Field visit either to a cultural event happening in their locality and prepare a field report
- Field visit to the Royal Oman Opera House- Cultural Centre or any Foreign Embassy and prepare a field report.
- Explore the development of interpersonal relationship by using intercultural communication in context of social media explosion on internet
How does perception impact on intercultural interactions?
Reflect on ONE recent interaction with someone from another culture.
Explain how perception either positively OR negatively affected the experience for you.
Identity and cultural bias
Using theory as your guide, define your own cultural identity.
Reflecting on recent interactions with people from different cultures, explain how your cultural identity influenced your cultural bias in these situations.
Verbal intercultural communication
Discuss a time in your own life when language was a barrier to an intercultural interaction. Using theory, explain what was happening and what you could have done to have made the situation better.
Nonverbal intercultural communication
Think of ONE occasion when you encountered a ‘foreign’ nonverbal cue:
a. Describe this nonverbal cue using the theoretical language taught in week 7 and in your readings (for example: haptics, oculesics etc)
b. How did you interpret this cue?
c. How does the literature suggest you should deal with unfamiliar nonverbal cues?
Listening within and across cultures
Why is listening an important process to ‘get right’ when interacting with people from other cultures.
How might you improve your listening when interacting with people form different cultures?
Justify your answer with theory.
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