GE 2 (for 2nd exam) Flashcards
What are the principles of communication?
RELEVANCE
BE POSITIVE
CHOOSE THE BEST MEDIUM
STUDY YOUR AUDIENCE
BE ENTHUSIASTIC
MAINTAIN AN INTENSE FOCUS
An important consideration in sending your message is the value or relevance of your message to your receiver.
RELEVANCE
Formulate your message with an open and positive attitude. It is an accepted rule in physics that an action requires an equal amount of reaction.
BE POSITIVE
An equally important principle in communication is the medium, the means that a speaker or a writer uses, as the channel of communication.
CHOOSE THE BEST MEDIUM
It is a must that a speaker or writer knows the audience or reader. Thus, the speaker or writer should study the socio-economic profile, the interests, and the aspirations of his/her audience/reader; more importantly, what appeals to them. If your audience/ reader is politically inclined, then talk of something related to current political issues.
STUDY YOUR AUDIENCE
is a very important quality of a speaker or writer. It is defined as divine inspiration or frenzy. Simply said enthusiasm is the intensity of feeling, excitement interest, or eagerness.
BE ENTHUSIASTIC
To be effective, a speaker or writer should be fired with intense feelings or be passionate. Webster believes that the sender of the communication should be given to strong feelings, sometimes even romantic and/or sexual.
MAINTAIN AN INTENSE FOCUS
Communication is ___
Culture-bound.
Communication is a reflection of the culture of a ____
of a society or community.
This theory was validated by ________ when he observed that communication is culture and culture is communication.
Edward Hall
is interaction and communication among persons and communities with varied cultural backgrounds.
Intercultural communication
The effect globalization is
is internationalization and interculturalization.
One should be knowledgeable of developments and issues obtaining in countries around the world. We are blessed by information technology to have global television channels and media to search for information from any part of the world, thus one should take advantage of this.
Global Awareness.
To be an effective communicator, we have to know, accept, and respect the culture of our audience/readers.
Cultural Sensitivity.
This quality relates to the capability of a person to adjust to and cope with situations in which differences in cultures and beliefs have been observed.
Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Competence.
Our success in our relationship with others hinges on our respect for their cultures and beliefs. In other words, respect begets respect. People will respect you if they sense that also respect them. This applies to communication situations. Respect to your audience/reader begets respect to you.
Respect for the Cultures and Beliefs of Others.
The key to a successful relationship is an open and positive attitude towards others. Start a conversation with/by a positive and you will almost certainly get a positive response.
Openness and Positive Attitude towards Others.
Factors that Affect Cross/Multi-cultural Communication
Inability to understand one’s culture, values, and beliefs
Lack of acceptance of the culture of a person/ attitude
Prejudice/bias
Lack of education/limited exposure
Language barrier
The lack of understanding of the culture of the persons involved in the communication process affects the interaction among them.
Inability to understand one’s culture, values, and beliefs
inability to accept the culture of the person you are interacting with, results in poor communication.
Lack of acceptance of the culture of a person/ attitude
Some people tend to think superior of themselves over other cultures, hence have the tendency to pre-judge others and thus, hamper communication.
Prejudice/bias
people who lack education do not have the appropriate information about other cultures, thereby affecting interaction and communication.
Lack of education/limited exposure
inability to speak a common language obviously hampers understanding and communication.
Language barrier
The Webster Third International Dictionary defines ______ as a habitual disposition to judge foreign peoples or groups by the standards and practices of one’s own culture or ethnic group.
Ethnocentrism
It is a belief that one’s own practice is the proper way of life. People from another country tend to judge those coming from other countries, based on their standards, cultural practices, values, and beliefs thus, the tendency to look down upon the culture of other peoples, resulting in inaccurate assumptions.
Ethnocentrism
could be a source of bias or prejudice that may hence affect relationship and communication in an intercultural setting. To illustrate, negative pre-judgment and dislike of food from other countries is an example of ________ For instance, the Indo-Chinese people love to eat raw vegetables, which for Filipinos may be a practice that would not be too welcome.
Ethnocentrism
What are the possible effects of ethnocentrism to intercultural and global communication?
Bias
Prejudice
Discrimination
Loyalty
Miscommunication
Division
Is the inclination, predisposition, or partiality towards something. _____ connotes a favorable impression towards a culture or belief. Thus, the effect of bias in a relationship or communication situation is something positive.
Bias
______ is the opposite of bias.
Prejudice
is defined as an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand, without knowledge of the facts.
Prejudice
is the unfair treatment of a person or group as a consequence of an adverse judgment or opinion of a culture.
Discrimination
ethnocentrism can cement loyalty within the same social grouping or people belonging to the same society. For instance, the world football games had strengthened loyalty among the competing countries, since the tendency is for people to support their own team.
Loyalty
communication is affected by either bias or prejudice, positive or negative. Bias for another culture could create a positive impression, thus facilitating better communication. On the other hand, pre-judgment of one culture brought about by prejudice could lead to misunderstanding.
Miscommunication
unity could not be achieved among different cultures under a situation where prejudice abounds. If people have adverse assumptions about foreign peoples or groups, this could adversely affect communication and thus lead to division, or even worse to conflict or at the extreme, war.
Division
The concept of ________ implies that a person’s beliefs and practices should be perceived by others, in the context of his culture.
cultural relativism