People are moving from place to place throughout the world. The interaction between different cultures not ordinary but also become necessary, and creating an interdependent global community. Intercultural communication occurs when interaction happens between two different culture. As a Malaysian owned company which
Students should be encouraged to consider the cultural connection as an alternative to the traditional approach because it focuses on the socio-cultural process that will prepare the students to handle prejudice, stereotyping and racism that impact them negatively in self-esteem, mental health and academic achievement. Evidence shows that traditional conflict strategies can be beneficial when used for personal and group conflicts. However, there is no evidence that it has a lasting impact on cultural differences. Conflicts will occur because of the inaccurate portrayals of particular groups in the media. The mounting inter-group tensions among students plead for cultural connection.
In different cultures, people's time sense, table manners, the meaning of gesture and clothing are different. How to deal with the problems that come with cultural difference: In order to reduce the negative influence of cultural differences on cross-cultural communication, people should improve their knowledge of different culture and the people’s characteristic in different countries. In my opinion, the author's research is of great reference value. It is very beneficial to guide people's communication behaviors by summarizing the characteristics of people’ behavior in different countries In business communication, we should always be prepared to face different culture and remind ourselves of the existence of the difference of communication culture. When we see some non-verbal symbols with different meanings of our own culture, we should respect each other's culture and customs.
Misunderstandings can take place in communication while it is done in an intercultural way. But intercultural communication can be analyzed beyond misunderstanding. Cultural misunderstanding is not always the only outcome of the interpretation of different languages. Intercultural communication can also help in understanding the culture of the people of the speakers of language. This book also deals with that language also helps people to know about the culture they are reading by the gesture of the speech such as their way of approach, point of view as a community and others.
Contents Introduction Page Question 1……………………………………………………………………….2-5 Question 2…...5-8 Question 3……………………………..…………………………………….…8-11 Question 4 ………………………………..……………………………………11-12 Conclusion ……………………………………………………..………………..13 List of reference……………………….………………………………………..14 Intercultural is communication that aims to divulge information throughout or across various cultures and social groups. People from different countries and cultures, communication and perceive the world around them. With regard to intercultural communication proper, it studies situations where people from different culture backgrounds interact. 1. What is meant by the statement: In studying other cultures, we do so very often from the perspective of our own
2.1. The concept of Intercultural Communication Intercultural communication is an impact between different cultures, different linguistic orgins and social groups which helps to establish contact between them and mutual understanding. Term Intercultural Communication is used to describe processes and problems which appear among different cultures, religions, educational backgrounds, ethnic and social. The lack of these contacts may led to the ignorance and unaquaintance of other cultures which is called a cultural shock and it may also lead to the misunderstandings between that cultures. Intercultural communication is often called a cross-culture communication.
Traditionally, when cultural and racial discrimination was rife, most people felt it necessary to discard their cultural backgrounds and adopt a more acceptable lifestyle. However, with cultural diversity, people are encouraged to live together harmoniously by the acceptance of cultural differences. A change in perspective is necessary to fully accept the concept of cultural diversity as a positive
Because an interdependent relationship between language and culture and becoming aware of these similarities and differences is an integral component of learning any foreign language. Finally, it also helps to develop student’s intercultural perspectives that may have impact on their further education and future
Cultural encounters bring with them movement and change, whether as a result of tourism, migration, colonialism or war. Cultural encounters challenge ideas about cultural homogeneity and the unchanging nature of traditions. They are also indicators of change and innovation. Also research into cultural encounters discusses questions relating
Because managers deal with scarce input resources – mainly people, money and equipment – they are concerned with the efficient use of these resources. Management therefore, is concerned with minimizing resource costs. From this perspective, efficiency is often referred to as “doing things right” – that is not wasting resources. However, it’s not enough simply to be efficient. Management is also concerned with completing activities so that organizational goals are attained; that is, management is concerned with effectiveness.