CMN 2181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intercultural Competence, Forever 21, Fake News

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

Document Summary

Cmn2181 - introduction to intercultural communication - 06/01/20. Course goal: learn theories relevant to communication across cultures and countries. Discover problems in interpersonal and workplace communication in the context of multicultural canada. The demographic imperative: the world is now experiencing the biggest wave of cultural mixing. Technological advancements make it possible to communicate with people all over the world. Such cultural diversity means that we require intercultural competence to go about our everyday life. The global village : - what interactions do you have with global events? (example: retweet) How does the global coverage of these events affect your daily life? (example: political coverage of country relations to influence the masses) Effects of increased speed of information: - changes in economics (example: big stores like. Forever 21 and sears are shutting down because of online shopping and targeted ads) Changes in individuals (example: fake news from social media can alter someone views which is why it"s important to verify sources)