Cross Cultural Communication

C1 – Advanced

Given different cultural backgrounds, people are faced with a challenge communicating with each other through verbal or non- verbal way of communicating, greetings, body language, and tone.

Let us watch a short clip on how to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Discussion Questions:

1. What is your opinion on cross culture communications?
2. How do people from different cultures communicate? How can we better communicate with individuals and groups whose first language, or language of choice, does not match our own?
3. Which do you think is a better way to communicate – body language or verbal expressions?
4. Do you think intercultural communication is easy or difficult? What problems have you had communicating with different cultures?
5. Is basic understanding of cultural diversity a key to effective cross-cultural communications? Support your stand.