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1. What is culture? On the surface: customs and behavior More deeply: what the behavior and customs mean to the people who are following them In a word: Culture is all about meanings Hall: Culture is everything and everywhere 4. What is Communication? It comes from the Latin word “communicare”, it means to give or to exchange. Now, the most common meaning of “communication” is to give or exchange information or ideas. Communication is our ability to share our ideas and feelings. (the basis of all human contact) Communication is a dynamic, systematic process in which meanings are created and reflected in human interaction with symbols. (J.T.Wood) Elements of communication Context (location, time, light, temperature, seating arrangements) Participants (relationship, gender, culture) Messages (meanings, symbols, encoding and decoding) Channels (sound, sight, smell, taste, touch) Noise (external noise, internal noise, semantic noise) feedback Linear Model of Communication 5. Characteristics of communication 1) Communication is dynamic 2) Communication is interactive 3) Communication is irreversible 4) Communication takes place in both a physical and social context. 6. Intercultural Communication Samovar Porter Intercultural communication is communication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event. intercultural communication refers to any communication between two members of any cultural communities. Intercultural Communication Vs Cross-cultural Communication Cross-cultural communication the similarities and differences in value orientations, affective dispositions, relationship management, communicative styles (psychological process) Intercultural communication the penetration by a member of one culture into another culture (