How Does Cultural Competence Differ From Linguistic Competence

2. How does cultural competence differ from linguistic competence and from performance?

Cultural competence is having the knowledge, respect, and reflection of another culture. Linguistic competence is having knowledge of a language and how it works. Performance is using your knowledge to apply what you know linguistically or culturally. It is what you do with the knowledge that you have. A competent person should be able to successfully perform.

8. Make a list of all the greetings you can think of (at least five) in a culture you are familiar with; then consider the following questions for each one:

The first greeting is a formal Hello. In Arabic, you say “as-salam-eleikum,” which means peace be upon you. Arabic speakers and Muslim followers say this greeting in

It is offensive to enter a setting with one person or a group of people without saying “Sabah-alkhair” in the morning. This is said by every Arabic speaker in the morning. The expected response is “Sabah-alnoor,” which means may your day be filled with light.

The fourth greeting is welcome. Arabs are very big on hospitality. In Yemen, a person’s social status heavily depends on welcoming others and providing more than enough in terms of food and comfort. Te-fadal or ahla-we-sahal means welcome in Arabic. It is used when someone enters your house. There is no immediate response, however, before one leaves, they say “Akrum-kum-Allah” (May god give you more). The host must respond by saying forgive me for any inconveniences.

The last greeting deals with traveling. When a person comes home arrives safely, you tell them “Al-humdullah- alsalamah.” This means thank god for your safety. This is said by people greeting a person who has arrived safely from another location. You only say one time and that is the first time you seen them upon their return. Some people respond by saying alhumduallah (thank god) and others don’t reply. It is upon the greeter to say