Intercultural communication is the new type of communication in the era of globalization. Our world is moving closer together to become a global community where individuals frequently interact and communicate with people from different countries and different cultural background. Thus, intercultural communication is one of the highly demanded skills in many aspects of daily file. However, communicating with people who come from different culture and use different language is never easy. One of the major concern of global citizen is how to communicate effectively and appropriately with different cultures as there are many barriers that hamper the effective intercultural communication. Due to this problem, the important role of intercultural …show more content…
Based on these definitions, the essay also explains how to apply ICC to overcome these barriers.
As culture and communication are complex concepts, there are a number of definitions of intercultural communication. One of the basic definitions is presented by Robert Gibson (2010). He defined communication as the process of exchanging ideas, feelings and information between the sender and the receiver. Intercultural communication occurs when the sender and receiver come from different cultures (Gibson, 2010). Due to cultural diversity, there are many barriers that intefere intercultural communication. Hybels and Weaver (2012) determined stereotype, prejudice and discrimination as the primary barriers of intercultural communication. Stereotype is our assumptions, beliefs or mental images about an individual, a group or even a culture. There are positive and negative stereotype based on the knowledge about that group of people. Stereotype become a barrier to
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There are many components of ICC such as context, appropriateness and effectiveness in which the most important components are motivation and knowledge (Lustig & Koester, 2006). Motivation is the “switch” of communication process. The sender must turn on the switch to start the conversation. The motivation to communicate and build relationships with people from different cultures is significant in ICC. Without motivation, a person can not achieve ICC (Jones, 2013). Knowledge also plays important role in developing ICC. Knowledge about other cultures can be attained from self-awareness or learning from others. It is not easy for a learner to achieve accurate knowledge about other cultural groups because of stereotype and prejudice. The learner is required to get out of his or her comfort zone and eliminate the negative thoughts or feelings about a culture to obtain the real knowledge (Jones,
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This report will address three fundamental themes of intercultural comm-unication: stereotyping, discrimination, prejudice, essentialism, and their func-tions in every day life, relativism and ethnocentrism as a role in worldview, and the rapid increase in cultural diversification around the world. Gender and sexuality are not deemed relevant to the case at hand, and will not be exam-ined in this report.
Although we are now entering globalisation era, there are many hindrances especially multiculturalism and communication between countries. This paper analyses on the differences and similarities between Indonesia and US from different aspects like language, paralinguistic, non-verbal communication, cultural dimensions and communication styles; that emerge from contextual factors like politic, economic, social and culture; as well as the system that they use and their effectiveness. Recommendation will be made based on the analysis to define a strategy towards an effective cross-cultural communication process.
Intercultural communication is an evolving discipline that occurs between individuals from contrasting backgrounds. It include...
What does it mean to be a competent communicator and a competent intercultural communicator? A Competent communicator defines as a person who can communicate with others properly and sufficiently, and a competent intercultural communicator is the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people of other cultures. It takes many abilities to be an effective competent communicator and an effective competent intercultural communicator. While some environments and factors can affect the way you communicate properly, there are also abilities that can help you achieve better communication. In this discussion I will be comparing and contrasting the concepts of both competent communication and competent intercultural communication.
Humans have been communicating since four million years. On the other hand, the birth of culture is estimated to have taken place about 35,000 years ago. Today, both culture and communication have evolved considerably and have become interdependent of one another, to the point that communication is considered to be a product of culture. Thus, our own 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.
The rapid development and spread of electronic communication technologies is quickly making the world a smaller place. The economies of various nations become more merged through the globalization and people using these technologies increasingly find themselves interacting with a larger international audience. However, this audience has different expectations for how it evaluates and interprets information. For this reason, companies need to become aware of intercultural communication through the internet with its opportunities and advantages of global communication. Communication through the internet could cause miscommunication in international online interactions. For this reason, trainings should be used to provide strategies for avoiding these problems.
Interpersonal Communication in an Intercultural Setting Cultural growth in the twenty-first century has heightened the emphasis on interpersonal communication in an intercultural setting. As our world grows, expands and becomes increasingly more interconnected by various technological advances, the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become quite clear. Due to the advancement of technology in today's world, a world in which some businesspeople are involved in transactions with other businesspeople in faraway countries, the call for knowledge of intercultural communication within this setting has become a reality. Interpersonal communication is a form of communication that involves a small number of people who can interact exclusively with one another and who therefore have the ability to both adapt their messages specifically for those others and to obtain immediate interpretations from them (Lustig et al, 1993). Although interpersonal communication is usually thought of as being perf!
With the rapid growth in globalization there are a number of firms who have taken their businesses abroad. Their challenge, cross cultural management and communication. An effective communication strategy begins first with understanding who the sender of the message is and who the receiver of the message is. Many companies have realized this and offer training in the different cultures to help better facilitate communication between leaders (Cross-Cultural Communication, mindtools.com). Without this basic understand between sender and receiver it can be very difficult for companies of multicultural to even begin to communicate. The second important understanding is that leaders must demand a cultural tolerance of acceptable behavior between cultures to facilitate effective communication (Cross-Cultural Communication, mindtools.com).
I wasn 't quite sure what I was getting into when I first enrolled in Intercultural Communications. I had assumptions as to the goals of the course such as I would be learning about the way cultures interact with each other, learn about communication in general, or I would be learning about the ways we use communication through our culture. I think that I achieve the latter goal, but I also gained knowledge about more then just my culture. I came to realize that there is more to a culture than just language, appearances, and customs, which are aspects of culture that could be seen above the waterline, or they are more noticeable/obvious to someone outside of that culture. There are aspects of culture that are below the waterline, or more
To elaborate, by mentioning intercultural understanding, I meant that each cultural group has different ways to communicate. For example, Western culture encourages people to be up-front and straight-forward with their communication; contrastly, people who are influenced by Eastern culture might be less outspoken about their ideas and pay a lot of attention to nonverbal language of the people around them. Culture is something that if one have never encountered or exposed to it, he or she would never know. I hope that after this project, besides of the knowledge we gained from the research itselves, all four of us would improve even more on our intercultural and interpersonal communication skills. Because at the end of the day, the knowledge that one have learnt might be forgotten, but all of the skills that one have gained will stay for a very long time.
Abstract: Globalization has made intercultural communication inevitable. Communicating with other cultures characterizes today’s business, classroom, and community. Technology, especially the internet, has increased the probability that whatever is documented online will be read by someone from another culture. Intercultural communication is of importance in any career field, thus the art of knowing how to communicate with other cultures should be a workplace skill that is emphasized. This is a conceptual paper whose purpose is twofold.