1 Being international | ncaa aT Centre of Intercultural Communication INTERNATIONAL RELOCATION PROGRAMMES: ‘Organisations working internationally cite the following reasons for failure in a foreign country Work in pairs, You are trainee logisticians for Logistaid and you are on your lunch break during the course. Read the intercultural 11 culture shock and adaptation challenges {including te-entiy into the home cultore) 2 difficulty in earning teust and establishing relationships: 3 failure to understand local systems 4 language barriers and intezeultueal misundesstandings 5 differences in business prsetices and management styles ‘communication programme and then talk to one of the other participants. Student A: Turn to page 142. Student B: Turn to page 149. -raeemghagmaaaee el Writing You have been working in Jakarta, Indonesia, for three months. You have recently received this invitation to a dinner organised by the Regional Governor It is a formalevent at which toeal dignitaries, business people anid representatives of organisations will be present, You have been strongly'dvised by your country manager to attend» Reply, accepting the invitation and mentioning you have a work eolleague from the Amsterdam offi ‘Work in groups of three. You are networking with some of the course participants. Student A: Turn to page 142, Student 8: Turn to page 149. Student C: Turn to page 156. c who will be joining you in Jakarta next month, should they think it appropriate to send him/her an invitation Wiig fle page 14 = page REGIONAL GOVERNOR OF JAKARTA 12th September delighted to invite you asa representative of Logistaid al Relations Dinner that we are holding in honour of ‘omote greater intercultural understanding “The Regional Governor is to our annual Internation: ‘our foreign guests and in order to pr between our countries “The event will take place in the gardens of dhe Regional Gs Jibarta on October 14th at 6.00 p.m. jovernor's residence int at your earliest convenience. ‘We would be grateful if you could reply in writing at y ies! ‘Yours sincerely, Cassi Reson Cover of kara