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cultures
act,
communicate
and
perceive
theworldaroundthem.Manypeopleininterculturalbusinesscommunicationarguethatculturedetermineshowindividualsencodemessages,whatmediumtheychoosefortransmittingthem,andthewaymessagesareinterpreted.[1]
TheEuropeanresearcherDanieleTrevisanipointedoutthesemanticdistinctionbetweenInterculturalandCross-CulturalCommunicationshouldbeclearlyspecified:
InterculturalCommunicationproperlyreferstothestudyofthe"
interaction"
betweenpeoplefromdifferentcultures,whileCross-CulturalCommunicationspecificallyreferstothecomparisonofhowpeoplefromdifferentculturescommunicate.Inotherwords,Cross-CulturalCommunicationisa"
staticdifferentialimage"
depictingdifferencesincommunicationpatternsacrossdifferentcultures,whileInterculturalCommunicationstudies"
dynamicinteractionalpatterns"
whathappenswhenpeoplefromatleasttwodifferentculturesmeetandinteract,andwhat"
frames"
aregeneratedfromthisinteraction,e.g.understandingvs.misunderstanding,agreementvs.disagreement,culturaladaptationvs.culturalisolation,emergingof"
thirdcultures"
conflictvs.cooperation,interculturalteamcohesivenessvs.teammisunderstandings,interculturalprojectssuccessvs.projectsfailure,emotionalimprovementvs.emotionaldeterioration,andanyotherrelationaloutcome(Trevisani,2005).[2]
Inabroadersense,Interculturalcommunicationencompasses
cross-culturalcommunication,
internationalcommunication,
developmentcommunication,andinterculturalcommunication'
snarrowerreferent,interculturalcommunicationproper.[3]
Withregardtointerculturalcommunicationproper,itstudiessituationswherepeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgrounds
interact.Asidefromlanguage,interculturalcommunicationfocusesonsocialattributes,thoughtpatterns,andtheculturesofdifferentgroupsofpeople.Italsoinvolvesunderstandingthedifferentcultures,languagesandcustomsofpeoplefromothercountries.Interculturalcommunicationplaysarolein
socialsciences
suchasanthropology,
culturalstudies,
linguistics,
psychology
communicationstudies.Interculturalcommunicationisalsoreferredtoasthebaseforinternationalbusinesses.Thereareseveralcross-culturalserviceprovidersaroundwhocanassistwiththedevelopmentofinterculturalcommunicationskills.Researchisamajorpartofthedevelopmentofinterculturalcommunicationskills.[4][5]
2.Explainthedifferencebetweenverbalcommunicationandnon-verbalcommunicationindetails.
--Verbalcommunication
consistofmessagesbeingsentandreceivedcontinuously
withthespeakerandthelistener,itisfocusedonthewaymessagesareportrayed.Verbalcommunicationisbasedonlanguageanduseofexpression,thetoneinwhichthesenderofthemessagerelaysthecommunicationcandeterminehowthemessageisreceivedandinwhatcontext.
Factorsthateffectverbalcommunication:
∙Toneofvoice
∙Useofdescriptivewords
∙Emphasisoncertainphrases
∙Volumeofvoice
Thewayamessageisreceivedisdependentonthesefactorsastheygiveagreaterinterpretationforthereceiverastowhatismeantbythemessageis.Byemphasizingacertainphrasewiththetoneofvoice,thisindicatesthatitisimportantandshebefocusedmoreon.
Alongwiththeseattributes
verbalcommunicationisalsoaccompaniedwithnon-verbalcues.Thesecuesmakethemessageclearerandgivethelisteneranindicationofwhatwaytheinformationshouldbereceived.[23]
Exampleofnon-verbalcues
∙Facialexpressions
∙Handgestures
∙Useofobjects
∙Bodymovement
Intermsofinterculturalcommunicationtherearelanguagebarrierswhichareeffectedbyverbalformsofcommunication.Inthisinstancethereisopportunityformiscommunicationbetweentwoormoreparties.[24]
Otherbarriersthatcontributetomiscommunicationwouldbethetypeofwordschoseninconversation.dotodifferentculturestherearedifferentmeaninginvocabularychosen,thisallowsforamessagebetweenthesenderandreceivertobemisconstrued.[25]
6.Explaintheprosandconsofnonverbalcommunication.
NonverbalCommunication[edit]
Nonverbalcommunication
isbehaviorthatcommunicateswithoutwords—thoughitoftenmayaccompaniedbywords.Nonverbalbehaviorcanincludethingssuchas
∙facialexpressionsandgestures
∙clothing
∙movement
∙posture
∙eyecontact.[26]
Whentheseactionsarepairedwithverbalcommunicationamessageiscreatedandsentout.Aformofnonverbalcommunicationiskinesicbehaviour.Kinesicbehaviouriscommunicationthroughbodymovement—e.g.,posture,gestures,facialexpressionsandeyecontact.Themeaningofsuchbehaviourvariesacrosscountriesandaffectsinterculturalcommunication.Aformofkinesicnonverbalcommunicationiseyecontactandtheuseoftheeyestoconveymessages.Overall,nonverbalcommunicationgivescluestowhatisbeingsaidverballybyphysicalportrayals.
