another request for help: Master's thesis

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Hello all,
I’ve just introduced myself over in the new members intro thread.

And I’ve surfed around this site a bit, getting a bit "lost" in its many pages.

I’d now like to explain my reason for being here and ask for your assistance.
I am a student of the German department at the University College of Cork, Ireland, where I am writing my Master's thesis. One of the modules offered by the department is Intercultural Communication, which I have chosen as my subject area. To be more precise, I am focusing on the communication between military and aid organizations (credit goes to Dr. Donna Winslow for the idea.)

From my research I know that a lot of work is being done on intercultural communication for military and business dealings with foreign nationals. What apparently is missing is intercultural training preparing members of the military and aid workers, from Oxfam to UNICEF, to communicate effectively with each other.

What I am in search of here are the experiences of men and women who have had direct contact to such organizations in their foreign deployments, as I would like to have some of my own empirical data.

For this purpose, I’ve written a questionnaire, considering and re-considering the questions. I’ll go ahead and post the link, in case anyone would like to give me some feedback on it. Participants would also be great

I hope that what I’m asking is appropriate, and I would be happy to answer any questions.

The survey is here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?s...yntgv8qQ_3d_3d

Thanking you in advance for your help.
Best wishes,
Jennifer Holt
Co. Cork, Ireland