first chapter of the book Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice by Kathryn Sorrell‚ I began to think more deeply about this concept‚ about my cultural identity and positionality. My view about culture became broaden when I learned about the definition of culture which is a site of shared meaning‚ of contested meaning‚ and a resource. To me‚ intercultural communication is a process of exploring one’s culture among different groups. Because through interaction with others from
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Intercultural Communication: Film review The Terminal (2004) Alberto Ariztía T. The terminal is a movie which recreates the life of the passenger Viktor Navorski who has been trapped in the American JFK airport for almost one year. Hence‚ due to political problems related to the overthrow of the democratic regime of the fiction country Krakozhia‚ Viktor’s passport and visa turns invalid as he enters in an undetermined status in the international section within the airport. Once there‚ the main
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Intercultural Communication and Business Practice: The system of sharing symbolic resources by a group of people is known as culture and communication is basically the practice of making and exchanging these symbolic resources or meanings. Since intercultural communication is basically communication between people of various cultures‚ intercultural business communication is considered as the communication by people of different cultures between and within businesses (Chen‚ 2007). The importance
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USING WEBQUEST TO DEVELOP INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS: A MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION CLASS IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Yudi Setyaningsih (yudi.setyaningsih@machung.ac.id) Universitas Ma Chung‚ Malang‚ Indonesia Abstract Intercultural awareness in communication is important so as to bridge communication gaps between different cultures. In this era of globalization where there are interdependences caused by changes in global economies and communication technology‚ such awareness is
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Cross-Gender Communication as a Form of Intercultural Communication In our daily life we face male/female differences. We can hear almost every day a questions like: Do men and women speak the same language? Why doesn’t he/she listen when I talk? He/she is like from another planet‚ isn’t he/she? Men and women communicate and behave differently. Many factors like stereotypes and cultural backgrounds are included in creation of differences in gender communication. Good communication skills are hard
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who are different than themselves. Why does it make people uncomfortable? (Hint: the fear of loss associated with change..." AND what can we do about it? Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism perpetuates discrimination‚ attitudes of superiority‚ hostility‚ and contempt for members of other groups. The most serious consequences of ethnocentrism are violent wars‚ ethnic cleansing‚ slavery‚ and genocide. This issue of getting people to deal with their innate discomfort of accepting others who are different
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What is ethnocentrism? Are ethnocentric values reflected in mass media? If so‚ provide examples. If not‚ why not? Ethnocentrism is when one places a culture‚ values‚ and views over that of another culture. This can be associated with American popular culture as the message with any popular trend tends to be a popularity contest. Quite often products are sold based off the insinuation that it is better than any other product out there. For instance‚ a popular recurring fad is the Michael Jordan
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According to the dictionary ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own culture. (The merriam-webster dictionary‚ 1997) Ethnocentrism often involves the belief that one’s own race or ethnic group is the most important and that some or all pieces of its culture are higher to those of other groups. Within this thought‚ individuals will judge other groups in relation to their own individual ethnic group or culture‚ especially with concern to language
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Introduction The term ethnocentrism is explained by Stanmore and Lancaster (1993) as “the belief that one’s own group or culture determines the standards‚ values‚ behaviours and principles by which all other groups are to be judged”(p. 35). This term ethnocentrism helps us to acknowledge “difference” as been acceptable and educating. In this essay I will explain why it is important for registered nurses to understand the impact that ethnocentrism may have on the delivery of nursing services. I will
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High context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of cultural behavior are not made explicit because most members know what to do and what to think from years of interaction with each other. In high-context cultures most of the information is in the physical context or is internalized in the people who are a part of the interaction. Very little information is actually coded in the verbal message. Low context refers to
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