EDF1303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intercultural Communication, Moodle, Nato
10 May 2018
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Introduction
- Not to learn English (to learn about communication in languages)
- Population of Australia is approx. 24 mil.
- UN definition of an international migrant (live in a different country for over a year)
- US most popular for migrants
What is communication?
- Think of ten association words with 'communication'
- Social media, speech, language, expression, coordination, emotion, diversity, EQ, body
language, negotiators/negotiations, teaching, schools (education), influence, interaction,
conversation, verbal, non-verbal, public relations, listen in order to communicate,
miscommunication due to language barriers, transmission of knowledge
- How would you define communication?
- A means of transferring meaningful information to another being
- Any forms of means that allows one to transfer and transmit information to another place
- Oxford English Dictionary definition; The transmission or exchange of information,
knowledge, or ideas, by means of speech, writing, mechanical or electronic media, etc.; (occas.) an
instance of this.
- A sharing of elements of behaviour or modes of life (Cherry 1996, p. 12).
Cross cultural vs Intercultural communication
- Cross cultural communication: comparison of communication practices of one
language/cultural group with another
- Intercultural communication: communication between speakers from different
language/cultural backgrounds
What is an 'international' language?
- Can be context dependent
- An international (world) language is one that is spoken internationally and is learned and
spoken by a large number of people as a second language. A world language is characterized not
only by the total number of speakers (native and second language speakers), but also by its
geographical distribution, as well as use in international organizations and diplomatic relations.
- Chinese is the most widely spoken language, followed by Spanish and then English
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Document Summary
Not to learn english (to learn about communication in languages) Un definition of an international migrant (live in a different country for over a year) Think of ten association words with "communication" Social media, speech, language, expression, coordination, emotion, diversity, eq, body language, negotiators/negotiations, teaching, schools (education), influence, interaction, conversation, verbal, non-verbal, public relations, listen in order to communicate, miscommunication due to language barriers, transmission of knowledge. A means of transferring meaningful information to another being. Any forms of means that allows one to transfer and transmit information to another place. Oxford english dictionary definition; the transmission or exchange of information, knowledge, or ideas, by means of speech, writing, mechanical or electronic media, etc. A sharing of elements of behaviour or modes of life (cherry 1996, p. 12). Cross cultural communication: comparison of communication practices of one language/cultural group with another. Intercultural communication: communication between speakers from different language/cultural backgrounds.
