Quarterly test RRWC Group 5 C1 2024/03/17 20:31:08 20240317_2031 Mikhaylova Nadezhda nadinemikh@yandex.ru 92 13.7 13.7 inc_drills/vocab_lewis_cultural_model_b2_03.csv 1 Vocab B2 - 03 Lewis cultural model 0 more emotional and flexible more direct and factual more humble and patient more direct and factual more direct and factual 1 1 follow a clear agenda and timeline use indirect and subtle cues to convey your messages be empathetic and be ready to improvise follow a clear agenda and timeline follow a clear agenda and timeline 2 2 more emotional and flexible more punctual and precise more individualist than collectivist more emotional and flexible more emotional and flexible 3 3 follow a clear agenda and timeline use indirect and subtle cues to convey your messages be empathetic and be ready to improvise be empathetic and be ready to improvise be empathetic and be ready to improvise 4 4 more emotional and flexible more direct and factual more respectful and patient more respectful and patient more respectful and patient 5 5 follow a clear agenda and timeline use indirect and subtle cues to convey your messages be empathetic and be ready to improvise use indirect and subtle cues to convey your messages use indirect and subtle cues to convey your messages 6 100 inc_drills/vocab_hofstede_cultural_model_b2_04.csv 2 Vocab B2 - 04 Hofstede cultural model 0 power distance masculinity vs femininity indulgence vs restraint power distance power distance 1 1 short vs long term orientation masculinity vs femininity individualism vs collectivism individualism vs collectivism individualism vs collectivism 2 2 power distance masculinity vs femininity indulgence vs restraint masculinity vs femininity masculinity vs femininity 3 3 power distance uncertainty avoidance indulgence vs restraint uncertainty avoidance uncertainty avoidance 4 4 short vs long term orientation uncertainty avoidance individualism vs collectivism short vs long term orientation short vs long term orientation 5 100 2 Vocab B2 - 04 Writing (~300words) (~150 words / topic)]]> Have you ever experienced a reverse culture shock after coming back from a long holiday? How would you deal with this if you had spent 5 years abroad?

What examples of cultural appropriation have you seen yourself?

Is it possible to recruit a candidate for a job without prejudice, micro insults or risk of running into positive discrimination out of good intentions (i.e. political correctness)?

What are the factors that contribute to the perception of LGBT being an exclusively Western concept, how would you mitigate this stereotype?

Have you ever witnessed unfair treatment or judgement of colleagues based on their language or dialect? What solutions would you recommend to avoid such discrimination?

How can you use the Lewis model to avoid a communication breakdown between interlocutors from different cultures (for example between German & Japanese, French & American, or Russian & Chinese)?

What could help us change our view on the idea of national identity?

What goals has affirmative action traditionally sought to achieve? Do you support such measures to facilitate inclusion?

What are the risks of losing linguistic diversity?

]]> now (again | then) I noticed unfair and contemptuous remarks addressed to such speakers. But the authors of these remarks, I think, may find themselves in the same situation if they have to speak a foreign language at an international conference. The best solutions to avoid such discrimination I can recommend to avoid such discrimination are the following. First, treat people the way you want to be treated. Secondly, remember that understanding the a native speaker's speech is a difficult job can be quite a challenge; therefore, understanding is communicating (?) inthe speaker's tongue can be also a difficult job, it also requires effort. Valuable thoughts should not be rejected just because their author found it difficult (hard | troublesome | tricky | challenging | demanding) to present them. Respect Tolerance for the small flaws and difficulties of other people is the basis for successful communication between people. What are the risks of losing linguistic diversity? Linguists claim that several languages die disappear from the earth every year from the Earth. The world is becoming more global. In order to simplify human communication, people are moving towards communication (interaction | exchanges) in more commonly used languages. Is it good or bad? ('bad' = rather informal & inappropriate register) On the one hand, this is a nearly imperceptible fact to the world. After all, these are the languages and dialects of smaller peoples and language groups that are dying out. Communication costs are being reduced and simplified. But, on the other hand, linguists argue that language reflects the history of its formation and the thinking of the people who created it. The death of a language means the loss of a certain aspect of culture, way of life and thought from human history, hence the exclusion of some diversity of human society. This is sad, because, in the future I am sure humanity will develop along a path of unifying human cultures rather than absorbing one culture into others as happened in the past. Thus, a decrease in linguistic diversity leads to a decrease in opportunities for the development of future human culture. ]]> 75