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“happens when individuals interact, negotiate, and create meanings while bringing in their varied cultural backgrounds.”

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Intercultural communication

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It is respecting and understanding diversity in communication perspective and practice due to differences in culture, gender, social status and religion.

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Intercultural communication

3
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• Effective intercultural communication

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harmony and peace in society.

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FACTORS CONSIDERED IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

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  1. CULTURE
  2. GENDER
  3. AGE
  4. SOCIAL STATUS
  5. RELIGION
5
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a set of human-made objective and subjective elements”

that people who share a common language, place of residence and generation use for survival.

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  1. CULTURE
6
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importance on implicit or nonverbal messages

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high context

7
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communicate and interpret messages explicitly through words

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low context

8
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to sexual and social roles played by members of a particular society. It differentiates femininity from masculinity, in social contexts.

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gender

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competitive, blunt and direct, detached and emphasizes independence

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masculine

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seeks harmony and consensus, polite and indirect, emotional and detailed

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feminine

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characterized by number of years one has lived, or his/her life span. In intercultural
communication, it is considered in regard to perceptions related to one’s generation.

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age

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is the relative rank that an individual holds, with rights, duties, and lifestyle, a social hierarchy based on honor and prestige (Encyclopedia Brittanica, 2015)

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social status

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provides structure, discipline and social participation in a community (Samovar,
et.al, 2010). It guides people in explaining supernatural phenomena in the world (Ababon, et.al,
2016)

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religion

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DEVELOPMENT MODEL OF INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVIT Y ( DMIS)

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DENIAL
DEFENSE
MINIMIZATION
ACCEPTANCE 
ADAPTING
INTEGRATION
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CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPETENT INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATOR

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  1. Flexibility and ability to tolerate high levels of uncertainty
  2. Reflectiveness or mindfulness
  3. Open-mindedness
  4. Sensitivity
  5. Adaptability
  6. Ability to engage in divergent thinking(or thinking creatively) and system-level thinking
    (based on how each one in an organizes influences another)
  7. politeness
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HOW TO AVOID BIASES IN COMMUNICATION

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  • Avoid stereotyping
  • Change gender norms, and avoid using he, man and others that pertain only to specific gender
  • Do not talk down on younger people or elderly.
  • Be sensitive to religious practices of others
  • Be sensitive at all times
  • Do not belittle others capability, cultural practices, and beliefs
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  1. Smith said he wants working independently because that’s the American way. He brags that the American way is always the best way to do things. He believes in the superiority of his culture. Smith’s behavior is an example of what concept?
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Ethnocentrism

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When a person has awareness of other’s culture and understands differences in intercultural communication, he/she develops this positive trait/value.

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Tolerance

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This aspect pertains to circumstances/situations that may cause variations in peoples’ understanding of nonverbal cues.

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Cultural context

20
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. Making generalizations or conclusions based on a single encounter or experience with a person from another culture is called what?

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Stereotyping

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Which aspect of cultural differences refers to a group’s expectations from its people?

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Social Values5

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This happens when the merger of companies become ineffective due to differences in business practices.

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Corporate Cultural differences

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Some companies prefer evaluating an corporate agenda thoroughly while others simply discuss concerns briefly. This refers to what

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Decision making customs7