Understanding Understanding Intercultural Intercultural Communication Communication Second Second EditionEdition

Chapter 1

Why Study Intercultural Communication?

Stella Ting-Toomey & Leeva C. Chung

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

PowerPoint Slides Designed by Alex Flecky and Noorie Baig

TODAY’S MENUTODAY’S MENU

I. Practical Reasons to Study Intercultural Communication (ICC)

II. What is Culture?

I. Why Study I. Why Study Intercultural Intercultural

Communication? Communication?

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I. Some Practical Reasons to I. Some Practical Reasons to Study ICCStudy ICC

A. Adjust to Global Workplace Heterogeneity

B. Adapt to Domestic Workforce Diversity

C. Engage in Creative Multicultural Problem Solving

D. Comprehend the Role of Technology in Global Communication

I. Some Practical Reasons to Study I. Some Practical Reasons to Study ICC ICC cont’d.cont’d.

E. Facilitate Better Multicultural Health Care Communication

F. Enhance Intercultural Relationship Satisfaction

G. Foster Global & Intrapersonal Peace

H. Deepen Cultural Self-Awareness and Other-Awareness

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II. What is Culture?II. What is Culture?

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II. Culture: A Learned Meaning II. Culture: A Learned Meaning SystemSystem

Culture is: a learned meaning system• consists of patterns of …• traditions, beliefs, values,• norms, meanings, and symbols• that are passed on from one

generation to the next & are shared to varying degrees

• by interacting members of a community.

Culture is like an Iceberg:Culture is like an Iceberg:

Culture: An Iceberg Culture: An Iceberg MetaphorMetaphor

Surface-level culture: Popular culture

Can you give examples of current U.S. popular culture icons that are different from the ones listed in the textbook? • • • •

Culture: An Iceberg Culture: An Iceberg MetaphorMetaphorIntermediate-level culture: Cultural

norms

How would you introduce yourself:

To your professor? To your romantic partner’s friends?

Deep-level culture: Culturally shared

traditions How would you explain common U.S. traditions to

a visitor from another culture unfamiliar with them?

Parting Thoughts…Parting Thoughts…

Culture is the widening

of the mind and spirit.

~ Jawarhalal Nehru