Intercultural Communication Paper

Intercultural communication is defined according to the LANGUAGE NETWORK FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE, as situated communication between individuals or groups of different linguistic and cultural origins. Since today more than ever, we live in a culturally diverse society due to globalization, as our world grows and becomes increasingly more interconnected the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become vital. When we interact with different cultures and they with us, this is intercultural communication and because different cultures create different interpretation and expectations about what is seen as appropriate behaviors and non appropriate behaviors, that will enable the construction of shared meanings. Although there are various definitions of culture I will use the definition that I used in my Technology and Culture Paper, which defines Culture as "the beliefs, …show more content…
The way we act and the things we say determine the culture we belong to because every culture is different and it sets expectation and limitation on what is right and wrong to do socially. So when we interact with other cultures or even each other everything we do from the words we speak, to the way we walk and even to the way we think is being interpreted in a much larger context to the other person; this what we call “Cultural Awareness”. This is why Intercultural Communication is a vital facet of life one needs to learn and comprehend to be able to move forward through life as a truly global citizen. Cultural differences impact verbal and non-verbal communications in a various ways including respecting the other persons mannerisms and the way that they perceive you. One of the most interesting things we learned in class was the Johari 's Window model. The model works by improving the understanding between two people, using the model you build trust with the