 Transcultural Competence: Present-at-Hand and Ready-to-Hand? A Communication Theory ApproachRafael Mollenhauer ()
A chapter in A Relational View on Cultural Complexity, 2023, pp 131-146 from Springer Abstract: Abstract This article aims to provide a communication-theoretical starting point for a concept of transcultural competence. In dealing with concepts of intercultural competence, it is first established that such a concept basically concerns two levels. On the one hand, it can concern competencies that help the individual to deal with people of different cultures in an appropriate and effective way; on the other hand, it can address competencies that are identifiable from an observer's perspective across all cultures. While the approach via cross-culturally identifiable competencies is not suitable as a concept of transcultural competence to guide actions, the distinction between knowledge that is present-at-hand and knowledge that is ready-to-hand, elaborated in this framework and originally introduced by Heidegger, proves to be a crucial basis for such a concept, which is relational in many respects and whose core point is seen in the reflection and explication of cultural experiences. Date: 2023 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:recchp:978-3-031-27454-1_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27454-1_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Relational Economics and Organization Governance from Springer |
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