High/ Low context culture by Hall International Business Cross Cultural Communication Teacher responsible for the course Yijie Wang Tsang Siu Ki Jaakko Soini Christian Fritz Philipp Gatzemeier Assessment Date Grade Teacher’s signature CONTENTS 1 EDWARD T. HALL .................. FEHLER! TEXTMARKE NICHT DEFINIERT. 2 GESTELAND.............................................................................................................. 3 3 TROMPENAAR...................................
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High and Low Context http://www.culture-at-work.com/highlow.html Culture at Work Communicating Across Cultures Our Services Negotiation & Conflict Culture at Work Japan Communication Home High and Low Context Definitions of High and Low Context or Low Context Situation Main differences Entering a High Other pages in this series: » What is "Culture"? » "Culture" Metaphors » 3 more metaphors » Create metaphors » Iceberg » High and Low Context » Culture "embodied" The general terms
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Analysis High-context and low-context communication In this case‚ the Indonesians hesitated to accept the over confident looking contract offered by Indian vendors. On one hand‚ they did not want to miss such attractive products‚ cheap and functional‚ which could solve current problems; on the other hand‚ they were not sure about the Indian vendor’s words. Whether it is true or not that all of the function of their products could be customized to fit to the current needs. In other words‚ the meaning
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Worldview High Context and Low Context High Context vs. Low Context High-context is that “most of the information is either in the physical context or initialized in the person‚ while very little is in the coded‚ explicit‚ transmitted part of the message.” (Hall). Low-context communication is “the mass of information is vested in the explicit code”. (Hall) 2 High Context High context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of
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Difference: |HIGH CONTEXT CULTURE | |LOW CONTEXT CULTURE | In a high context culture‚ many things are left unsaid‚ letting the culture explain. Words and word choice become very important in higher context communication‚ since a few words can communicate a complex message very effectively to an in-group (but less effectively outside that group)‚ while in a lower context culture‚ the communicator needs to be much
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(2014)‚ individuals from Middle East‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ and South American views trust as the initial step in relationship building. In this culture‚ trust is something that needs to be earned through established long term relationships. In contrast‚ low context cultures views learning logical‚ factual and emphasizes learning through the use of explicit instructions and/or explanation (Lamberton & Minor‚ 2014). This can be found in The United States‚ Canada‚ Germany and Switzerland (Lamberton
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High context culture is where family groups or societies have mutual connections for a long period of time. Here the behavior of the person is very casual as the members know each other have interactions for over years. For e.g. small parties‚ overnight stays‚ family gatherings etc. Low context cultures are among people that have connection but for a short period of time. In these societies‚ culture behavior should be taken seriously and should know how to behave in the cultural environment. For
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Communication expert Edward hall divided the social frame work of cultures into high and low context (Reynolds & Valentine‚ 2006). The high context cultures are based on nonverbal communication‚ beliefs‚ collectivism and ethics. In contrast the low context cultures are based on facts‚ verbal communication‚ and individualism. Individual belonging to high context at workplace expresses attention on the way the communication takes place‚ grasp meaning from nonverbal communication‚ value relationship
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CULTURE Alfred Chung 100 682 953 International Communication COMM 2201 Annika Hannan Messages are transcended without much explanation or explicit descriptions because it is assumed that the receiver will understand. This is Edward T. Hall’s High Context theory. This is the Chinese culture. I am an immigrant from Hong Kong. Although I relocated to Toronto before I came to understand most of my teachings‚ I did not forget them. As one of the oldest civilizations in the world with almost four thousand
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Trever Dunlap Focus Paper 3 & 4 Reflection Paper After doing some research on high and low context communication I found a much better explanation in the differences. While I share qualities of both‚ as I’m sure most people do‚ I found that I am definitely a high context communicator. Just in the ways that I think and relate things it just made a lot of sense. I tend to relate a lot of the things I see and hear with other things and I do it all the time. Always looking for a connection
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