Cross Cultural Understanding

CROSS
CULTURAL
UNDERSTANDIN
G
ELIS SUSANTI (A12119070)
Cross Cultural Understanding
 Levine (1992), the definition of culture is:
“a shared background (for example, national, ethnic, religious) from a
common language and communication style, customs, beliefs,
attitudes, and values”.
Cultural Studies is always a stretched discourse, which responds to the political
and historical conditions that change and are always characterized by debate,
disagreement, and intervention. For example in the late 1970s where the
centrality of the class in Cultural Studies was first confined by the affirmation of
feminism for the importance of gender equality.mmunication

 (Obeg, 1998) Cross Cultural Understanding this is generally defined as :

"all human beings experience the same feeling, they travel or live in a
different country or culture’"

 Cross Cultural Understanding is a study to bridge two cultures / habits

between countries.
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JOURNAL REFERENCE
1. International education: a force
for peace and cross‐cultural
understanding?
https://www.tandfonline.com/
doi/abs/
10.1080/17400200903086672
2. THE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-
CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
http://openjournal.unpam.ac.id/
index.php/Proceedings/article/
view/4347
3.THE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-CULTURAL
UNDERSTANDING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TEACHING IN THE ASIAN CONTEXT
http://journal2.um.ac.id/index.php/jbs/article/
view/4914
4. Understanding Cultural Awareness and
Cross-Cultural Communication Skills.
http://conneqt.com.au/wp-content/uploads/
2016/03/Understanding-Cultural-Awareness-
and-Crosscultural-Commn-Skills-Ebook.pdf

5.Languages in a Global World: Learning for

Better Cultural Understanding.
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED531957
INDONESIA

 Have a habit of taking off their

shoes when visiting

 Spitting in public, farting, and even

yawning are behaviors that are
considered inappropriate and
impolite

 Guests do not have to bring gifts,

even if they do, the host does not
need to give gifts in return.

 Friendly smile to people you know

or don't know
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 When visiting, guests will bring gifts to
present to the host, and at the end of the
visit the host will also give something in
response to the gift.
 The owner will provide special footwear for
use in the house, so the feet are not dirty.
 Public spitting, farting, even yawning are
considered normal and these sights are often
seen.
 Everyone uses chopsticks to eat, after
finishing eating, spoons and chopsticks are
placed neatly on the side of the bowl, if the
spoons and chopsticks are still in the bowl of
rice or soup, it is considered unfinished.
 Everyone uses chopsticks to eat, after
finishing eating, spoons and chopsticks are
placed neatly on the side of the bowl, if the
spoons and chopsticks are still in the bowl of
rice or soup, it is considered unfinished.
UNITED STATE

 The way to shake hands in united state is

to shake hands strongly.

 No seniority

 Implementing the slogan “Time is money”

 Tend to practice practical work rather than

spending time analyzing

 Opening other people's doors is a

common thing in America
RUSSIA
 Russians rarely smile and don't like loud
things

 Avoid shaking hands near the door

because it is considered bad luck

 Do not make an "OK" sign using your

fingers

 Try not to put your hands in your pants

pocket

 Sit and stand with a straight body and

don't bend over

 Russian society is known by the nickname

“Thick Skin” or not easily offended
ARAB
ARAB
 Arabic people are loud
 Calling people by their nickname
 Arabs always say greetings even though
they don't know
 Hug if you meet someone you know close
 Disregard with immigrants
 Arab men like to dress in white, Arab
women like to dress in black
 Arab men and women like to wear
perfume that spreads the smell
 Friday night have fun in Saudi Arabia,
because Friday is a holiday.
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