effective intercultural communication

EFFECTIVE

INTERCULTURAL

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

GLOBAL

CULTURE

� Culture gives man the ability to .

� It makes us specifically rational, critic and ethically

� Through culture we discern and make

choices.

� Through culture man and becomes � Through culture man and becomes

aware of itself, recognizes itself as an unfinished

project, questions his own achievements, seeks for new

meanings and creates works that transcend.

CULTURE IS…

�The set of shared

attitudes, values , goals

and practices that

characterizes an

institution, organization,

group or society.

�As such it includes

customs, practices,

codes, standards and

rules of behaviour, dress,

religion, rituals, and belief

systems.

INTERCULTURAL

COMMUNICATION

What is intercultural

communication?� The way people from different countries and

cultures act, communicate and perceive the world

around them, how people from different cultural

backgrounds interact.

� It involves understanding different cultures,

languages and customs.

The phenomenon of globalisation helps us to

be more open-minded and reduces the

opportunity for misunderstandings, but

unfortunately it can’t be generalized.