Essays on Intercultural Communication

The new media era widens the horizons of the communication. Let one remember how complicated it was to communicate in the 1950s since the era of the telephone lines was just developing. However, the era of the media appeared with the occurrence of the television. On the one hand, the television made the barriers in the face-to-face communication since people were interested in spending more time watching TV. On the other hand, the television set was a luxury in the 1950s. Therefore, people, who owned the TV, invited their neighbors so that they could watch it together and communicate ...

The model of assimilation refers to a group of people integrating into a new culture assimilating its host's cultural elements such as language and customs, losing some or almost all of its original cultural elements. An example of this model is the case of Argentina which has open immigration policies and received a growing number of Chinese. These integrated in such a way that they have assimilated their hosting language, Spanish and the way of Argentinian living, doing business, and social life. The first generation of immigrants continues speaking their language. However, they left behind many of their cultural ...

In this paper, the various aspects of intercultural communication will be analyzed and the mapping that is involved. There will be the discussion of two questions with one looking at the studies of intercultural communication and the other one dealing with the studies that involve cultural and cross cultural communication.

What are the various things that are involved in the studies of intercultural communication?

There are various themes that are covered in this part which are interrelated and often overlap when there is the presence of intercultural communication between people of diverse backgrounds in terms of culture and subculture. These themes are intrapersonal processes that are involved in intercultural communication; communication competence; the ...

The Business of International Business is Culture

-Geert Hofstede

Views on the International Business Perspectives

International communication has been the research topic of various scholars and disciplines for several decades. The phenomena of globalization brought upon internationalization and growth of businesses, thus resulting into practicality and necessity of it. Due to the increase in business opportunities’ number beyond the borders of their own country, numerous organizations choose to extend their activities abroad frequently without understanding that the prospective financial growth can result into disastrous conditions because of the inappropriate communication with the individuals from the other countries. One of the typical misconceptions among the executives of the enterprises is that business communication ...

English

Intercultural Communication Culture refers to a particular society present at a particular place at a specific time. Culture can never be wrong, it is only different. With increasing globalization, people from around the world are constantly finding a continuous need to learn and utilize effective skills in communication. Moreover, diversity in workplaces, institutions, and other public places has led to an influx in the number of cross-cultural interactions between people from diverse backgrounds. However, without a clear understanding of cultural aspects of other people, communication can become a challenge. Learning about a new culture and the application of communication ...

Introduction

There can be no denial of the fact that in the age of technological boom and globalization, the domain of media and the Internet have come to majorly influence the domain of communication. Indeed, a sea of change has come about in the mode of communication as it is mostly dependent on technology in the present era of ICTs. (Rothkegel & Ruda 2012) But, apart from the predominance of technology mediated communication among people of the world and dissemination of information all over, the world of media and the Internet has come to revolutionize the domain of inter-cultural communication in ...

ESSAY PLAN & ESSAY

Part A. ESSAY PLAN Thesis Statement: No two people can see the world in exactly the same way because of differences in their status, gender, culture, traditions and environment where they were raised as shown through non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication can create barriers between people and may elicit different interpretations and responses based on the people’s personal beliefs, status and expectations.

People have different outlooks in life where some have positive views in life, where some of them have pessimistic outlooks. Supporting point 2 Some people tend to stereotype based on race, color, religion and social standing. Non-verbal ...

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The increase in diversity among working environments have introduced some challenges in the way of solace and consolation amongst employees, clients, and suppliers from different cultures, societies, and ethnic backgrounds. This type of consoling, supporting, encouraging and comfortable environment can only be developed if the business organizations can effectively deal with the numerous issues of differing attributes of the individuals. Certain factors and aspects should be considered by business organizations to accomplish an effective and prosperous working environment. Developing solace among diverse workforce has become significant for every organization in order to ensure the smooth ...

CROSS-CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE

Cross-Cultural Intelligence Introduction Communication is of immense importance in the organization and the day to day activities of mankind (Karnaukhova & Polyanskaya, 2015; Teng et al. 2014). It includes verbal and non-verbal communications. In the multiethnic, multiracial and multicultural world of today, interracial (cross-cultural) communication is common and paramount. However, research has shown that there are various barriers to this form of communication. Interracial communication simply implies communication between people of different cultures. Communication barriers do not only exist in the interracial context but also interpersonal communication (communication between people of the same culture) barrier also occurs. This essay takes ...

Article 1: Knowledge and Culture in Tourism Organization Management by Ēriks Lingebērziņš

There is considerable information loss between incoming tour operators and their customers who come from emerging, non-Western markets, yet the extent of this loss resists measurement. It is important to integrate cultural competencies into the management processes and practices of international tourism organizations in order to minimize information loss and contribute to the experience of a diverse range of customers. Cultural competency means more than just hiring staff from various countries or who speak more than one language; it includes values, beliefs, and attitudes. International tourism organizations must constantly be in a learning mode in order to understand the ...

What Implications Does Identity Have for Intercultural Communication?

Social realities can manifest into cultural identities of any group of people. An individual’s nature of social interaction depend on the dimensions of his cultural identity. It can encompass both race and ethnicity, although these two terms require careful consideration due to the difficulty in tracing their sharp delimitations. Various sources of ascriptive, cultural, territorial, political, economic and social nature can contribute to the formation of identities (Hortobágyi, 2009, pp. 258-259). According to the sociologist George Herbert Mead, identity has two components – the social component and the personal component. The social identity encompasses derivatives from various social ...

The Cross-Cultural Behavior in Tourism

Executive Summary This essay explores the cross-cultural behavior in the context of tourism, including the issue of social contact and its measures, cultural shock, cultural values and the cultural model of the conceptual relationships. The subject of our research was the book Cross-Cultural Behavior in Tourism by Yvette Reisinger and Lindsay W. Turner. The essay seeks to identify how different factors influence social contact and actors in the tourism context. This information will be used to deepen the knowledge about the interrelations in tourism and to identify factors which can make enchase the process of intercultural communication.

Part one: the social contact in tourist encounters.

The intercultural ...

Islamic Women in American Culture

Comparison of American and Arab cultures is often boiled down to religion differences. Few sources emphasize attempts of missioners to impose Christianity during colonization of Islamic territories. Islam was significantly distorted as well as the role of Islamic women in the society (Haddad, 2005). In this paper I tried to represent a contemporary view on Islamic women and suggest an optimal communication path towards them. There are several differences between Islam and American women. The most topical issue is the role of women in Islam culture. Islam is perceived as a religion which appreciates and encourages female role of ...

Introduction

In our communication course, we learnt about eight different things regarding communication. This paper is therefore, going to be discussing all these learning objectives in form of a report. Among the areas to be covered in the paper are: fundamental elements found in a communication process, influences of self-concept on communication, effective habits, and skills in listening, the effects perception has on communication, language barrier in communication, communication problems resulting from nonverbal cues, resolution of verbal and non-verbal communication problems, and personal strategies that enhance effective intercultural communication.

Elements of Communication

There are five fundamental elements evident in any communication process. ...