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Thursday, March 25, 2010

LU 2 - Intercultural com

Unit 2
Intercultural communication occurs more frequently in our shrinking world. The social science approach and interpretive approach and critical approach are three ways of looking at it. Key dimensions of intercultural communication include: Worldviewsocial norms and expectations, Invididual vs collectivismhigh and low context culturesPower distanceMasculinity vs femininity, uncertainty vs avoidance. Barriers to intercultural communication include ethnocentrismstereotypinggroup polarisation. To over come cultural barriers follow the seven guidelines of  Gudykunst and Kim.

It is important to define and explain  inter cultural communication. It is important to get inter-cultural communication right. It is explained with a variety of theories.

Social sciences approach to cross cultural communication Interpretive approach Critical approach
There are key dimensions to cultural communication

Individualism vs Collectivism Worldview Social norms and role expectation
as well as many Barriers to it. Seven principles  have been expounded to the process of building harmonious and divers communities.




It is important to define and explain  inter cultural communication. It is important to get inter-cultural communication right. It is explained with a variety of theories.

  • Social sciences approach to cross cultural communication
  • Interpretive approach
  • Critical approach

There are key dimensions to cultural communication


as well as many Barriers to it. Seven principles  have been expounded to the process of building harmonious and divers communities.

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