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I. Introduction
Everything we do is consider as communication.We chat to our
friends, We explain our answers in school and etc.. Even within the same
culture, communication isn't always easy. Spouses get divorced, friends fall
out and workers change jobs -- often because of misunderstandings. Add
cultural differences to the mix, and the sources of potential problems
multiply.Due to different culture , traditions and beliefs . Miscommunication
occur that leads to a chaos . Today we will tackle about these
factors.Whether you're a student, businessperson or traveler, knowing the
barriers to intercultural communication is the first step to overcoming
problems.We need to stumbling these blocks to improve intercultural
competence in any school and in any social setting.
II. Content:
● Anxiety
Fear, Differences in culture and communication styles can
even cause fear. As a result of this anxiety, people from different
cultures may pull back and avoid trying to communicate at all. Lets
watch a cartoon I made using powtoon… Anne came from the
individualistic culture, Individualistic means that a person is willing to
communicate with strangers. While Andre could possibly come from
collectivistic culture where in he regards the strangers as a “ non-
persons” and he didn’t show any rules of politeness and social
etiquette .
Definition of terms:
Definition of terms:
Proxemics-the branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of
space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
● Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism is based on the idea that your own race, nation, or
group is better than any other. Usually ethnocentrism is common for people
who come across the “culture shock”. During the period of time when an
individual is learning the new culture he might find this novel worst than his
home culture.It may block communication and hinders the exchange of
ideas and skills among people. It may also lead to fuel conflict because
people may think that other culture is inferior.
Definition of terms :
Definition of terms:
● Languange
There are five actual factors that generally produce the difficulties in
the translation. They are lack of equivalences in vocabulary, idioms,
grammar and syntax, experiences, and concepts.
I. Essential Question:
1. Cite some of your experiences where you experienced
miscommunication.
2. Interpret the images . How does these words are connected?
3. Why does the School have a big role in the intercultural
communication?
II. Theory / Concept into practice
This barriers must be stumbled so there is a better Intercultural
Competence. As a student, Intercultural Communication is important
because it help me to understand others. It is true that you must listen
before understanding each other.We must not easily judge other people .
As a Future teacher,We must aware or be sensitive enough.We need to be
flexible in terms of communication. We are the one to break the ice between
the two of us.As a member of the society,We must not judge other races,but
try to listen and understand them.