Incidence Method)
  • anxiaty modle
  • Guansure & Whatsa (or similar) Text
  • perspectivizing

semiotic vs pragmatic model

Semiotic models require knowledge prior to the interaction, while in pragmatic model the knowledge is negotiated on the fly.

Perspectivising

Perspectivising is a process to create a common understanding between multiple parties which don't share a common cultural context.

  1. Generalizing: Telling the other, that the communication has broken down (with out sounding condensending) by talking about the a bigger group. For example: I'm not sure what is expected of me in this behaviour
  2. Perspectivising: Explain your own perspective of the context
  3. Contrasting: The speaker connects the different standpoints as sharing a common ground while representing separate aspects.

An example: Question about salary:

  1. Generalizing: It's a bit strange that people in Malta ask about the salary
  2. Perspecitivising: In Switzerland it is a bit strange to talk about this.
  3. Contrasting: Your origin doesn't matter, salary is obvious something important. But I'm not really comfortable to talk about this. I hope you don't mind.

Emic vs Etic Perspective

In the emic perspective, you explain something based on your context and how you feel this thing.

In the etic perspective, you compare different view points of a thing.

Both perspective are tools to prevent you from repeating cultural mishaps.