Intercultural Competence Worksheet
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Intercultural Competence Worksheet
Part 1: Short Paragraph
Instructions: Respond to each question below with at least 150 words, using complete sentences. Additionally, include an example from the reading materials that supports your position.
1. What does “intercultural” communication mean to you?
Intercultural communication to me means many things. It mainly means the way that people communicate throughout the different cultures that they derive from. Intercultural communication is basically the way that one person from a particular country would communicate with someone from America. Every culture has their own set of non-verbal gestures that could mean something completely different to an opposing culture. Verbal communication differs between different cultures and ethnic groups as well. Here is an example from Chapter One’s reading that I found to be quite interesting: “Latinos make up nearly a third of the populations of California and Texas, and they constitute at least 20 percent of the people in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and New Mexico”. I live in Florida and found this interesting because the population of the town that I live in is well over one half populated with Latinos. We are forced to communicate and understand their cultures in order to better understand them on a personal level.
Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication across Cultures, Sixth Edition, by Myron W. Lustig and Jolene Koester. Published by Allyn & Bacon.
Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc.
2. Define “intracultural” communication. How is this definition both similar and different to “intercultural” communication?
According to Yahoo.com,"Intracultural communication" is often a trigger for stereotypes. First a definition of "Intracultural communication" is the type of communication that takes place between members of the same dominant culture, but with slightly different values, as opposed to
Intercultural Competence Worksheet
Part 1: Short Paragraph
Instructions: Respond to each question below with at least 150 words, using complete sentences. Additionally, include an example from the reading materials that supports your position.
1. What does “intercultural” communication mean to you?
Intercultural communication to me means many things. It mainly means the way that people communicate throughout the different cultures that they derive from. Intercultural communication is basically the way that one person from a particular country would communicate with someone from America. Every culture has their own set of non-verbal gestures that could mean something completely different to an opposing culture. Verbal communication differs between different cultures and ethnic groups as well. Here is an example from Chapter One’s reading that I found to be quite interesting: “Latinos make up nearly a third of the populations of California and Texas, and they constitute at least 20 percent of the people in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and New Mexico”. I live in Florida and found this interesting because the population of the town that I live in is well over one half populated with Latinos. We are forced to communicate and understand their cultures in order to better understand them on a personal level.
Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication across Cultures, Sixth Edition, by Myron W. Lustig and Jolene Koester. Published by Allyn & Bacon.
Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc.
2. Define “intracultural” communication. How is this definition both similar and different to “intercultural” communication?
According to Yahoo.com,"Intracultural communication" is often a trigger for stereotypes. First a definition of "Intracultural communication" is the type of communication that takes place between members of the same dominant culture, but with slightly different values, as opposed to