This blog is
dedicated to intercultural communication and competence. The purpose it is to
serve is to document my journey as I gain further clarity on how to interact
with people outside of my own culture and strengthen my communication skills
with people within my culture.
To begin, I
want to point out a few cultural stereotypes that usually inhibit people’s
interactions with one another, breaking down the lines of communication.
And the
list goes on and on. As crazy as it may seem, these stereotypes are commonplace
in the minds of people around the world. It is important for use to communicate
more effectively to one another and breakdown these barriers. The world is
becoming a global village, where everyone is connected through the internet,
economies, and more. In order to progress ourselves as humans, we must embrace
the ever-shrinking world and facilitate conversations to ensure peace as we
begin to face challenges globally.
To
understand how we must can learn about intercultural communication,
communication must be defined.
Communication
is a symbolic, interpretive, transactional, contextual process in which people
create shared meaning.
Think about
a conversation you had with someone and try to identify the characteristics of
communication. It is pretty simple!
The symbols
in conversation usually take form nonverbally such as eye contact, closed
hands, and tense shoulders.
Interpretation
is what you do when listening. You attempt to understand what the other person
is saying in a way that doesn’t take it out of context and in a manner that you
understand
Transaction
is key in communication. Information flows easier when people are engaging one
another and gathering feedback
Finally,
communication is contextual, which means that the setting in which information
is exchanged is important
Example:
Social Events, Church, School, etc.
This
sets a pretense for appropriate conversation
With all this information, we can begin our journey
to learn more about communication.
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