The focus this week in on cross cultural communication. This is a very complex topic because effective communicatin is hard under any circumstance and cultural influences are complex.
In the aviation business it is required that all pilots and all air traffic controllers world wide, speak English. These two groups speak only English in the course of their interactions. I believe that it is obvious why a universal, required language has been established for the operation of airplanes taking off and landing, however as the text states, English is becoming a dominant language in the global business world.
What is your postion on declaring a universal language for conducting business across countries? You must take a position (agree with declaring a universal language for conducting business across countries) , for or against, and support your position. Once you have stated your postion, discuss the pros and cons of this position.