Intercultural Communication Chapter 10 How Does Culture Impact

Intercultural Communication Chapter 10: How Does Culture Impact Applied Contexts? © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Intercultural Communication in Context Think about your own communication practices and the role of context in them and vice versa. How are talk and silence influenced by what you talk about, with whom, when and where, and for what intended purposes? © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Environmental Communication �Environmental communication as: �A symbolic resource for making sense of our world �A place of conflict �Gendered �In the context of ecotourism �Inherently cultural © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Symbolic Resource: Functions �Pragmatic function �Communication-in-action �Enables us to talk about our world (e. g. , nature), to educate about it, and to persuade Example: When car manufacturers use ads using words and images to oppose higher fuel standards © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Symbolic Resource: Functions �Constitutive function �The language we use makes up or composes representations of the world �The language we use influences our awareness and perceptions about our world and shapes our attitudes and ideologies about our world © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Environmental Communication: Key Terms �Consider, discuss, and analyze the following key terms. What attitudes and ideologies do they constitute? �Anthropomorphizing �Ecofeminism �Other-than-human �Exotic other �Cosmovision © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Healthcare and Intercultural Communication �Differing cultural expectations �Specific applications of cultural communication in healthcare �Sensitivity to cultural communication considerations in healthcare © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Healthcare and Intercultural Communication �Sensitivity to cultural communication considerations �Verbal communication �Translation/interpretation �Nonverbal communication �Facial expression, eye behaviors, touch, gestures © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Organizational Leadership and Intercultural Communication �Social scientific approach: Dimensions of intercultural leadership success �Charismatic/value-based �Team-based �Participative �Humane-orientation �Autonomous �Self-protective © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Organizational Leadership and Intercultural Communication �Interpretive approach: Leadership and sensemaking �Gauging preparedness for leadership �Understanding the different meanings associated with leadership © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Organizational Leadership and Intercultural Communication Intellectual capital: One’s knowledge of how things work, one’s interest in learning about foreign lands, as well as one’s ability to make connections and sense across a wide variety of options © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Organizational Leadership and Intercultural Communication �Psychological capital: One’s desire to explore the world, take risks, and experience new things, and one’s ability to accept and even enjoy uncertainty in life Are you able to accept and even enjoy life’s uncertainties? Explain. © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Organizational Leadership and Intercultural Communication �Social capital: One’s ability to build bridges between those with diverse opinions, to be concerned more with listening than getting one’s own point across, and to empathize with people from very different backgrounds than one’s own. Are you ready to assume a leadership position in an intercultural setting? Explain. © 2016 Taylor & Francis