Intercultural Communication

LESSON 5

“To effectively communicate, we must

realize that we are all different in the
way we perceive the world and use
this understanding as a guide to our
communication with others
- Tony Robbins
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What happens if people from different cultural and

linguistic origins interact with each other?

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Intercultural Communication- situated

communication among persons of
different cultural and linguistic
backgrounds

 The process of interpreting and sharing

meanings with individuals from
different cultures
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Forms of Intercultural Communication:

1. Interracial Communication
2. Interenthnic Communication
3. International Communication
4. Intercultural communication
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Three Main Issues of Intercultural

Communication

1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Attitudes
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Knowledge
awareness of customs and values of a certain
culture
Misconceptions about other cultures
Trivia
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Other Countries.mp4

WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF OTHERS’ CULTURES

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SKILLS
 Having attained cultural knowledge, we can
perform actions appropriate to the
cultures specific norms
 We can express our ideas in a respectful
manner, using grammatical competence in
the foreign language, as well as use non
verbal cues and other communicative
strategies unique to the foreign culture
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ATTITUDES
 Show a tolerant disposition towards people

of different culture
 If we harbor biases or prejudices, we shall
not be able to communicate properly
 Adopt respectful attitudes toward any
culture, we shall be able to interact with any
individual without difficulty
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STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING INTERCULTURAL

COMMUNICATION

1. conduct a personal self – assessment

2. practice supportive COMMUNICATION
BEHAVIORS
3. DEVELOP sensitivity toward diversity
4. Avoid stereotypes
5. Avoid ethnocentrism
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STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING INTERCULTURAL

COMMUNICATION

6. develop code sensitivity

7. Seek shared codes
8. Use and encourage descriptive feedback
9. Open communication channels
10. Manage conflicting beliefs and practices
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Note down interesting trivia/ information about your group/

ethnicity .
Include also misconceptions that were labeled/ tagged to
your race, color/ ethnicity/ group