culture has a deep impact on our thoughts and behaviors. Since each culture has its distinct aspects‚ intercultural communication can be the cause of conflict and disorder. There are three main issues which are at the root of the problem of intercultural miscommunication : language as a barrier‚ cultural diversity and ethnocentrism. I will analyze these three notions in situations in which intercultural communication is frequent such as : the workplace‚ the classroom and vacation trips.
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Being a competent intercultural communicator is being able to utilize the six dialectic of intercultural communication during communication practices. Dialectic refers to a method of logic based on the principle of idea generating its opposite‚ leading to a reconciliation of the opposites (Martin and Nakayama 77). These dialectics include cultural-individual‚ personal-contextual‚ differences-similarities‚ static-dynamic‚ history/past-present/future‚ and privilege disadvantage dialectics. Using these
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occur‚ resulting in a growing diversity at the workplace. As this trend takes place between cultures‚ breakdown in communication is inevitable. This is known as the barriers to intercultural communication. These barriers hinder effective communication and hold back globalization of the world. Seven barriers to intercultural communications have been identified and will be further discussed. The following barriers consist of Anxiety; Assuming Similarity Instead of Difference; Ethnocentricity; Stereotypes
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Introduction to Intercultural Communication Intercultural communication is of importance to international businesses as it examines how people from different cultures‚ beliefs and religions come together to work and communicate with each other. Demands for intercultural communication skills are increasing as more and more businesses go global or international. They realize that there are barriers and limitations when entering a foreign territory. Without the help of intercultural communication
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Intercultural Sensitivity Scale Below is a series of statements concerning intercultural communication. There are no right or wrong answers. Please work quickly and record your first impression by indicating the degree to which you agree or disagree with the statement. This scale should be completed before and after the spring academy. Please fill it in and send it right away. Thank you for your cooperation. |5 = strongly agree |
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Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Paper University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity / SOC 315 Mary Hamilton July 27‚ 2006 Week Three Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Elaine Winters‚ a noted subject matter expert on Cultural differences and awareness says‚ "Few people seem to feel the need to truly face the underlying issues that cloud even the simplest of delicate‚ and frequently confusing‚ cross-cultural interactions." There is no doubt as to the many cultural
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Strategies to Promote Effective Intercultural Communication Doing business abroad is definitely not an easy job these days. Along with other business skills international businesses also require a complete set of communication skills for effective intercultural business communication‚ failing which can cost your business both financially and morally. However‚ with a few simple techniques any business can fine-tune their communication skills with their international clients. First of all it has
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business succeed. Cultures can be divided in man categories such as deal-focused vs. relationship-focused‚ formal vs. informal and monochronic vs. polychronic cultures. Having a knowing about these variables is very important when dealing with foreign markets. For example‚ conflicts can easily occur when a company from a deal focused country as USA having plans on launching a product in India‚ which is a relationship focused country. In the states‚ businessmen are very determined in what they want.
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Proceedings of CLaSIC 2012 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
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Sherwood Fleming ’s Intercultural Communication Insights . Home Services» CLEAR Method My Book Articles 50 Actions Glossary About Q&A Contact . Solving Intercultural Communication Problems You are here:Home » Intercultural Communication » Solving Intercultural Communication Problems intercultural comunication problemsAre you are a manager or leader of an intercultural team? Or do you work within an intercultural company? If so‚ are you experiencing
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