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Integration in Norway: Mimicking or mocking a foreign accent?
Was I a victim of prejudicial accent bullying? Or am I being overly sensitive and over the top dramatic ... Working in Norway Was I a victim of prejudicial accent bullying? Or am I being overly sensitive and over...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 1 2018 -
What Not to Say to a Foreigner
Don’t make fun of a co-worker’s accent accent,intercultural communication, Working in Norway Don’t make ... make fun of a co-worker’s accent! In the global workplace, there are a lot of people speaking a second...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2016 -
What Not to Ask a Foreigner
Don’t you miss your familiy? intercultural communication, Working in Norway A recent ... ‘really’ come from, this being caused by my lingering accent. I explain that I’m from the US, and after further...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2016 -
A Few Thoughts on a Foreigner’s Comfort Zone
A couple of weeks ago I sat in the audience listening to a professional speaker give a short ... knowing that even if your grammar is on target, your accent will make you (and therefore them), well, just...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 25 2017 -
Techie Talk: Do technical presentations need to live up to their reputation?
“There’s truth in every stereotype” – or is there? People attending my course on intercultural ... speakers, their delivery had nothing to do with their accent, intonation or pronunciation – all of them spoke...
Article Working in Norway May 15 2016 -
Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace
The only thing worse than not understanding someone else when they’re speaking is having ... destructively, he had become hyper aware of his accent, of his grammatical mistakes, of his lack of vocabulary...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016 -
The Intercultural Interview Dating Game: Us vs Them?
Sometimes the best thing to come out of a training course for students is not what they ... their lack of perfect English skills (‘It was my accent that put them off…I messed up my grammar in a couple...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2021
