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Gned 05 PPT Culture and Intercultural Communication
Gned 05 PPT Culture and Intercultural Communication
and
Global Communication
Prepared by Ms. Paula Borja
• Culture
• Culture as Geography or
Ethnicity
• Transacting Cultures
TOPICS:
• Definition of Culture
• Dimensions of Culture
• Intercultural Communication
Ethics and Competence
Culture is a learned set of shared
interpretations about beliefs,
values, and norms that affect the
behaviors of a relatively large
group of people.
A.Ex t er n a l C ul ture - It is
superficial since it is based on
explicit knowledge and it can be
easily changed.
Examples: architecture, the
way people dress
CULTURE IS CLASSIFIED INTO TWO TYPES:
Communication shapes
culture, and culture shapes
communication.
Culture as
GEOGRAPHY or ETHNICITY
Cross-cultural Communication
• Context
• Collectivism/Individualism
• Time
• Conflict
Context
• Total environment
where the speech Example:
and interaction
China and Iraq
takes place
- person’s
• Everything is status in society
connected to the is important
background context
of relationships
Context
Low-context
• Monochromic Society
• Polychromic Society
Monochromic
• believes time is a
straight line from
beginning to the USA: Time is
end; places money.
importance on USA, UK, and
Germany:
speed, efficiency,
Values time
and being “on and punctuality
time”
Polychromic
•M o re relaxed
USA: Time is
attitude toward money.
time
USA, UK, and
Germany:
•Time is like a Values time
rotation of season.
and punctuality
• Time
is an open-
ended concept.
CONFLICT
• Conflict as opportunity
• Conflict as destructive
5 Styles of Conflict Management
• Dominating Style
• Integrating Style
• Compromising Style
• Obliging Style
• Avoiding Style
5 Styles of Conflict Management
• Power Distance
• Uncertainty Avoidance
• Racism
• Example:
Gay men and ethnic
groups are “othered” by other
groups.
Communication Approaches in
Intercultural Communication
• Personality Strength
• Communication Skills
• Psychological Adjustment
• Cultural Awareness
BARRIERS TO
INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
BARRIERS
• ANXIETY
• ETHNOCENTRISM
• ANXIETY
• ETHNOCENTRISM
• Motivation
• Open-mindedness