GE106 Flashcards

1
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Forms of intercultural communication

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Interracial communication
Interethnic communication
International communication
Intracultural communication

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2
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The person for whom the message is intended or targeted

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Receiver

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3
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Communicating between representatives from different nations

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International communication

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4
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It tells us about people’s behaviour

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Values

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5
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The receiver interprets the sender’s message and tries to understand it

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Decoding

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6
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It can be written, oral, symbolic or non-verbal such as body gestures, silence,… That triggers the response of a receiver

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Message

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7
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Interacting with people of different ethnic origins

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Interethnic communication

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8
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Interacting with members of the same racial or ethnic group or co-culture

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Intracultural communication

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9
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It takes place when two or more people with different cultural backgrounds interact and communicate with each other

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Intercultural communication

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10
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It studies communication across different cultures and social groups

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Intercultural communication

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11
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Can be found in the publications and websites of local societies

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Local specialized written

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12
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It is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong

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Ethics

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13
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May occur interactions between people coming from different parts of the world

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Global everyday oral

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14
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The final step of the process that ensures the receiver has received the message

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Feedback

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15
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May occur in local communication among neighbors in everyday

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Local everyday oral

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16
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The person who initiates the conversation and has conceptualized idea to convey

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Sender

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17
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It assumes that representation and communication always draw on a multiplicity of modes

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Multimodality

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18
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It focuses on analyzing and describing the full repertoire of meaning-making

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Multimodality

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19
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It provides meaning and justification for communication

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Body language and gestures

20
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Occurs when people from different parts of the world discuss specialized topics in spoken form

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Global specialized oral

21
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It is said to be the creation and exchange of meaning

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Communication

22
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Purpose of the message

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To educate
To entertain
To persuade

23
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This avoids colloquialisms to make the text accessible to wider communities

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Global everyday written

24
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The content of the communication process

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Message

25
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Expands to as many readers internationally, hence the non-usage of local colloquial expressions

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Global specialized written

26
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Sending and receiving information between two or more people

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Communication

27
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The sender chooses the medium through which he wants to convey his message to the recipient

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Communication channel

28
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Any negative imagine or preconceived notions on a particular community and identity

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Stereotypes

29
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The sender uses certain words or non-verbal methods to translate the information into a message

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Encoding

30
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Involves specialized discourses

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Local specialized oral

31
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Communication across different cultural boundaries

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Intercultural communication

32
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Each culture hold its own values, meaning and norms different from another

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Cultural norms and values

33
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Found in the neighborhood posters

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Local everyday written

34
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The difference in the level of acceptability in culture

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Values and beliefs

35
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Communicating people from different races

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Interracial communication

36
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It is considered as the most crucial barrier in cross-cultural communication

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Language

37
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The originator of the message in the communication process

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Sender

38
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Communicating what is known to be true to a listener

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Be truthful and honest

39
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Defined as information conveyed by words and/or other signs and symbols

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Message

40
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Nature of language variation

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  1. Language varies when communicating with people
  2. Language varies in speaking and writing
  3. Language varies in everyday and specialized discourses
41
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8 domains in which language varies

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  1. Local everyday oral
  2. Local everyday written
  3. Local specialized oral
  4. Local specialized written
  5. Global everyday oral
  6. Global everyday written
  7. Global specialized oral
  8. Global specialized written
42
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10 basic principle of ethical communication

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  1. Be truthful and honest
  2. Active Listening
  3. Speak non-judgementally
  4. Speak from your own experience
  5. Consider the receiver’s preferred communication channel
  6. Strive to understand
  7. Avoid a negative tone
  8. Do not interrupt others
  9. Respect privacy and confidentiality
  10. Accept responsibility
43
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Ways in Improving Cultural Communication Competence

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  1. Recognize the validity and differences of communication styles among people.
  2. Learn to eliminate personal biases and prejudices.
  3. Strive to acquire communication skills necessary in a multicultural world.
44
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A way to deliver a message

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Multimodality

45
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5 ways to deliver message

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  1. Visual
  2. Spoken
  3. Written
  4. Gestural
  5. 3-dimensional