Archive for 'Culture'
Basic Cultural Values القيم الثقافية الأساسية Posted by Fisal on May 24, 2011
Arab societies share so many values that include: endurance, loyalty, dignity, generosity, self-respect, pride and revenge. Today, we are going to discuss three basic values that are still prevalent in most Arab societies. Collectivism الجماعية : It is an approach to life among Arabs which is opposed to the individual centered approach in Western…
Arab Culture الثقافة العربية Posted by Fisal on May 23, 2011
In previous posts, we defined what is meant by communication, context and culture. Today, we are going to look at the term “Arab” and we will try to define it. What do we mean by “Arab”? This term is as hard to define exactly as the term “American”. Arabs were the people living…
Communication, Context & Culture الاتصال و السياق و الثقافة Posted by Fisal on May 22, 2011
Today we are going to define some important terms. In a previous post, we have spoken about the term of communication and its different forms. Communication transactions always take place within different contexts. what do we mean by Contexts? Definition : Contexts mean the different environments where the communication takes place. There are four…
Communication الاتصال / التواصل Posted by Fisal on May 20, 2011
Today, we are going to discuss the communication process and the basic elements of this process. We will also shed some light on the forms of communication and the basic characteristics of each form. Definition: To Rogers, ” communication is the process of transmitting ideas, information and attitudes from the source to the…
Non verbal communication – agreement and disagreement Posted by aziza on May 18, 2011
Non verbal communication (التواصل الغير لفظي) can be used to serve many purposes. In my previous post, I discussed how it can be used in greetings. In this post, I discuss other aspects of non-verbal communication including expressing the social functions of agreement and disagreement. Smiles and laughter are very important ways of communication. They…
This Day in History: Sykes-Picot Agreement اتفاقية سايكس بيكو Posted by Fisal on May 16, 2011
“To give what you don’t own to whom it doesn’t belong; This is how you plant Hatred ..!!” The Sykes-Picot Agreement, concluded on 16 May 1916, was a secret agreement between the governments of the UK and France with the consent of Imperial Russia. According to the agreement, UK and France defined their regions…
Non verbal communication – greetings Posted by aziza on May 15, 2011
Non verbal communication is a very important aspect of communication. We can send myriad messages without saying a word, through a gesture, a posture, a look, an impression or even through doing nothing at all. Like verbal communication, it evolvesو changes and gains new ways of expression, also it differs from place to place and…