2. Communicating Across Cultures Activity Day Team 3 Abby Gans, Lauren Ortiz, Katie Rustmann, Kara Vickers, Tyler Morris, Andrew Rich, Diana Austin, Natalie Lyons, & Miranda McAdams

3. Chapter 4 Review Communication is 7% verbal, 38% manner, and 55% non- verbal activities Which is more important? knowing the language of another culture or knowing the norms, values, and behaviors that are expected by its members and abiding by them? Knowing a culture’s proverbs provides both insight into and understanding of the culture’s values and practices Understanding a culture’s symbols and symbolisms facilitates communication across cultures

4. 60 Minutes: Tango Finlandia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxZoV3t61c

5. Spanish Bullfight The same phenomenon representing different symbolic meanings in different cultures. Spanish view Ritual celebrating death to remind people that they should live a full & engaging life. American view Dislike blood & gore and the killing of the bull.

7. The Lewis Cross Cultural Communication Model How people from different cultures vary in their concepts of time and space: handle interpersonal distance, silence, and eye contact How their communication styles are reflected in the language patterns they use How they view the truth: as absolute or negotiable i.e. modifiable according to the situation What their values, attitudes and world views are.

8. Instructions In the table below, you will see three cultural templates. Read down the list of characteristics for each and choose those traits that you identify with. Then total up the number in each column. Your preferred cultural style is the one with the highest score.

10. Proverbs Activity Examples of common proverbs: - “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” - “It’s never too late” - “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” - “One step at a time” - “Life is just a bowl of cheerios” For today’s activity we would like all of you to get into your teams, come up with a proverb, and share its meaning with the class. It can be a proverb from the U.S. or your team’s country.

11. Can you guess which song goes with your team’s country? China Switzerland Norway Sweden Japan Italy Spain Germany