УДК 17:316.772

DOI: 10.15507/Inted.077.018.201404.037

 

ETHICS AS A TOOL FOR HARMONISATION OF RELATIONS IN CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

E. V. Mochalov, V. P. Furmanova
(Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia)

 

The article explores the ethic scheme of cross-cultural communication between representatives of different linguo-cultural communities, comparison of ritual and courtesy codes of their conduct, which are based on universal ideological and ethnic values and aid to elaborate specific image of conduct in communication. Addressing to ethics in cross-cultural interaction is explained by various misconceptions (pragmatic and contextual), which arise during the process of communication. For elimination of such misconceptions and harmonization of relationships it is important to know the etiquette since it is the important part of universal and national culture, ethics and moral. According to this, ethic characteristics of communicants and patterns of behavior, determined by national cultural specifics, are quite significant in various types of interpersonal and business communication and encourage the development of policultural linguistic identity i n educational process..

Keywords: intercultural communication; interaction; cultural and ethic aspect of communication; intercultural dialogue; speech etiquette; ritual and ethical behavior standards; interpersonal relationships; ethic category of politeness; multicultural linguistic personality.

About the authors:

Mochalov Evgenij Vladimirovich, head of Philosophy chair of Ogarev Mordovia State University (68, Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, Russia), Doctor of Science degree holder in Philosophy , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Furmanova Valentina Pavlovna, professor of German Philology chair of Ogarev Mordovia State University (68, Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, Russia), Doctor of Science degree holder in Pedagogy , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For citation: Mochalov E. V., Furmanova V. P. Jetika kak mehanizm garmonizacii otnoshenij v mezhkul’turnoj kommunikacii [Ethics as a tool for harmonisation of relations in cross-cultural communication]. Integracija obrazovanija [Integration of Education]. 2014, no. 4 (77), pp. 37−43. DOI: 10.15507/Inted.077.018.201404.037

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