A. Analyze the comic strip above.

Monina is the daughter of a diplomat in the Middle

East. She attends an international school where she became classmates with
Amira. Amira invited Monina to her house and Amira obliged. When the bell
rang, Amira opened the door and invited Monina into the house. What should
Monina do next?
Answer:Amira unlocks the door after the bell rings, allowing Monina to enter her
friend’s home. Monina then presents herself to Amira’s family as a friend of Amira’s, and
Monina welcomes Amira’s family before telling them how she and her classmate met.
B. Watch the video on Intercultural Communication uploaded in your virtual classroom
and answer the following questions.
1. What is cross-cultural communication?
Ans: Cross-cultural communication is the intercultural interaction between individuals or
between individuals and their environment in circumstances where one or more of the
individuals included within the interaction are from diverse societies. It is communication
from a cross-cultural point of view, or it can be considered a frame of intercultural
communication that can cross boundaries. It is the act of association with individuals
from other culture or society in several ways.
2. What types of things must be accounted for in cross-cultural communication?
Ans: The types of things must be accounted for in cross cultural communication are
Ethnicity, Age, Gender, Nationality and sexual orientation.
3. What are the hallmarks of low-context cultures? Of high-context cultures?
Ans: The hallmarks of low-context cultures are information is in a logical, linear
sequence and explicit, straightforward, unambiguous. The focus is the speaker,
impatient with high context speakers, often miss non-verbal cues and individualistic.
The example of this are Swiss Germans and Scandinavians.
While the high-context culture the meaning is more likely to be in context not in words,
the emphasis is on non-verbal communication, misunderstanding can easily occur, the
culture is more group oriented and mutually dependent examples of this are Asian
Middle Eastern and Native American descent.

4. What are some examples of non-verbal communication? What are cross-cultural

concerns with non-verbal communication?
Ans: These are the examples of non-verbal communication touch, glance, eye contact,
volume, vocal nuance, proximity, gestures, facial expression.
The cross cultural concerns with non- verbal communication It can make the contrast of
showing up true or it can be effectively misunderstood. It can bring individuals together
or tear individuals separated. It can too offer assistance us talk & studied volumes
without understanding a word of each other’s languages. Clearly, words are
exceptionally critical since they communicate a particular content. But non-verbal
behavior too communicates substance, as well as much more. For people who as it
were creates their dialect aptitudes without the non-verbal behaviors that are related
with that dialect doesn’t come over well. People can be saying the substance they need
to communicate, but fair not come over accurately, since a part of what is being
communicated is non-verbal. This can lead to intercultural strife, errors and ambiguities
in communication, in spite of dialect fluency. On the other hand, non-verbal
communication can moreover oil communication where there’s a need of dialect
familiarity.
5. What is power distance? Why is it important to account for power distance in
cross-cultural communication?
Answer: Power distance refers to the degree to which members of a group are willing
to accept a disparity in power and status between them. It is concerned with how people
feel about hierarchy, specifically how much authority is valued and respected in a
society.Although power distance may appear to be a minor aspect of intercultural
communication, it is clearly an important aspect of knowing when and how to
communicate with someone. Understanding the various power distances in cultures will
aid in the formation and maintenance of intercultural knowledge and
understandings.Confusion, irritation, and even fury may result if you don’t have this
knowledge and comprehension. Recognizing and respecting a culture’s power distance
will make the process of adjusting and acclimating to a new culture lot easier, faster,
and more understanding.
6. How do we develop intercultural competence?
Answer:Intercultural competence starts with knowledge – an understanding of what
drives people to think and act in certain ways. Other cultures, worldviews, and
communication methods must be respected and appreciated, as well as an
understanding of other people’s actions, cultural norms, and ways of thinking, no matter
how bizarre or unusual they may look.Curiosity, flexibility, and the willingness to adapt
and be open to different ways of thinking and behaving, as well as the ability and
willingness to acknowledge and accept different behaviors and ideas in a
nonjudgmental manner, especially opinions and perspectives with which we do not
necessarily agree.Awareness of our own biases and behaviors in order to respond in a
culturally appropriate manner.

3. What are the hallmarks of low-context cultures? Of high-context cultures?

Answer:The hallmarks of low-context cultures are information is in a logical, linear
sequence and explicit, straightforward, unambiguous. The focus is the speaker,
impatient with high context speakers, often miss non-verbal cues and individualistic.
The example of this are Swiss Germans and Scandinavians.
While the high-context culture the meaning is more likely to be in context not in words,
the emphasis is on non-verbal communication, misunderstanding can easily occur, the
culture is more group oriented and mutually dependent examples of this are Asian
Middle Eastern and Native American descent.
4. What are some examples of non-verbal communication? What are cross-cultural
concerns with non-verbal communication?
Answer:These are the examples of non-verbal communication touch, glance, eye
contact, volume, vocal nuance, proximity, gestures, facial expression.The cross cultural
concerns with non- verbal communication It can make the contrast of showing up true or
it can be effectively misunderstood. It can bring individuals together or tear individuals
separated. It can too offer assistance us talk & studied volumes without understanding a
word of each other’s languages. Clearly, words are exceptionally critical since they
communicate a particular content. But non-verbal behavior too communicates
substance, as well as much more. For people who as it were creates their dialect
aptitudes without the non-verbal behaviors that are related with that dialect doesn’t
come over well. People can be saying the substance they need to communicate, but fair
not come over accurately, since a part of what is being communicated is non-verbal.
This can lead to intercultural strife, errors and ambiguities in communication, in spite of
dialect fluency. On the other hand, non-verbal communication can moreover oil
communication where there’s a need of dialect familiarity.
5. What is power distance? Why is it important to account for power distance in cross-
cultural communication?
Answer:Power distance refers to the degree to which members of a group are willing to
accept a disparity in power and status between them. It is concerned with how people
feel about hierarchy, specifically how much authority is valued and respected in a
society.Although power distance may appear to be a minor aspect of intercultural
communication, it is clearly an important aspect of knowing when and how to
communicate with someone. Understanding the various power distances in cultures will
aid in the formation and maintenance of intercultural knowledge and
understandings.Confusion, irritation, and even fury may result if you don’t have this
knowledge and comprehension. Recognizing and respecting a culture’s power distance
will make the process of adjusting and acclimating to a new culture lot easier, faster,
and more understanding.
6. How do we develop intercultural competence?
Answer:Intercultural competence starts with knowledge – an understanding of what
drives people to think and act in certain ways. Other cultures, worldviews, and
communication methods must be respected and appreciated, as well as an
understanding of other people’s actions, cultural norms, and ways of thinking, no matter
how bizarre or unusual they may look.Curiosity, flexibility, and the willingness to adapt
and be open to different ways of thinking and behaving, as well as the ability and
willingness to acknowledge and accept different behaviors and ideas in a
nonjudgmental manner, especially opinions and perspectives with which we do not
necessarily agree.Awareness of our own biases and behaviors in order to respond in a
culturally appropriate manner.