This past course on Intercultural Communication is designed to introduce different theories, research, and selected applications regarding individuals, groups, and different subcultures within the United States. This course is designed to stress the understanding of contrasting cultures, ways of communicating, and how our perspectives and backgrounds influence the way we communicate with strangers. There is also faith that is integrated within this course. We are challenged to be co-leaders with Christ, and to bring empathy and compassion to our lives, as well as other beings, and also to humane organizational structures.
Throughout these past few months, the most enlightening aspects for me have been the discussion boards that I have experienced with my group, and therefore I have created an artifact that is composed of three …show more content…
For this assignment, we watched different clips from the film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and then shared with our fellow group members learning examples of our preconceived notions about the nature of communication. To review, the eight assumptions of communication include: Communication is a symbolic activity, communication is a process involving the transmitting and interpreting of messages, communication involves the creation of meaning, communication takes place at varying levels of awareness, communicators make predictions about the outcomes of their communication behavior, intention is not a necessary condition for communication, every communication message has a content dimension and a relationship dimension, and communicators impose structure on their interactions (Gudykunst & Kim, 2003, Page 16). The authors state, that the reader may or may not agree with these eight assumptions that are presented, but the ideas that are expressed are taken for granted and are therefore considered
Throughout these past few months, the most enlightening aspects for me have been the discussion boards that I have experienced with my group, and therefore I have created an artifact that is composed of three …show more content…
For this assignment, we watched different clips from the film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and then shared with our fellow group members learning examples of our preconceived notions about the nature of communication. To review, the eight assumptions of communication include: Communication is a symbolic activity, communication is a process involving the transmitting and interpreting of messages, communication involves the creation of meaning, communication takes place at varying levels of awareness, communicators make predictions about the outcomes of their communication behavior, intention is not a necessary condition for communication, every communication message has a content dimension and a relationship dimension, and communicators impose structure on their interactions (Gudykunst & Kim, 2003, Page 16). The authors state, that the reader may or may not agree with these eight assumptions that are presented, but the ideas that are expressed are taken for granted and are therefore considered