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COMMUNICATION AND GLOBALIZATION Flashcards

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the process by which people and goods move easily across borders

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globalization

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cultures or nations respecting each other’s differences

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Cultural Diversity

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How you use your verbal and non-verbal skills in communicating your message to your recipient

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communication style

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if messages reveal the speaker’s true intention. what communication style is this?

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Direct

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if the message camouflage intention. what communication style is this?

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indirect

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there is use of rich expressions . what communication style is this?

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elaborate

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there is extensive use of silence, pauses and understatements

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understated

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the sharing of meanings with and receiving and interpreting ideas from people with different cultural background from yours

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intercultural communication

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9
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connected Manila and Acapulco in 1571; the first time that the Americans were directly connected to Asian Trading routes

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Galleon Trade

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a network of pathways in the ancient world that spanned from China to what is now the Middle East and to Europe; international trading but was not considered global yet

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Silk Road

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marked the beginnings of globalization

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colonization

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11
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is closely connected with the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel

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Diaspora

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In this era, it is a phenomenon that refers to people’s movement and inhabitation in countries outside their own

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Diaspora

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13
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___ is already established as a lingua franca especially in the fields of business, academics, computing, science, education, transportation, politics, and entertainment

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english

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14
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_______ or varieties of English actually stands for the localized variettes of English as they are used and spoken in certain areas. In the Asian context, the concept was introduced by _____

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World Englished (WE); Braj Kachru

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15
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3 concentric circles of Englishes

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Inner Circle - english as native language
Outer Circle - english as a second language
expanding circle - english as a foreign language

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16
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a learned system of meanings that fosters a particular sense of shared identity-hood and community-hood among its group members

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culture

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a complex frame/ reference that consists of a pattern of traditions, beliefs, values, norms, symbols, and meanings that are shared to varying degrees by interacting members of an identity group

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culture

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communicating across ___ is challenging. Each ___ has set of rules that its members take for granted

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culture

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if the message promotes positive aspects of self, what type of communication style is this?

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self-enhancing

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if the message deempasizes aspects of self, what type of communication style is this?

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self-effacing

21
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expects messages to be explicit and specific

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low context cultures

22
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business people give full attention to 1 agenda item after another

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sequential cultures

22
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leave much of the message unspecified, to be understood through context, nonverbal cues, and between-the-lines interpretation what actually said

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high context cultures

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the flow of time is viewed as sort of circle, with the past, present, and future all interrelated

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synchronic cultures

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readily showing emotions; in cultures with high affect, people show their feelings plainly

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affective

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emotionally neutral in the approach; do not telegraph their feelings, but keep them carefully controlled and subdued

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neutral

26
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interaction among people of different races

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interracial communication

27
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interaction among people with different ethnic groups

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interethnic communication

28
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the interaction between persons representing different political structures

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international communication

29
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the interaction that includes all forms of communication among members of the same racial, ethnic, and subculture groups

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intra-cultural communication

30
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refers to the degree by which people accept authority and hierarchical organization as a natural part of their culture

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power distance

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the tendency of people in a give culture to value individual identity over group identity

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individualism

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the tendency of people in a given culture to value group identity over individual identity, group obligation over individual rights, and group-oriented concerns over individual wants and desires

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collectivism

33
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a belief that one’s own culture is superior and better than the others

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ethnocentrism

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sees other cultures equal to their own

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cultural relativism

35
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sociolinguists argue that ___ is a social variable that could account for language and communication differences

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gender

36
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this culture value work, strength, competition and assertiveness

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masculine cultures

37
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this culture place more value on affection, compassion, nurturing, and interpersonal relationships

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feminine cultures

38
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pertains to the level and style of your writing/ speaking

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language register

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  • most formal register
  • language is fixed/ constant
  • does not change over time
  • does not require feedback
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frozen register

40
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  • used in formal and ceremonial settings
  • requires formal english
  • well-documented agreed upon vocabulary
    -written without emotion
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formal register

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  • language used is specifically to solicit aid, support or intervention
  • in the setting, one person is deemed expert, and the other person is the receiver of such expertise
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consultative register

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  • language is laid-back and conversational
  • focused in gaining info
  • language uses slang, jargon, and contractions
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informal register (casual)

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  • the setting is between persons who share close relationships/ bonds
  • language used is casual and personal
  • uses endearment, slang, or terms understandable to only 1 person
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informal register (intimate)

44
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  • language is neither formal nor informal nor usually positive/negative
  • sticks to facts and deals with non-emotional topics and info
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neutral register

45
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Formal ceremonies, national anthem, prose or poetry, religious services. what language register is this?

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frozen register

46
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Professional writing, Essays, reports, business correspondence, interview, court proceedings, business meeting. what language register is this?

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formal register

47
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Superior and subordinate conversation, client and doctor consultation, teacher and student conversation, employer and employee conversation. what language register is this?

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consultative register

48
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writing to friends, family conversations, personal e-mails, phone texts, short notes, friendly letters, most blog, diary and journals. what language register is this?

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informal register (casual)

49
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lovers, best friends formulating slangs based on some shared experience. what language register is this?

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informal register (intimate)

50
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Technical writing, reviews, articles, some letters, some essays. what language register is this?

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neutral register

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