Intercultural communication is communication between people with different cultures such as Americans and Europeans. It is used as a means for global communications and businesses. Intercultural communication can be used for communications between people of different religious‚ social‚ ethnic‚ and even educational backgrounds. Body language and history are also a major part of the intercultural communications within different countries. Intercultural communication is important in today’s workplace
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Language as a barrier to intercultural communication Intercultural communication refers to the transmission of verbal messages with people of different cultures‚ which is challenging. Language is a set of symbols that a cultural group agreed upon to help them bring meaning to objects‚ events‚ emotions‚ experiences‚ places‚ etc. Language is one the most important differences between many cultures and one of the greatest barriers. Differences in language make intercultural interactions difficult
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years ago. Today‚ both culture and communication have evolved considerably and have become interdependent of one another‚ to the point that communication is considered to be a product of culture. Thus‚ our own culture has a deep impact on our thoughts and behaviors. Since each culture has its distinct aspects‚ intercultural communication can be the cause of conflict and disorder. There are three main issues which are at the root of the problem of intercultural miscommunication : language as a barrier
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Introduction to Intercultural Communication Intercultural communication is of importance to international businesses as it examines how people from different cultures‚ beliefs and religions come together to work and communicate with each other. Demands for intercultural communication skills are increasing as more and more businesses go global or international. They realize that there are barriers and limitations when entering a foreign territory. Without the help of intercultural communication they can
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we live in a culturally diverse society due to globalization. As our world grows‚ expands and become increasingly more interconnected‚ the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become apparent. When people from different cultures interact with one another there is intercultural communication because different cultures create different interpretation and expectations about what is seen as competent behaviors that will enable the construction of shared meanings
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Being a competent intercultural communicator is being able to utilize the six dialectic of intercultural communication during communication practices. Dialectic refers to a method of logic based on the principle of idea generating its opposite‚ leading to a reconciliation of the opposites (Martin and Nakayama 77). These dialectics include cultural-individual‚ personal-contextual‚ differences-similarities‚ static-dynamic‚ history/past-present/future‚ and privilege disadvantage dialectics. Using these
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The Intercultural Communication Introduction In the century of knowledge and technology‚ the importance of intercultural communication is inevitable. Many Scientists and researchers emphasize in the importance of international communication in today’s life. Fast travel‚ internet and international media‚ made it easy for us to communicate with people all over the world. In the century of globalization‚ humans as social beings need to interact with each other for survival. Today many problems that
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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Intercultural communication is a study of cultural difference through communication. It is a form of global communication throughout the country all over the world. It is used to describe the wide range of communication problems that naturally appear within an organization made up of individuals from different religious‚ social‚ ethnic‚ and educational backgrounds or other acceptable factors. Intercultural communication is sometimes used synonymously with cross-cultural
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Intercultural Communication - Reflection Paper I would like to discuss‚ reflect on and analyse Hofstede’s cultural patterns. Based on my personal experiences and opinions I believe Hofstede has to some extent attempted to successfully classify different nations and cultures into their predominant dimensions‚ however it is not without its flaw. Of the four dimensions Hofstede has identified‚ I will explain two. The notion of power distance (PD) has proven to be a relatively
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COM 2603 Semester 1 ASSIGNMENT 01 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Unique assignment number 868015 Closing date 10 March 2014 Contact lecturers Prof KB Khan‚ Ms B Sibango QUESTION 1 1. 1 Social Science Approach - The Social Science Approach: This approach‚ also known as the functionalist approach‚ was most popular in the 1980s and is based on research in psychology and sociology. 1. Assumptions: a The existence of a describable external reality. b Human behaviour is predictable
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