INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION:

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Discussion Topic:
The discussion for this week is intended to get you thinking about
the way you “perceive” others who are different from you.

1. Write a [500 word count] document about the discusstion topic listed. NUMBER THE RESPONSES!!

2. Watch Youtube video clips:


3. Read Class lecture [LISTED BELOW]

4. After you watch and listen to the YouTube video & lecture,
Answer the following question below:
1. Please describe a time where you have felt that someone else has unfairly judged you based on the way you look, or because of a group membership you belong to (e.g., religious, political, sexual orientation, ethnic, etc.)
2. How did this make you feel about yourself?
3. How did this make you feel about the person who incorrectly passed judgment on you?
4. Describe a time when you unfairly stereotyped an individual from a different culture?
5. How did this make you feel once you realized you unfairly judged them?
These next questions are intended to get you to reflect a bit more philosophically on your own perceptions. Take your time to answer these. There are no right or wrong answers.
6. What is human nature?
7. What is the relationship between humans and nature?
8. What is the purpose of life?
9. What does an ideal society look like to you?

5. UPLOAD PLAGIARISM REPORT!!
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Class Lecture:
One of the reasons it is important to learn about different cultures is that it allows us the ability to better recognize our unconscious conceptions/misconceptions of people that differ from us. When you first meet/see/interact with someone who is visibly different than you, it is likely that you already have a preconceived expectation of how they are going to act, what values and beliefs they hold, and even the style of communication in which they will engage. This is especially true if the only experience with these cultural differences has been learned via the media and not through live interactions. What often happens is once you engage with members from other cultures first-hand, you will find media portrayals may have misled you and falsely shaped your unconscious expectations of how others exist. This is not to say that having a preconceived notion of an individual’s behavior is inherently problematic, as we have to make sense of the world somehow. However, engaging with the mindset that preconceived notions may not be accurate better allows an individual to adapt to new information and not be limited by previously held expectations.

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