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Shaping Cross-Cultural Awareness in Aviation English Communication. Dr. Anna Borowska IKLA, Faculty of Applied Linguistics University of Warsaw Poland. Varner and Beamer (2005):. Language is culture – culture is language.
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ShapingCross-CulturalAwarenessinAviationEnglishCommunication Dr. Anna Borowska IKLA, Faculty of Applied Linguistics University of Warsaw Poland
Varner and Beamer (2005): Language is culture – culture is language. Culture and languages are intertwined and shape each other. The two are inseparable because language is not a matter of neutral codes and grammatical rules. Each time we send messages, we also make cultural choices.
Cross-culturalcommunicationcomponents: Linguistic competence Intercultural awareness Intercultural competence
Communication is realized through cultures. People in their brains refer to the concepts represented by linguistic signs.
Global communication • Nativespeakers’ awareness Non-nativespeakers’ awareness • Lingua franca communication • LF: ‘a contactlanguagebetweenpersonswhoshareneither a commonnativetongue nor a common national culture, and for whomEnglishisthechosen foreign language of communication’ (Firth 1996).
Americans vs Poles Low-context versus : *high-context (little professional experience) ~ low-context (experienced)
Objective: Search for ideas that simplify the communication for non-native speakers, but at the same time make native speakers understand the message.
Cross-culturalawareness? The willingness to modify communicative conventions Identify foreign culture not only the language Acquiring intercultural competence
Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I speak lingua franca.