The world today is characterized by an ever-growing number of contacts resulting in communication between people with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. This communication takes place because of contacts with the areas of business military cooperation science, and education. In all these contacts there is a communication that needs to be constructed as possible without misunderstandings and breakdown. There is therefore a need to explain the manner in which Intercultural communication skills enable greater Effectiveness in personal and professional life. So, what is Intercultural communication? It refers to the effective communication between people workers and people of different cultural backgrounds. It also refers to communication between people whose cultural perceptions and single systems thinking of ordering the communication event. I will answer all of the exercises and try to more understand intercultural communication in our daily life.
Exercise 1
True/False Questions :
1. Japanese are coming into contact with people from other countries more often these days ( True )
2. Intercultural communication only involves communication between people from different countries ( False )
3. A study about what techniques Americans use to persuade and what techniques Japanese use to persuade would involve intercultural communication ( True )
4. International communication is communication between individuals from different nations ( True )
5. A program preparing Japanese workers to go to their company's office in England would be taking a culture specific approach ( True )
6. When the sender and receiver are from the same culture, the receiver is likely to interpret the message the way the sender intends, because they share similar values, beliefs, expectations, etc. ( True )
7. When cultures are very different, there is a greater likelihood that a message will be misinterpreted ( True )
8. Because their language, religion, philosophy, and social attitudes are so different, and American farmer and a Chinese farmer would not have anything in common ( False )
9. Perceptions of beauty are the same in all cultures ( False )
10. Though beliefs and values vary within a culture, certain beliefs and values are held in common in one culture ( True )
11. When there are different expectations for behavior, there can be difficulties between people of different cultures ( True )
12. Families in the United States and Japan are very different in the way they communicate ( True )
13. The family and the school are both important social institutions for passing along culture ( True )
14. . Language is not an obvious cultural barrier ( False )
15. . Language is not a barrier to communication for people with the same native language ( True )
16. We tend to think a lot about how we communicate nonverbally ( False )
17. One way to improve communication with people of a different culture is to learn about both that culture and your own culture ( True )
Exercise 2
1. There is a stereotypical case where Linda says that Han is really good with numbers. in fact, Han is from China and as we know most Chinese people are merchants, businessmen, and so on. So, when Linda said to Han like that, I think this is become a stereotype that chinese people are familiar with money, counting and numbers and she only judges from his appearance.
2. Han shouldn't lie to James that tonight he's going on a date with Linda, James will assume that what Han said is true and will directly ask Linda about it. what was feared was that Linda thought that if she communicated with Han, whatever she said would be different if someone else said it back and that would lead to misunderstandings.
3. We must be able to ensure to Han that whatever he hears from other people, when he wants to convey it again with a different person must be the same as what he heard before. if he lies or makes up his own story, it will only make your interlocutor wonder what you said and confused to make sure that what you say is true or false.
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