The document discusses intercultural communication, emphasizing its interdisciplinary nature in understanding interactions across various cultural and social boundaries. It highlights key principles developed by scholars like Hall, including high-context and low-context communication, and underscores the importance of feedback and relationship-building in effective intercultural exchanges. The document concludes that future intercultural communication will need to address dynamic identities and cross-cultural interactions rather than viewing cultures as static entities.

1. Presented by- Divya Choudhary
Class- M A
Semester- 3
Paper no.- 12
paper name – ELT
Batch Year- 2015-17
Enrolment No.- PG15101007
Email id- choudharydivya400@gmail.com
Submitted to- Smt. S B Gardi Department
of English
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar
University

2. Definition
Intercultural Communication is an interdisciplinary field of
research that studies how people understand each other across
group boundaries of various sorts.
Communication between different cultures and social groups
Its is a field of research regarding people’s understanding
across group boundaries of various sorts
E. g.- National, Geographical, Ethnic, Occupation, Class or
Gender
According to Claire Kramsch intercultural communication in
second language acquisition is acquired through authentic and
legitimate discourse in the target language.

3. Types of Cultural Communication
Intercultural
Communication
Multicultural
Communication
Cross-Cultural
Communication

5. Background
“Culture is communication and
communication is culture” (The Silent
Language-Hall)
The principles of intercultural
communication developed by Hall
He discussed the concept of “high-context
communication” and “low-context
communication” (The Hidden Dimensions)

6. Share the
same
language
National
Culture
TESOL’S
Goal

7. United States = It has traditionally
been related to the behavioral
sciences, psychology and
professional Business training.
Europe = It has anthropology
mostly associated with and the
language science.

9. U. S. has
been
traditionally
related
Psychology
Behavioral
Science
Professional
business
training

10. Researchers generally view
intercultural communication as
a problem created by
differences in behaviors and
world views among people who
speak different languages and
who belong to different cultures.

11. Major aspects of human interaction
communication
The situation of
communication
itself
Their non-
verbal and
paraverbal
behavior
The way they
structure their
to meet their
communicative
goals
The way
members of
different groups
realize various
speech acts

12. Management in intercultural
communication
Get
feedback
from
multiple
parties
Build
relations
face to
face
Improve
listening
and
observation
skill
Use
words,
picture,
gesture

13. TESOL has always Goal the facilitation
of communication among people who do
not share the same language and
national culture.
After the second world war, the rise of
linguistics and of the social science .
Demands of market economics , gave
prominence to spoken language and
communication across culture in
situations.

15. w
The Situation of communication itself.
The stereotypes they entertain of each other, as
individuals and as members of a social group
Non-verbal and paraverbal behavior.
The way they save their own and each other’s face.
The way they structure their discourse to meet their
communicative goals.
The attitudes, Values and beliefs (Discourse) they
share with the social group they belong to.
The way their language reflects these deeper
discourses.
The way members of different groups realize various
speech acts

17. Problems in Intercultural
communication
Problem in message transmission
The message that the receiver
interprets may be very different from
what the speaker intended
Unable to find understanding
Urgent problems and conflict .

19. Conclusion
Intercultural communication will have
to deal with shifting identities and cross-
cultural networks rather than with
autonomous individuals located in
stable and homogeneous national
cultures

20. Thank you…Thank you…