As global society evolves, the division of world
citizens is slowly
diminishing
What used to be segmented by language,
ethnicity, creed, or culture, the global society
has connected individuals through
communication, knowledge, information, and
network.
aims to make it possible for
everyone to have a collaborative culture where
individuals despite differences in genetics,
education, cultures, traditions, aspirations
coexist, work, and learn together.
Globalization
are bywords of global
people who intend to outgrow the tendency to
subscribe to a social construct that defines “to
each their own” mentality.
Sharing and networking
People in many different countries share
common cultural experiences and information
vital to the
understanding of various events around the world
The global society paved the way toward
intercultural communication
requires an acceptable
code to be understood.
Human communication
as a system has rules in production
of sounds, formation of words, construction of
sentences, and expression of meanings.
Language
help people understand each
other when they belong to the same speech
community as they share a set of rules in the
language system and process.
Language code
They acquire this language in their
community.
mother tongue or first language
As they recognize the need to
deal with others outside their community, they
discover the use of
other languages for certain reasons
They learn their second language either
formally or informally
go to school
formally
in their own effort
informally
on their own effort.
informally
are
significant processes in human communication
activities.
Language acquisition and learning
requires effective
communication across cultures.
global world
A reflection of culture
Language
Bring miscommunication sometimes
Behavior
Eye contact, gestures, and facial
expressions (non-verbal communication)
which may have different interpretation
and meaning in different cultures
Cultural differences (body language)