1-4 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMM 1502 Alexandra MacMurdo May 14‚ 2013 Chapter 1 1. Why is it important to think beyond ourselves as individuals in intercultural interactions? It is important to think beyond ourselves as individuals in intercultural interactions because the world is a melting pot filled with many people of different cultures living amongst other cultures. This makes intercultural communication inevitable to everyone. Additionally‚ having an intercultural interaction
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to strangers. This will not be accepted in India‚ where people don’t make business with strangers and where the communication is indirect. This means that everything must be “decoded” in order to get the real message. Relationship-focused people may even answer a yes‚ even if their real answer is no. They will never say anything that may offence you. Therefore‚ a conflict in communication can easily occur. For example; during a business meeting with a possible customer from India‚ you offer him something
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national awareness or because of whatever reason to approach different cultures‚ people undertaking the study of communication with respect to the culture shall have in mind differences in the perception of the world: attitude systems civilizations have formed along centuries‚ particular beliefs‚ values and world views. 8.1 Types of Awareness Why study intercultural communication? The modern society feels more and more acutely the need of cross-cultural contacts and interaction. Hence
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The barriers to intercultural communication and the solving approaches Although intercultural communication is highly thought of‚ the barriers in the intercultural communication area still exist owing to three aspects cultural identity‚ national cultural dimensions and individual intercultural competence. To analyse the reasons for these barriers and approach these issues are essential. Intercultural communication is defined as a form of communication that aims to share information across different
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Intercultural Communication March 17‚ 2014 MGMT 316 Colorado Technical University-Online Instructor Alan Witty Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss and explain the hurdles that you come in contact with when deal with business ventures involving people from multiple countries. The communication can be difficult to understand and it is important to clarify and make it as easy as possible for everyone involved. Helping those of other countries meld and minle with one another can be difficult
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members of the team? • In your opinion‚ what is going to happen? Do you think this is a winning team? Grant Douglas 2014-2015 Stumbling blocks in intercultural communication • Language differences • Assumptions of similarity • Tendency to evaluate • Preconceptions and stereotypes • Non-verbal communication • High anxiety • Less effective communication‚ unsatisfactory relationships and generally bad business ! Tendancy to Evaluate • • • • • ODIE Observe Describe Interpret/identify Evaluate • Kilsontcons
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Intercultural Communication is Important For An Effective Communicator Qianya Zhuo Principle & Practice of Human Communication 02/19/2011 In order to be an effective communicator‚ it is important that people should have a solid understanding of intercultural communication. "The term ’intercultural communication ’ is often used to refer to the wide range of communication issues that inevitably arise within an organization composed of individuals from a variety of religious‚
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ESSAY OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION SEX GENDER AND BIOLOGY ARE BEHAVIOUR DIFFERENCES BIOLOGICALLY BASED? Many people think that there are inbuilt differences of behavior between women and men which appears in all cultures‚ for instance‚ in almost all cultures men rather than women go hunting and warfare and it shows that biologically men tend to be more aggressive than women. The level of aggressiveness of males varies vast between different cultures. Women are supposed to be more passive or
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Hofstede article ‘Hofstede’s model of national cultural differences and their consequences: A triumph of faith – a failure of analysis’: In particular‚ McSweeney questions the plausibility of national cultures being systematically causal‚ i.e. that the identification of the differences causes or leads directly to the behaviour of the nation or people from that nation. McSweeney is also concerned that Hofstede ’s work has led others to believe that influential national cultures exist and that
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Intercultural communication‚ from my point of view‚ it means if someone communicate with foreigners‚ how could he notice the differences and communicate with them gracefully because they have different languages and cultures. Nowdays‚ with the development of the world economy‚ the globalization has become an irreversible trend. Today’s society‚ unlike the previous which is closed‚ is a society of cultural fusion. Everyone in the world is easy to communicate with others by using lots of chat tools
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