Intercultural Skills

In this series we are going to take a look at three different perspectives on managing across cultures. In each we will hear from experienced international managers and from academics around the world who have studied these problems. 

Culture affects how we behave in any given situation, it varies between groups in different places, it includes values and is learned as we grow up in a particular social context. At the same time because our own culture is the water in which we swim, most of the time we are unaw ...  Show more

This year's Reith Lecturer is British historian Arnold J Toynbee. The former Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, he is currently the Koraes Professor of History at London University. He considers how Europe interacts with other countries in his Re ...  Show more

Some people believe that visitors to other countries should follow local customs and behavior. Others disagree and think that the host country should welcome cultural differences. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. Read the sample essay here: https://www.ieltsessayba ...  Show more

In school, we learn things and then take a test to assess what we learned. In everyday life, we take the test then we learn things. In today's episode, we sat down and discussed about the differences in education systems. Let's be honest - many countries are outperforming the ...

We all know that different countries call things differently (lift vs. elevator, for example). But even within the U.S., there are surprising differences in vocabulary. And these differences persist, even though much of the media is national. So grab a soMentioned in this episode ...  Show more