Intercultural Communication: Personal Experiences Compared

This presentation delves into the realm of intercultural communication, drawing insights from an interview with an individual from a different cultural background. The presentation begins by outlining the personal background of the interviewee, detailing their experiences in China and their recent visit to the USA. It highlights interesting cultural facts, such as long-standing marriage traditions and gender roles. Furthermore, the presentation examines the interviewee's experiences adapting to a new culture, particularly in terms of communication styles and social norms. A significant portion of the presentation is dedicated to a comparative analysis of the presenter's cultural experiences with those of the interviewee, focusing on differences in communication styles and approaches to help and assistance. The key learning emphasizes the importance of the platinum rule – treating others as they wish to be treated – and the role of empathy in intercultural interactions. Finally, the presentation provides concluding thoughts on developing cultural awareness, establishing shared ground, fostering motivation, acknowledging cultural differences, and developing essential skills for effective intercultural communication. The presentation is based on the concepts of worldview and cultural dimensions. The presentation is supported by references to academic resources.

COMMUNICATIO
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COMMUNICATION AND
WORLDVIEW
 In the field of intercultural communication, the
Intercultural perspective traces its academic
journey from anthropology and linguistics to a
significant topic called perception. The expression
"world percepción" or "world view" derives from
the German word "weltanschauung" (Dodd, 2017).
 Intercultural world view is a fundamental
conceptual structure that forms how society
interprets events and affects cultural and
intercultural communication behavior.
 Collectively, assumptions as world-views are
associated with several factors, including laws of
nature, the concept of the cultural reality,
fatalism, faith in God and the supernatural.

 This can be understood through communication,
understanding another person’s perspective of life
through their eyes, and understanding how the goals
differ.
 These goals are categorized in categories called
individualism, context, gender, uncertainty, power and
time.
 the major reason why this is done is to avoid culture
shock. Different coding rules and cultural standards,
which play a major role in developing interaction
patterns, lead to misunderstandings and
miscommunication among people from different
cultures.
 One may experience a surprise or feel a sense of
uncertainty, anxiety, tension and loss when you come
across a culture that doesn't share your own. It may
take time for your confusion and pressure to diminish
when you learn the principles and codes that mark the
new culture, whether you visit or live in the new culture.

IMPROVING THE
INTERCULTURAL
COMPETENCE

 To improve my intercultural competence,
I interviewed my Chinese aunt, who was
recently in the USA, to visit her son, here
is a glimpse of how it went.
 Her son studies in a university here. My
Aunt is a very naive person, who doesn’t
have much knowledge about how
system works here in the US. She tries to
bargain at a superstore, and quietly
follows her husband, which is very
different as compared to our culture.

 Where this person has
lived?
 She lives in China, never
travelled a lot, and she was
recently in the states to
visit her
 Any interesting cultural
facts in this
person's history?
 My aunt and uncle have
been married for 45 years.
My aunt does all household
chores, without any help
from my uncle and always
listens to him.
 Any experiences this
person has had adapting to
new cultures
 Since her son is very busy,
she has to learn pay
attention to conversation
time..
She also have to accept her
daughter in law ‘s
American communication
style(say what you want to
say), which is very different
from Chinese traditions
 A comparison of your
cultural experiences with
those of the individual
interviewed.
 People from Chinese
background do not express
what they want and what
they think about directly.
They always say no when
you try to offer help or
favor to them. For my
American culture
experience, we usually say
what we what to say and
accept other people’s help
and favor with
appreciation.

LEARNINGS
 The key learning is that the platinum rule
always works. Instead of treating people as
you like (the Golden Rule) communicate with
them as you feel they like. Do to others as
they would like to have treated themselves.
According to Bennett, empathy is "the
inventive, intellectual and emotional
involvement in the experiences of others.
"According to Bennett, the aim is to try to
think and feel what another person thinks
and feels and to step beyond that in reaction
to your empathic feelings by taking positive
action towards others (Rönnedal, 2014).

CONCLUSION
 Developing awarenessž
 Think about someone else's worldview, and
seek information actively.To establish sharedž
ground by combine into a common
understanding, which also can be called third
culture, elements of both cultural traditions.
 Develop motivationž
 Take your time to stop culture shock and
foresee some confusion.Be aware of culturalž
differences rather than ignore differences.
Reflect that your culture has all the answers to
avoid negative judgments.

 Develop skills
 Learn as you interact and are willing to
adjust your behavior as you learn. This
allows you to create creative flexibility.
Sit in your mental position and an
emotional mind (empowerment) in the
other person and adjust your behavior
to suit other people's ethical
requirements.

REFRENCES
 Dodd, C. (2017). The International
Encyclopedia of Intercultural
Communication Worldview in
Intercultural Communication. Retrieved
31 October 2019, from
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10
.1002/9781118783665.ieicc0077
 Rönnedal, D. (2014). The Golden Rule
and The Platinum Rule. The Journal Of
Value Inquiry, 49(1-2), 221-236.