CMN 2181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intercultural Competence, Intercultural Communication, Global Change

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2181
• Professor: Staff

Document Summary

Developing competence in intercultural communication i essential. Why shifting demographic makeup of countries requires increasing intercultural competence. The united states and the world is currently in the most expansive wave of cultural mixing. We see many more people who are different than us in day to day life than our parents did and must know how to handle this appropriately. Technological advancements escalate the need for intercultural competence. How the media"s coverage of global events affects our daily life. Effects of increased speed in spreading information. News can be spread to million in a matter of a second - whether it is true or not. Has advantages and disadvantages - we just be aware of fake news and rumours and not be part of this circulation. This generation gets most of its news through social media. We must be active and critical consumers. Increased ease of interacting with people of different nations.