Selasa, 24 Januari 2012

Cross Cultural Understanding

A. The Definition Of Cross Cultural Understanding
Cross Cultural Understanding  derived from three words that cross, cultural, and understanding, of the three words different meanings. Understanding of the Cross is cross-culture, the culture between both countries that lasted through the mass media or through other means mutually influence each culture. Culture is the "glue" that binds a group of people together. (Douglas-Brown, 1994). Culture is an Elusive construct Constantly that shifts over time and According to Who is perceiving and interpreting it. (Linda Harklau-1999). In Classic, the culture is Called culture, the which comes from the Latin word Colere, the process or work. Can be also interpreted as to cultivate the land or farming. The word culture is also sometimes translated as "culture" in Indonesian. Understanding Inter-Personal (Interpersonal Understanding) is the desire to Understand others. It is the ability to listen and accurately Understand the thoughts, feelings, other people's problems That can not be uttered or not fully delivered. This competency measure complexity and depth of understanding of other people, also including cross-cultural sensitivity.
So, the definition of cross-cultural understanding are:
 All human beings experience the
Ø same felling Plus They travel to or live in a different country or culture. (Obeg, 1998)
 Whenever someone goes overseas,
Ø he is like a fish out of water. (Mason, 2000)

B. Studying the reasons Cross Cultural Understanding
Learning a foreign language is not a part from learning the culture of the language user. This is to help Them avoid making non-language mistake, and to assist with knowledge to Understand Them native speakers of the language, Further if They have to opportunity to go abroad, They may survive a culture shock.
Actually, the CCU is the basic of learn a foreign language (not to arrange or choose a ward). How to make communication with the owner of native language, because there are many different expressions, we can not translate one by one or lexical, because it has the big connection with custom and culture and also situation and conditions. One object of the CCU is to understand the Relationship Among different countries.
The conclusion is, that CCU is the way to understand the different culture of different country to avoid misunderstanding.

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