The culture differences that we see go through these “lens”. “The process of perception is composed of three phases: selection, organization, and interpretation (Martin, J. N., & Nakayama, T. K. 2011).” Based on the experiences we may have from different cultures helps us during each phase of perception and helps us come to a conclusion on how we view all the things the world has to offer. The first phase deals with selection and at this phase, we pay attention to only information available to our senses. In the movie, it was hard for Flor to pay attention to any of the information, as she did not understand the English language. But as time went on she realized it was a must in order to better communicate. “In the organization phase, we categorize the information into recognizable groups. Last in the perception process is interpretation, the ways in which we assign meaning to the information we have organized (Martin, J. N., & Nakayama, T. K. (2011).” As human beings we all share the same planet and although we may try to separate ourselves by living in communities of a certain race it is impossible to avoid an intercultural communication. This was obvious to Flor in the movie she eventually had to break the barrier she was creating towards the American way of life and embraced the language to better understand their way of
The culture differences that we see go through these “lens”. “The process of perception is composed of three phases: selection, organization, and interpretation (Martin, J. N., & Nakayama, T. K. 2011).” Based on the experiences we may have from different cultures helps us during each phase of perception and helps us come to a conclusion on how we view all the things the world has to offer. The first phase deals with selection and at this phase, we pay attention to only information available to our senses. In the movie, it was hard for Flor to pay attention to any of the information, as she did not understand the English language. But as time went on she realized it was a must in order to better communicate. “In the organization phase, we categorize the information into recognizable groups. Last in the perception process is interpretation, the ways in which we assign meaning to the information we have organized (Martin, J. N., & Nakayama, T. K. (2011).” As human beings we all share the same planet and although we may try to separate ourselves by living in communities of a certain race it is impossible to avoid an intercultural communication. This was obvious to Flor in the movie she eventually had to break the barrier she was creating towards the American way of life and embraced the language to better understand their way of