Intercultural studies support effective communication with people from different cultural backgrounds as you develop your awareness of the role played by culture and cultural differences in society. This area of study will help you to maximise your performance in the workplace both in Ireland and in abroad as we are increasingly working in a multicultural environment. If you are learning a language, appreciating cultural differences is also central to making the process of language learning more effective.

Lost in Translation- language and culture link
New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world; a different sense of blame in Japanese and Spanish.

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