Intercultural Communication
Your final task is this:Write a detailed 6 to 9 page paper discussing what you’ve learned in this course in regard to intercultural communication. Do not merely list the notes you have taken. That is not sufficient. Use the notes as a guide, if you’d like. I expect that with each mention of something pulled from text or lecture, you strengthen it with your own flavor and reaction. Consider the many aspects of intercultural communication and how they apply to our immediate lives and also the emphasis on a global scale. Include a forecast of where you think the focus on intercultural communication will be needed in this millennium. Do not merely reiterate the usually discussed places (ie. The Middle East, China) but attempt to forecast any coming storms of conflict. Discuss whether or not it is acceptable to introduce change into someone else’s culture. State an ethical principle in regards to intercultural communication. The initial paper you’ve written on defining culture and describing your own will be a good foundation. Rework what you have already and then complete the assignment.
Take risks with this paper. There is a safety in being out of range. Get close to the fire. Discuss intercultural communication in a manner that best suits you.
Elements to consider for inclusion: Historic instances of intercultural communication (economic, political or religious), current instances of intercultural communication, prejudice, racism, reverse discrimination, nonverbal communication, the eight critical concepts of intercultural communication, the definition of culture, assimilation, the media, ethnocentrism. Again, do not simply define these things. Incorporate them into your thinking. Draw outside the lines.
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Culture has to do with shared collective meaning systems that serve to provide a platform for understanding the group’s beliefs, thoughts, values, beliefs, and attitudes. Culture shock is involved when respondents involved in a cross-cultural communication lack share meaning between themselves or any other party involved in the interaction. In short, the parties do not share the same thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and values. They are distinct groups, with separate cultural identities hence the failed communication. Cultural identity gains meaning from the members of a particular cultural group. It stems from personal identity and social identity. Personal identity entails the aspects of culture that are deemed unique to individuals or group. Social identity, on the other hand, is…..
