Study Set Content:
Problems in communication often happen when there is a lack of comprehension about how certain cultures
•“work.”
How to Lessen Miscommunication in an Intercultural Context
1.Understand that no two individuals are alike
a.Every person comes from a different background that may be different from the other.
1.Observing and learning the cultures of other people that can possibly lessen the gap created by cultural differences.
In intercultural communication, there exists a framework in understanding its concept. It’s the concept of
•high-context and low-context cultures.
this concept refers to the values cultures place upon direct and indirect communication.
•high-context and low-context cultures.According to Neese (2016),
•Both high-context and low-context cultures rely on the (blank) present in the interaction to draw meaning from the message.
•Both high-context and low-context cultures rely on the verbal and non-verbal cues present in the interaction to draw meaning from the message.
•The meaning of a message is primarily drawn from the surroundings.
High-context culture
•People in such cultures do not need to say much when communicating because there is a high degree of similarity among members.
High-context culture
communicators find meaning primarily in the words in messages, not the surroundings.
Low-context culture according to Sagepub.com
It takes into account the background information of the sender and receiver when comprehending messages
High-context culture
●Meanings are communicated explicitly or clearly; very little of the conversation is left open to interpretation.
Low-context culture
As a result, nonverbal communication is not easily comprehended
Low-context culture
•people typically read nonverbal cues with high degree of accuracy because they share the same structure of meaning.
In high-context cultures
●Relationships do not seem to have an important role in the communication process.
Low-context culture
Ideas and information are sent and received explicitly
Low-context culture according to ●(Halverson & Tirmizi, 2008)
Examples of high-context cultures:
Asian (Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean), African, Arab, central European and Latin American cultures.
Examples for low-context cultures:
: Western cultures with European roots (Germany, Switzerland, France, UK) US, Canada, Australia
●For these cultures, they tend to put a premium on the relationships they have with the people they interact with.
High-context culture
●Productivity would depend on how these relationships work within and among the members of the group.
High-context culture
●Cultural differences shape how people interact and communicate with one another.
Low-context culture
●Oftentimes, there are (blank) of messages that are sent between cultures.
misinterpretations
