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Culture Analysis Chart
Culture Analysis Chart
Culture Analysis Chart
Use your cultural Self Study and your study of another culture to identify three areas where you would have to make changes to communicate successfully
in a work or business situation with a person from the other culture. Complete the chart and submit it for a Peer Assessment. Look at the sample
completed chart on the course site for help.
Change how I respond to a request if Written English Original: Original: I’m sorry, but I am unable to change your order. New: / New:
my answer is no. Although this order will stay the same, let’s see what I can do so you can get
exactly what you want in the future.
Change the way I start a meeting. Spoken English Original: Hello everyone. We have a lot to do, so let’s get started. The first
item on the agenda…
New: New: Hello. I’m happy to see everyone. Before we start, let’s take a
minute to tell each other what we’ve been doing and how everything is going.
As you can see, I’ve put the agenda up on the screen. Once you’ve had a
chance to greet each other and look over the agenda, we’ll begin the
meeting.
(Description of change)
Gestures when saying hello and Eye Contact / Original:shake hands with men and women
goodbye Conversational
New: Repeat words of thanks and appreciation, but not shake hands with a man, and
Style / Gestures /
Personal Space perhaps hug a woman
Repeat words of thanks and appreciation, but not shake hands with a man, and perhaps hug a woman Repeat words of thanks and appreciation, but not
shake hands with a man, and perhaps hug a woman