"LESCANT is an acronym that represents seven areas in which cultural issues arise when dealing with international business communication. The acronym stands for Language, Environment, Social Organization, Context, Authority, Non-Verbal, and Time" (Victor, David A. 1992. International Business Communication. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.)
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LESCANT Reflection:
For this project, every month we were in Japan we uploaded 7 images corresponding to the 7 areas that the acronym LESCANT represents. The images that I submitted can be seen here. Alongside each image, in addition to a short description of the image, we wrote explanation as to why that image corresponded to that specific area. This project was introduced in the JAPN 420 course that we took the semester before studying abroad. This project was helpful because it gave us an opportunity to reflect on our experiences while abroad and think critically on aspects that we may have had ignored otherwise. At first it was difficult to choose the images and then choose the proper tag, but it eventually became easier as time passed.
For this project, every month we were in Japan we uploaded 7 images corresponding to the 7 areas that the acronym LESCANT represents. The images that I submitted can be seen here. Alongside each image, in addition to a short description of the image, we wrote explanation as to why that image corresponded to that specific area. This project was introduced in the JAPN 420 course that we took the semester before studying abroad. This project was helpful because it gave us an opportunity to reflect on our experiences while abroad and think critically on aspects that we may have had ignored otherwise. At first it was difficult to choose the images and then choose the proper tag, but it eventually became easier as time passed.