A Self-Reflection of Intercultural Interaction with European People
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European culture, intercultural interaction, self-reflectionAbstract
As a Thai people, I admit that I gained very little knowledge of European culture and who are European people. This may be because a travel to European countries and the business transaction with European people are difficult when comparing with Asian Countries. However, it is now important for Thai people to know more about European people how to interact with them in the globalization era. In order to contribute my direct experience of intercultural interaction with European people, a self-reflection of intercultural interaction may allow us to gain a better understanding of European people. The self-reflection provides direct experience with situations, such as education, academic conferences and multicultural workplaces. This academic paper reflects the author’s experience of interacting with British people, German people, Polish people and Romania people. At the end, pedagogical implications with European people are also given in order to prepare Thai people before having the intercultural interaction with European people. It is expected that the discussion of this academic paper will be useful for EFL learners and Thai business people to gain better understanding of European people.
Keywords: European culture, intercultural interaction, self-reflection
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