(LESSON 2) Communication in Multicultural Setting Flashcards
Refers to the dynamics of communication across cultures.
Multicultural Setting
Refers to the cultural diversity among people such as their traditions and beliefs or other things that make people different from each other.
Multicultural Setting
Refers to various cultures intertwine or meet each other through communication.
Multicultural Setting
“It involves the background of both sender and the receiver of the message.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Personal Context
Under Personal Context that includes their education, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, and beliefs that greatly influence what and how they communicate.
Background
“Personal life experiences affect how people communicate.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Personal Context
It refers to the setting of communication.
Context
“It pertains to the environment where communication takes place.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Physical Context
Factors in Physical Context that affect communication such as place, location, temperature, lighting, noise, and humidity, are called?
Tangible or Physical Environmental Factors
Under Physical Context that refers to the distance between the participants.
Proximity
“It refers to the kind of relationship that exists between the sender and the receiver.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Social Context
TRUE OR FALSE?
In Social Context, the communication or how one converse varies on the level of relationship or the type of closeness the participants have with each other.
TRUE
“The closer they are, the easier it is to communicate because they have established an initial understanding, respect, and trust.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Social Context
“It includes the emotions and feelings of the participants in the communication process.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Psychological Context
Under Psychological Context that can refer to the emotion or mood of the sender/speaker.
Attitude
TRUE OR FALSE?
In Psychological Context, attitude plays an important role in the transmission of messages..
TRUE
“It is one of the vital considerations in communication.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Cultural Context
“Communication is dynamic.”
This statement refers to what communication context?
Cultural Context
It is a set of unique and shared beliefs, values, and norms that guide a certain group of people on how to think, behave, and act.
Culture
Communication and culture are intertwined. In fact, they are _____.
Inseparable
To increase awareness and develop competence in communicating in a multicultural setting, it is essential to unlock some ____.
Cultural Dimensions
It emphasizes the needs and desires of individuals over those of the group and the relationships of individuals with respect to other individuals (e.g., United States, Canada, Northern, and Western Europe).
Individualistic culture
It emphasizes the needs and goals of the group as a whole over the needs and desires of each individual (e.g., Latin America, East, and Southeast Asia, and Africa are collectivist).
Collectivist culture
Under categories of context that views explicit words as a way to convey messages (basically means straightforward).
Low-context culture
People in the USA, Germany, and Scandinavia have what category of context?
Low- context culture
Under categories of context that uses subtle non-verbal behaviors and implicit information to convey meaning.
High-context culture
Latin America and most Asian cultures have what category of context?
High-context culture
Under Cultural Dimensions which pertains to how we use and observe time in communication.
Chronemic
Its standards are determined by place and time (our culture).
Chronemic
___ and ___ can play in how people interpret timing, too.
Age and Role
TRUE OR FALSE?
Under Chronemic, being punctual or arriving on time means your respect the time of others and that you also value your time.
TRUE
“Punctuality and Patience have roles in communication.”
This statement refers to what Cultural Dimension?
Chronemic
Under Chronemic, this culture advocates punctuality, timely completion of tasks, and accomplishment of one task at a time.
Monochronic Culture
Under Chronemic, people in this culture do not practice multitasking because they prefer to focus on a single task.
Monochronic Culture
They do not tolerate tardiness since they value time schedules.
Monochronic Culture
Prefer to do one activity at a time.
Monochronic Culture
They use time management tools like calendars to keep track of their progress and schedule.
Monochronic Culture