SS112 Interpersonal Cross Cultural Communication: 15 Week 4

1. SS112 Interpersonal
Cross Cultural
Communication
Week 4

2. After studying chapter 1, you should be able
to:
• Relate examples of diversity at home and abroad.
• Describe globalization and information technology.
• Be aware that diversity can lead to conflict.
• Know what intercultural competence involves,
• Understand how the field of intercultural
communication study developed in the U.S.A.
• Know why you should study intercultural
communication.
• Explain the origins of intercultural contact,

3. After studying chapter 2, you should be able
to:
• Define culture in several ways—in the classical
tradition, in a very broad manner and in a narrower
sense.
• Describe the general characteristics of culture.
• Explain what causes cultures to change
• Recognize the universal characteristics of culture.
• Understand the value orientation system for
comparing cultures

4. After studying chapter 3, you should be able
to:
• Distinguish between oral and mediated
communication.
• Define oral communication and differentiate between
verbal and nonverbal forms.
• Explain the communication process and how its
elements interrelate
• Understand the impact of mediated communication
on intercultural encounters.