TRIAL 2

• Globalization -may be seen as an interconnectedness of economic relationships, political units as well as digital networks.
• Assumption #1 -Messages relayed are not usually the messages received.
• Assumption #1 - When two speakers from different cultures interact, their values, emotions,perceptions, and behaviours greatly affect the interpretation of their messages.
• Assumption #3 - Involvement of style in communication among speakers
• Assumption #3 - There are communication gaps and only wisdom tells as whether to when to speak or not. Interpretation of silence differs from across cultures.
• Intercultural communication - is a symbolic activity where the thoughts and ideas of one are encoded into a verbal/or nonverbal message format, then transmitted through some channel to another person who must decode it, interpret it, and respond to i
• Individualism 

  • cultures focus on individual goals. It also aims to benefit the individual since every person is seen as unique with distinct talents and potential, thereby enabling them to hone their creativity, develop, independence, and confidence
• Individualism -  People in ____ cultures are disconnected from the in-groups such as the family and ironically belong to several groups but their stay is short-lived. 
• Collectivism - is the assumption that groups blend well by serving the ingroup (family, neighbors, or occupational groups). 
• Collectivism - People are not viewed as isolated individuals but rather they are identified by their membership.
• Culture - may be low and high which demonstrates the magnitude and degree of how a person affiliates the self. There is no such thing as a pure individualistic of collectivistic culture.
•  Vertical Individualism - values the autonomous self by seeing it as difference and an equal to others. It also emphasizes status and competition.
• Vertical Collectivism - believes that the self is an integral part of the in group even if the members are different from the other. It also specifies the group’s interdependence and in equality
• Assumption #5 - A circuitous of adaptation and stress

  It is normal to feel anxious, apprehensive and uncertain when one mingles and speaks to another person from a different culture