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Intercultural Communication
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COMMUNICATION AND DIVERSITY OF THE WORKPLACE PAST –Little verbal communication –Interpreter almost always available NOW –Great deal of communication –Tight time lines –Less supervision –Little support
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What is Culture? Knowledge, Beliefs, Values, Customs, and Moral Attitudes of a Society in which one matures. A body of common understanding to help people know: What to Expect - What is Expected of Them.
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INTERCULTURAL MYTHS GLOBAL VILLAGE – One Big Happy Family UNIVERSALITY – All the same under the skin
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WAYS PEOPLE DIFFER HOFSTEDE –POWER DISTANCE –UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE –INDIVIDUALISM/COLLECTIVISM –MASCULINITY/FEMININTY HALL –HIGH CONTEXT –LOW CONTEXT
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SECOND LANGUAGE BILINGUALISM AND BICULTURALISM – 2- 3 Month Assignment Learn Language – Any Time Learn Culture Classic Mistakes – Chevrolet ’ s Nova - It doesn ’ t go in Spanish – Pepsi ’ s “ Come Alive With Pepsi ” German “ Come Alive From the Grave.
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NONVERBAL GREETINGS DRESS SPACE TOUCH POSTURE GESTURES TIME FOOD GIFTS SEXISM
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GOOD INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATOR NOT ETHNOCENTRIC NONDEFENSIVE CURIOUS BRAVE EMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING PATIENT INDUSTRIOUS GENUINELY PERSONABLE
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