Context and Cross - Cultural Communication - Hall's Model

Question 1

Context and Communication

Answer 1

Communication always takes place in context, but the relevance or impact that context has for understanding the message varies across culture

Question 2

High Context Cultures (emotional)

Answer 2

The meaning of the message is highly dependent on the non – verbal communication, the environment and the situation
Communication is highly internalised. Less use of explicit words.
Homogeneous cultures that share values and have common mental frameworks

Question 3

Low Context Cultures (factual)

Answer 3

Most information is contained in explicit codes as words. Listener must be told practically everything because of the lower importance on non-verbal communication
Heterogenous cultures. Cultures that divide social, personal and professional life. Different mental frameworks.