Prejudices and stereotypes as negative traits of intercultural communication

1. Prejudices and stereotypes as negative traits of intercultural communication

THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY DZHABRAILOVA MARIAM
BFL183

2. Abstract

This study investigates the
phenomenon of stereotypes and
prejudices in modern world and how
they get in a way of intercultural
communication
The results show that

3. Research poll

For this research a group of students were asked to fill a questioner considering their attitude towards
stereotypes

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8. Discussion

“Stereotypes originate from the scorn of on nation towards other”
Young people tend to believe that they do not have “stereotypical
thinking” but they are unsure about how people from other nations see
their attitude
Discussion
Right now the opinion about stereotypes is ambiguous

9. From other works

◦Language can form national character and our perception
of other cultures
◦Language can be affected either by cultural background
or modern changes
◦Language can lead to the birth of stereotypes

10. List of references

Svetlana Grigoryevna Ter-Minasova, Lanuage and Intercultural Commincation,
2000
Nina Borisovna Mechkovskaya, Language and Religion, 1997
Guy Deutscher, Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in
Other Languages, 2010