Reflections of intercultural communication from the perspective of a foreign teacher
Journal Title: Journal of Intercultural Management - Year 2013, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The challenges of the globalized world, the constant progress of science andtechnology increasingly lead to a state of interdependence between countries whichshould lead to intercultural relations generate an attitude of respect for diversity with amore humane vision of life to work in international teams. Universities as organizationsembedded in the dynamics of globalization offer academic programs with internationalor multicultural approach that encourage the development of skills, aptitudes and valuesaccording to international defendant. To do this, the recruitment of foreign personnelbecomes imperative in meeting planned objectives, so the challenge of foreign teachersis presented to be inserted in different cultural environments transcend and reach theireducational work in the formation of their students.The aim of this paper is to offer some reflections on the importance of interculturalcommunication product born of the increasing mobility of teachers who face thechallenge of surviving in a country with different culture.
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Fabiola Ponce Durán
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