Intercultural communication teamwork and leadership/Communicating across difference/Resources
Explore the following websites:
Government of Canada. Global Affairs Canada – Centre for Intercultural Learning. Explore the Learn about Intercultural Effectiveness and Country Insights webpages. This site includes country facts and cultural information on history, politics, economy, communication style, relationship-building, social activities, and more for many countries around the world. To prepare for the upcoming learning challenge, compare the communication style information on your own country/continent with that of another world region where you may be interested in visiting or working.
Use the Select a Country menu on this page to explore how your own country differs from others on Hofstede’s six cultural dimensions, which will appear in both graphic and text format when you enter your country search terms. To focus your search, compare the individualism information on your own country with that of another country where you may be interested in visiting or working.
- Toastmasters International Magazine – Brief articles with tips on effective intercultural communication:
Sound Strategies to Make Sure Your English is Understood
Leading with Cultural Intelligence
This US-based international language translation company webpage provides website design tips and examples based in Hall’s research on high and low context cultures.
