Gilbert and all, at the moment and for the next time, I have and will have difficulties to follow the discussion, although I am looking forward to continue the
Oral/Visual Culture - Open Space discussion later on. Just for now: thank you for all the experiences and ideas you shared. Bernd ----- [email protected] 25.09.2002 at 11:35:02 (GMT/UT + 02:00) 1) attached to this e-mail : No file 2) All attached files are mentioned by name in the lines above.Please do not open any other attachment! 3) Please send text documents in RichTextFormat/*.rtf, if possible. This also facilitates communication between the mac- and ms-world. ---- Bernd Weber Organization Development Consultant "DEVELOP YOUR CAPACITIES - MATERIALIZE YOUR VISION" C.P. 1462, Beira, Sofala, MOZAMBIQUE fone: +258-3-32 98 59, cellfone:+258-82-43 79 77 ----- WB-TrainConsult management- & human resources training, consulting & development ----- Gumpendorfer Straße 88b/18, AT-1060 Wien, AUSTRIA fone & fax: +431 596 86 57, cellfone: +43 0662 7667872 ----- Inscricao no grupo de discussao "Sistemas organizacionais": Escrever um email para o endereco <[email protected]> On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:43:17 -0500, Gilbert Brenson-Lazan wrote: >Hello, Bernd: > >At 12:00 a.m. 20/09/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >Gilbert, > >What is the full Scale? >The best explanation is in an oldie but goodie of Cultural >Anthropology: The Hidden Language by Edwin Hall. > > >And which cultures would you see as 'Oral(preferred) Cultures'? >The Latin American culture in which I work most, tends to be >polychronic and oral-preferred, especially in the middle to lower >classes. In my opinion, it is more than just an auditive or >auditive-kinetic representational system (to use the NLP jargon), >and more than just a compensation for NOT having something (like a >"good" education). It seems to me to also have VERY strong cultural >underpinnings (values, beliefs and assumptions). > > >Oral preferred would then mean, not a question of abilities, they >dominate both layers of world construction, but really a cultural >'decision' > >IMNSHO (In my not-so-humble opinion), yes. > >I met many people in ex-oral(only)-cultures who have learned to >read and write in school, but it stays a thin layer, sometimes >looking like a simulation... >Great examples. Thanks. > >********************************************* Gilbert Brenson-Lazan >- Socio-Gerente AMAUTA INTERNACIONAL, LTDA Bogotá, Colombia Afiliado >- Amauta International, LLC Apple Valley, Minnesota, EEUU E-Correo: >[email protected] Web: http://amauta.org *************************** * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
