Intercultural communication can be done with ease or it can lead to world war III. It all depends on knowing how to differentiate between cultures and how to recognize that not every interaction between people of distinct cultures can be considered as Intercultural communication.
First off, one can begin their understanding of Intercultural communication by first understanding what culture is, seeing as that it is the root word in “Intercultural”. Culture is a system of shared values, beliefs, attitudes, and orientations learned through communication that help guides what is to consider appropriate thinking and behaviour within a certain group of people. In simple terms it is one’s way of life of how and why they do the things they do. At the center of every culture are its values. They are basically a cultures standard of yin and yang. Communication would obviously play a significant role in culture, from addressing someone of higher status to eating etiquettes. As …show more content…
Language can be seen as a key aspect for verbal messages, because languages are basically a collection of dialects, which in turn can be seen as a general form of a specific language spoken by a specific culture. For example, diverse cultures use different words for the same circumstances. No matter how explicit you try with your verbal messages, there will always be different interpretations. Every culture develops different criteria’s about how language is supposed to be conveyed. So, to make life easier with regards to improving intercultural communication there were some guidelines put in place to help the process to move along smoothly. In 3 steps you can improve your sociolinguistic understanding. First by developing the capability to understand interculturally, secondly to practice being mindful of how we interact with other, thirdly to adapt your verbal style for someone from a different
First off, one can begin their understanding of Intercultural communication by first understanding what culture is, seeing as that it is the root word in “Intercultural”. Culture is a system of shared values, beliefs, attitudes, and orientations learned through communication that help guides what is to consider appropriate thinking and behaviour within a certain group of people. In simple terms it is one’s way of life of how and why they do the things they do. At the center of every culture are its values. They are basically a cultures standard of yin and yang. Communication would obviously play a significant role in culture, from addressing someone of higher status to eating etiquettes. As …show more content…
Language can be seen as a key aspect for verbal messages, because languages are basically a collection of dialects, which in turn can be seen as a general form of a specific language spoken by a specific culture. For example, diverse cultures use different words for the same circumstances. No matter how explicit you try with your verbal messages, there will always be different interpretations. Every culture develops different criteria’s about how language is supposed to be conveyed. So, to make life easier with regards to improving intercultural communication there were some guidelines put in place to help the process to move along smoothly. In 3 steps you can improve your sociolinguistic understanding. First by developing the capability to understand interculturally, secondly to practice being mindful of how we interact with other, thirdly to adapt your verbal style for someone from a different