Description
Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.
About the Author
Juliana Tzvetkova is an academic and intercultural intelligence trainer with over thirty years of international experience. She was born and educated in Bulgaria, and holds an MA from Sofia University s Faculty of Classic and Modern Philology. She has taught at the Medical University of Sofia and done freelance work for the foreign service of the National Radio. She has translated fiction and non-fiction for two of the largest publishing houses in the country, as well as documentaries, feature films, and TV series for the Bulgarian National Television. She also did the translating, interpreting, and background research for Economist Intelligence Unit publications in 1997. In 1998 Juliana moved with her family to Canada, where she has been teaching for a community college in Toronto, Ontario. She started her intercultural training experience teaching adults in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates where she taught liberal arts and communication courses to Emirati college students. She has worked around the globe from Sofia to Luanda, Toronto to Changchun, Dubai to Shanghai, and the oil-rich towns of Aktau and Atyrau in Kazakhstan as a consultant and trainer of trainers on behalf of Centennial College where she is professor of communication and language studies. Today she continues to provide intercultural intelligence consulting and language training in Canada and China while continuing to write on culture. She has contributed an article to the Etiquette and Taboos Around the World encyclopedia, and authored Pop Culture in Europe, the third book of a series dedicated to the popular culture in different parts of the world, to be published in November 2017.
Reviews
Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers...' Sunday Times Travel, ' the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries.' Global Travel, ' full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas.' Observer, ' as useful as they are entertaining.' Easy Jet Magazine, ' offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world.' New York Times
Book Information
ISBN 9781857337136
Author Juliana Tzvetkova
Format Paperback
Page Count 168
Imprint Kuperard
Publisher Kuperard
Dimensions(mm) 169mm * 110mm * 13mm
About the Author
Juliana Tzvetkova is an academic and intercultural intelligence trainer with over thirty years of international experience. She was born and educated in Bulgaria, and holds an MA from Sofia University s Faculty of Classic and Modern Philology. She has taught at the Medical University of Sofia and done freelance work for the foreign service of the National Radio. She has translated fiction and non-fiction for two of the largest publishing houses in the country, as well as documentaries, feature films, and TV series for the Bulgarian National Television. She also did the translating, interpreting, and background research for Economist Intelligence Unit publications in 1997. In 1998 Juliana moved with her family to Canada, where she has been teaching for a community college in Toronto, Ontario. She started her intercultural training experience teaching adults in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates where she taught liberal arts and communication courses to Emirati college students. She has worked around the globe from Sofia to Luanda, Toronto to Changchun, Dubai to Shanghai, and the oil-rich towns of Aktau and Atyrau in Kazakhstan as a consultant and trainer of trainers on behalf of Centennial College where she is professor of communication and language studies. Today she continues to provide intercultural intelligence consulting and language training in Canada and China while continuing to write on culture. She has contributed an article to the Etiquette and Taboos Around the World encyclopedia, and authored Pop Culture in Europe, the third book of a series dedicated to the popular culture in different parts of the world, to be published in November 2017.
Reviews
Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers...' Sunday Times Travel, ' the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries.' Global Travel, ' full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas.' Observer, ' as useful as they are entertaining.' Easy Jet Magazine, ' offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world.' New York Times
Book Information
ISBN 9781857337136
Author Juliana Tzvetkova
Format Paperback
Page Count 168
Imprint Kuperard
Publisher Kuperard
Dimensions(mm) 169mm * 110mm * 13mm
