Lesson2 Intercultural Comm
Lesson2 Intercultural Comm
Lesson2 Intercultural Comm
1st Semester
Academic Year 2020-2021
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communication
• Happens when individuals interact, negotiate,
and create meanings while bringing in their
varied cultural backgrounds
• Pertains to communication among people from
different nationalities
• Communication that is influenced by different
ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations.
• Is the sending and receiving of messages across
languages and cultures
Introduction to Culture
Why do cultures differ?
History
Educational Backgrounds
Social Backgrounds
Ethnic
Religion
Ecology
Technology
Examples of Cultural Differences
Arabic language is written
from right to left and
almost all other languages
are written from left to
right.
Examples of Cultural Differences
In America, people
shake hands, and even
hug each other. But in
India they just join
hands to say namaskar.
In most asian countries
they bow their heads.
In the Philippines we
ask for blessings from
our elders.
Need for Intercultural Communication