intercultural-communication

1、Intercultural Communication1. What is intercultural communication? Intercultural communication is a form of global communication. It is used to describe the wide range of communication problems that naturally appear within an organization made up of individuals from different religious, social, ethn

2、ic, and educational backgrounds. Intercultural communication is sometimes used synonymously with cross-cultural communication. In this sense it seeks to understand how people from different countries and cultures act, communicate and perceive the world around them. Many people in intercultural busin

3、ess communication argue that culture determines how individuals encode messages, what mediums they choose for transmitting them, and the way messages are interpreted. As a separate notion, it studies situations where people from different cultural backgrounds interact. Aside from language, intercult

4、ural communication focuses on social attributes, thought patterns, and the cultures of different groups of people. It also involves understanding the different cultures, languages and customs of people from other countries. Intercultural communication plays a role in social sciences such as anthropo

5、logy, cultural studies, linguistics, psychology and communication studies. Intercultural communication is also referred to as the base for international businesses. There are several cross-cultural service providers around who can assist with the development of intercultural communication skills. Re

6、search is a major part of the development of intercultural communication skills.推荐精选 Why is it important to language learners in the world?Intercultural communication refers to messages transmitted between members of two or more different societies. The increasingly international business world must

7、 cope with cultural differences in order to succeed and prosper. To that end intercultural communication gains enormous importance as individuals from all over the world start to work in the same office. Effective intercultural communication helps firms avoid conflict, prevent misunderstandings, and

8、 foster respect. Understanding the backgrounds is essential if you are to be successful in both your social and professional lives. 2. What are the elements of human communication? The first element for human communication is participants - the sender. Another element for human communication is the

9、message. The message is sent to a receiver one of the elements of communication. Channel is the way by which the message is sent. It can be verbal or nonverbal. Noise is also an element of human communication. The last one is the feedback.What roles do the verbal and non-verbal languages play in the

10、 communication?Verbal communication is using your voice to communicate with others such as a phone call or just talking to someone. Nonverbal communication is communicating with others but not by using your voice such as passing notes or sending a text message.推荐精选 3. How do high-context and low-con

11、text cultures influence intercultural communication?In high-context cultures (Native Americans, Latin Americans, Japanese, Korean as well as Chinese), people are very homogenous with regard to experiences, information networks, and the like. High-context cultures, because of tradition and history, c

12、hange very little over time. In low-context cultures (German, Swiss as well as American), the population is less homogenous and therefore tends to compartmentalize interpersonal contacts. This lack of a large pool of common experiences means that “each time they interact with others they need detail

13、ed background information.” The verbal message contains most of the information and very little is embedded in the context or the participants. This characteristic manifests itself in a host of ways. Because of these differences, high-context people are apt to become impatient and irritated when low

14、-context people insist on giving them information they do not need. Another problem is that people in high-contexts perceive low-context people, who rely primarily on verbal messages for information, as less credible. Difference in this communication dimension can even alter hoe conflict is perceive

15、d and responded to.推荐精选4. What is the relationship between language and culture?Culture and language are intertwined and shape each other. Language and culture evolved and developed together. Culture consists of the products or civilizations of human society, including language, which is deeply embe

16、dded in culture. Culture, to a great extent, manifests itself in patterns of language. Language, as part of culture, probably the most important and essential aspect of culture, plays a very important role in it. Language reflects or mirrors almost all the contents of culture, and hence in a broad s

17、ense serves culture as the symbolic representation, for all the knowledge and beliefs that constitute a people's culture are habitually encoded and transmitted in the language of the people. So without language, culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influenced and even sh

18、aped by culture. It is well recognized that language is not only a scientific system of linguistic symbols, but also a socio-cultural activity. This view can account for the statement that language is culturally transmitted. Cultural transmission is one of the important characteristics of human lang

19、uage. Finally, language is a system of signs that is seen as having itself a cultural value and language symbolizes cultural reality. Culture, on the other hand, refers to what has been grown and groomed推荐精选5. What are cultural stereotypes and prejudices? A stereotype is a fixed notion about person

20、in a certain category, with no distinctions among individuals. In other words, it is an over generalized and over simplified belief we use to categorize a group of people. We form stereotypes in three ways. First, we may categorize people or things by the most obvious characteristics they process. S

21、econd, we may apply a set of characteristics to a whole group of people. Third, we may give the same treatment to each member of the group. Stereotypes may vary along four dimensions: direction, intensity, accuracy, and content. Prejudice varies principally along the dimension of intensity. Five com

22、mon forms of prejudice can be identified in terms of intensity: verbal abuse, physical avoidance, discrimination, physical attack, and massacre. How can we adapt to a new culture?In fact, adapting to a new culture involves first working through culture shock.1. Do not become over reactionary. Patien

23、ce goes a long way; if you control your emotions, you can more easily see yourselves and others.2. Meet new people. Force yourself to go out of your way to meet others. By engaging in these new friendships, you gradually gain personal confidence and ultimately learn a lot more about culture.3.Try ne

24、w things. Being creative and try new foods, clothes, and so on can assist 推荐精选you in meeting the stress of the new culture. Trying new things is not easy, but you can try them gradually yet persistently.4.Give yourselves periods of rest and thought. Adapting to a new culture is like being in school for several hours a day its hard, mental work. Like any other serious learning endeavor, you need time to rest properly. Also, you need time to reflect and put your thoughts together.5.Work on our self concept. Tell yourselves that you are really no