GlobalMedia: Intercultural Comm & International/Global Comm (U1-P3)

Define intercultural communication.
How does intercultural communication compare to global/international communication?

Some definitions for intercultural communication:

• "Communication between people of different cultures, subcultures, or subgroup identifications" (Jandt).
• "...process in which people from different cultures create shared meaning" (Lustig & Koester).
• "dyadic or small group (interpersonal) communication between people of different cultures."

Which are examples of intercultural communication?

• A Japanese student interacting with a U.S. American professor.
• A German working with a Russian on an international research project.
• A Chinese wife talking with her U.S. American husband.
• A long-distance telephone conversation between an Iranian in Iran and a U.S. American in the United States.
• President Obama talking with German leader.

Distinguish between intercultural communication and international/global communication.

Intercultural Communication	International/Global Communication
Between cultures	Between nations
Non-governmental communication	Governmental communication
Informal	Formal
Interpersonal communication	Mass-mediated communication
Two-way	One-way

Source: Hart, 1992 and Harms, 1973.


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