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GEC-PC Local and Global Communication Activity
GEC-PC Local and Global Communication Activity
GROUP ACTIVITY
Exercise 1. Recall the class presentation on National Culture Communication Differences that focused on the countries
Australia, Brazil, and Turkey. Identify and discuss among your group members the similarities and differences
(if there are any) between the three cultures in five categories listed in the box below.
Greetings
Non-Verbal Cues
(Gestures, Eye contact, etc.)
Behavior
(Reserved? Loud? Optimistic?)
Values
(What do they find offensive?)
Language Use
(Talkative? Soft-spoken?
Polite?)
1. Greetings
2. Non-Verbal Cues
(Gestures, Eye contact, etc.)
3. Behavior
(Reserved? Loud? Optimistic?)
4. Values
(What do they find offensive?)
5. Language Use
(Talkative? Soft-spoken? Polite?)