LIR 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cultural Relativism, Linguistic Relativity, Relativism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Language and Intercultural Relations
• Course: LIR 100
• Professor: Jamie Pelkey

Document Summary

Intercultural communication the existence of different cultures: a huge misconception/mistake is overgeneralization. There is no such things as one culture in canada, everyone understands and perceives knowledge differently. Intercultural studies/intercultural communication the intercultural communication begins as a journey into another culture and reality and ends as a journey into one"s own culture. (peter adler, 1975) Think and debate: which one is better for intercultural relations, lingua franca or. Lingua franca (e. g. english) - a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. study of. For example, two non-english speakers whose mother-tongue is not english communicates with each other. Lingua franca is a moreover a tool: multilingualism is a person who is able to speak three or more languages. As well as, an openness to learn about the different cultures and language. Six imperatives in a globalized world: the self-awareness imperative (self-identity)