Nonverbalcommunicationtechniquesusedaroundtheworldandinmultiplecultures.
Nonverbalcommunicationandkinesicisnottheonlywaytocommunicatewithoutwords.
Proxemics,aformofnonverbalcommunication,dealswiththeinfluenceofproximityandspaceoncommunication.Anotherformofnonverbalbehaviourandcommunicationdealingwithinterculturalcommunicationisparalanguage.
Paralanguage
referstohowsomethingissaid,ratherthanthecontentofwhatissaid—e.g.,rateofspeech,toneandinflectionofvoice,othernoises,laughing,yawning,andsilence.Paralanguagewillbelatertouchedonintheverbalsectionofinterculturalcommunication.
Nonverbalcommunicationhasbeenshowntoaccountforbetween65%and93%ofinterpretedcommunication.[27]
Minorvariationsinbodylanguage,speechrhythms,andpunctualityoftencausemistrustandmisperceptionofthesituationamongcross-culturalparties.Thisiswherenonverbalcommunicationcancauseproblemswithinterculturalcommunication.Misunderstandingswithnonverbalcommunicationcanleadtomiscommunicationandinsultswithculturaldifferences.Forexample,ahandshakeinoneculturemayberecognizedasappropriate,whereasanotherculturemayrecognizeitasrudeorinappropriate.[27]
Nonverbalcommunicationcanbeusedwithouttheuseofverbalcommunication.Thiscanbeusedasacodingsystemforpeoplewhodonotuseverbalbehaviourtocommunicateindifferentcultures,wherespeakingisnotallowed.[28]
Anfacialexpressioncangivecuestoanotherpersonandsendamessage,withoutusingverbalcommunication.
Somethingthatusuallygoesunnoticedinculturesandcommunicationisthatclothingandthewaypeopledressisusedasaformofnonverbalcommunication.Whatapersonwearscantellalotaboutthem.Forexample,whethersomeoneispoororrich,youngoroldoriftheyhavespecificculturesandbeliefscanallbesaidthroughclothingandstyle.Thisisaformofnonverbalcommunication.
Overall,nonverbalcommunicationisaveryimportantconceptininterculturalcommunication.
3.BasedontheKluekhohn’smodel,explainAmericanCultureValueindetail.
1)=Humannatureorientation人性取向
Westernersbelievethathumannatureisbasicallyevilduetotheiroriginalsin.However,theevilnaturecanbesavedthroughsalvation,ifonebelievesinJesusandcontinuesdoinggoodthings.
2)=Man-natureorientation人天取向
Americanshavehistoricallybelievedthatnaturewassomethingthatcouldandhadtobemastered.EarlyWestEuropeanimmigrantstoNorthAmericaencounteredavast,unforgivingwildernessthattheysetaboutto“tame”,andmodernastronautareworkingto“conquer”thespace.
3)=Timeorientation时间取向
Future-orientatedculturesemphasizewhatistocomeandexpectthefuturetobegranderandnicerthanthepresent.Theword“old”isassociatedwith“fallingbehind”and“uselessness”,whiletheword“new”isrelatedtoprogress,changeandchallenge.
futureorientationprevailsinthewesternculture.Westernpeopletendtobelievethatfutureshouldbegranderandnicerthanthepresent.Inthefuture-orientedculturalcontext,itiseasyfornewproductsornewservicestotriggerconsumersdesiretobuy.ThatiswhytheEnglishadvertisementstendtostressrepeatedlythattheadvertisedproductsarenew。
4)=Activityorientation行为取向
Thekeytodoingorientationisavaluesystemthatstressactivityandaction.
ThedominantAmericanculture:
Americansareactionorientated,theyarego-getters.Theygetgoing,getthingsdone,andgetahead.InAmerica,peoplegatherforaction-toplaybasketball,todance,togototheconcert,andtotakerisks.Whengroupsgathertheyplaygamesorwatchvideos.ManyAmericansdonothavepatiencetositdownandtalk.Lifeisinconstantmotion.
5)=Socialorientation人际取向
Americanhastheindividualisticvalues,eachpersonisseenasautonomousandseparate.Everyoneisequal.Selfismoreimportantthangroup.Theself-reliance,individualfreedom,equalcompetitionwhichareemphasizedisdifferentfromtheconceptofindividualisminChina.InAmerican’ssocialvalues,Equalopportunityandpersonalfreedomarethebasicfoundationforeverymemberof
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