GLOBALIZATION
Galleon Trade is the trade between ___________ and ______________
Manila, Philippines & Acapulco, Mexico
Various parts of culture are interconnected. To truly understand a culture, learn about its parts, not only a few.
Culture is integrated.
who cited the following sources of misunderstanding?
Kaur (2016)
Cultures expect messages to be straightforward, direct, and explicit.
Low context
in enhancing the communication, only through continuous learning can we master how to interact properly.
Practice
Silk Road is a network of trade routes connecting ______ and _________
China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe.
Cultures interact and change. As cultures interact with each other, they exchange ideas and symbols. All cultures change to adapt to changing environments.
Culture is Dynamic
lack of explicitness; double meaning
Ambiguity
full attention is given to one agenda item after another
Sequential
not slaves to time
Synchronic
Process by which people and goods move easily across borders.
Globalization
It is not biological. It is not inherited. Much of learning culture is unconscious. It is learned from families, peers, institutions, and media.
Culture is Learned
Ungrammaticality of sentences
Language-related misunderstanding
belief that your culture is superior than others
Proponent of the ICEBERG model
Edward Hall
The integration of markets, trade and investments with few barriers to slow the flow products and services between nations.
Economic
Symbols vary cross-culturally. They only have meaning when people in a culture agree on their use.
Culture is based on Symbols
Slips of the tongue and mishearing; talking quickly and unclearly
Performance-related misunderstanding
generalizing; example: All Indians are scammers
Sterotyping
These cultures leave much of the message unspecified– to be understood through context, nonverbal cues, and between the lines interpretation
High-Context Cultures
A concept about sharing ideas, traditions, and knowledge.
Cultural Concept
Because it is shared, we are able to act in socially-appropriate ways as well as predict how others will act.
Culture is Shared
Gaps in content rather than language
Gaps in World Knowledge
Unreasoned looking down on others without prior understanding of their culture.
Prejudice
members of these cultures do not show their feelings, but keep them carefully controlled and subdued
Neutral