COM 439 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Foreign Service Institute, Intercultural Competence, Nonverbal Communication
12 Aug 2018
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Chapter 2: the early history of the study of intercultural communication. Current study of intercultural communication is influenced by the worldviews of the scholars who pursure it. Proxemics: the study of how people use personal space. Cross-cultural training: training people to become familiar with other cultural norms and to improve their interactions with people of different cultures. More recently come to include diversity training: facilitate intercultural communication among various groups in the us. Early emphasis of fsi was helping overseas personnel. Different fields of study formed an integrated approach. Sapir-whorf hypothesis: the assumption that language shapes our ideas and guides our view of social reality. Ex: distinctions between formal and informal you, affect our culture"s notion of formality. Intercultural competence: ability to behave effectively and appropriately in interacting across cultures. Conclusions from some studies reveal more about cultural attitudes of researchers (ethnocentrism, racism, sexism) Interdisciplinary focus can help us acquire and interpret information in a more comprehensive manner.
