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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3-4 Objective Of Study 4 Findings 5-6 Results 7-10 Conclusion 10 References 11 1.0 Introduction Communication occurs in everyday life whether it is at home or even within the work place and is respondent to the culture of the parties involved in the communication “Human Communication is the process of knowing something about what happens when people interact. Why it happens‚ the effects of what happens and finally what we can do to influence
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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 now a common experience as a result of globalisation. It is extremely important to understanding how culture impacts on employee relationships and communication as it can affect the success of multinational and culturally diverse businesses. Hofstede (1984) defines culture as “the mental programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another”. Intercultural communication refers to the communication between
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International and Intercultural Communication Ashford International and Intercultural Communication BUS600 July 27‚ 2014 International and Intercultural Communication International and Intercultural Communications have been of great interest to the Hofstede Centre for many years. In fact Geert Hofstede’s dimensions of culture have been the most widely disseminated of all theories. Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions are‚ “1) Power Distance‚ 2) Individualism or Collectivism‚ 3) Masculinity-Femininity
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Intercultural communication is a big issue in our medical fields today. Dealing with individuals from different cultures is a part of every day life. Intercultural communication is the understanding that different cultures communicate and perceive the world differently. It is very important for individuals to understand this concept in order to interact with one another. The point of the intercultural communication awareness and competency model is to recognize and avoid the breakdowns in intercultural
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resulting in communication between people in different languages and different environment in cultures. Intercultural communication take place within areas of business‚ military‚ science‚ education‚ media‚ entertainment‚ tourism but also of immigration brought about by labor or political conflicts (http://www.immi.se/intercultural/). The impact of competence communication and the effects of various type of communication in intercultural communication. Introduction Intercultural communication can be
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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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Yevgeniya Zhdanova. Intercultural communication. Learning diary. Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart. Mahatma Gandhi. Culture is complex‚ abstract and pervasive matrix of social elements that functions as an all-encompassing form or pattern for living by laying a predictable world in which an individual is firmly oriented. Culture is individual and universal! This is a very complex concept that includes life‚ art‚ science‚ individual
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