Pivotal links:
- Edward Hall (father of intercultural communication)
- Hall's concepts
- Negotiating cultural differences
- Journal of Intercultural Communication
- Journal of Language, Society and Culture
- Bibliography on Cross-Cultural Communication
Technology links:
- Journal of Technology and Culture
- The Intercultural Communication Forum
- New technological tool for raising people's cultural awareness
- Intercultural Communication via the Internet: Receiving the Message and Sending a Response
Effective Communication + Intercultural Understanding ==> Using Technology
Do
you want a website that provides a comprehensive and detailed
explanation on the concept of communication as a science and a field of
study? -- click here
Communication
Do you want more on
Communication?
Here is a
entry on
Intercultural communication. It provides some theoretical
grounds on what intercultural communication means, how it developed and
what other major constructs such a field of study considers.
After we knew what intercultural communication means,
might think
why
intercultural communication is important? This is a link for a
Maltin organization that provides courses and training sessions on
diplomatic studies. It also shows how important intercultural
communication competence is for those who want to be effective diplomats
in specific and communicators in general.
hmmm, so what about the role of technology in influencing
(shaping/reshaping) people's effective communication? What values
and perceptions people from various backgrounds bring with them when
they interculturally communicate through a technological medium?
To answer such questions, please
the following
Culture, technology, communication: towards an intercultural global
village. A
is suggested.
Video Clips:
This video discusses the differences between Low and High context communication and culture. It is based on E. Hall's work.
This is a clip on what
cross-cultural communication is and how it is perceived by a student of
linguistics.
This is a German clip, with English subtitles, that explains how people can benefit from current technological mediums and programs to enhance intercultural communication. This video were produced during the "days of one world" project on Comenius Kolleg in Mettingen from 8.9. till 19.9.2009.