Questions and Answers
What barrier to intercultural communication refers to the belief that one's own culture is better than others?
Ethnocentrism
What term refers to one's national citizenship or legal status in a country?
National Identity
What barrier to intercultural communication is caused by prejudice or stereotyping?
Prejudice
What term is defined by one's social or economic status?
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Who introduced the concept of communicative competence in the 1960s?
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What ability involves using communicative strategies to repair breakdowns in communication?
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What term refers to one's knowledge of rules regarding how meanings are combined in discourse?
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What is also known as linguistic competence?
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What ability allows one to produce and interpret utterances appropriate to various sociocultural contexts?
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What is the term for how words and sentences are formed?
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What refers to how words are produced?
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What is the literal meaning associated with vocabulary?
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Communication comes from the Latin word 'comunicare' which means 'to impart'.
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In the communication process, the sender performs the following EXCEPT:
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Which order best explains the process of communication?
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Which of the following is the correct order of the letters in the alphabet?
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Who developed the SMCR model of communication?
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Which model illustrates the dynamic quality of communication?
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Which of the following is a key feature of a linear model of communication?
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Which transactional model gives the concept of noise?
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In White's eight stages of oral communication, which comes after Decoding?
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What is considered the most important element in the communication process?
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Study Notes
Intercultural Communication Barriers
- Ethnocentrism: Belief in the superiority of one's own culture over others.
- National Identity: Legal status or citizenship within a country.
- Prejudice: Negative behaviors stemming from stereotypes or biases.
- Class Identity: Defined by an individual’s social or economic standing.
Key Concepts in Communication
- Dell Hymes: Introduced communicative competence in the 1960s.
- Strategic Competence: Ability to use communication strategies to overcome breakdowns.
- Discourse Competence: Knowledge of rules and conventions for forming various text types.
- Grammatical Competence: Also referred to as linguistic competence.
- Sociolinguistic Competence: Producing utterances appropriate for different sociocultural contexts.
- Morphology and Syntax: Study of word formation and sentence structure.
- Phonology: Study of how words are pronounced.
- Semantics: Focus on the literal meanings of words.
- Effectiveness and Appropriateness: Criteria for assessing communicative competence.
Communication Process
- Origin of "Communication": Derived from the Latin word comunicare, meaning to impart.
- Sender's Functions: Includes encoding ideas, generating ideas, and sending messages; does not include decoding.
- Nature of Communication: Defined as a process that can be expressed verbally, through actions, or both.
- Order of Communication Process:
- The speaker generates an idea.
- The speaker encodes ideas into words/actions.
- The speaker transmits the message.
- The receiver receives the message.
- The receiver decodes the message based on context.
- The receiver provides feedback.
Communication Models
- Alphabet Order: Correct order is ABCDEF.
- SMCR Model Developer: Harold Laswell.
- Dynamic Quality: Transactional model highlights the interactive nature of communication.
- Linear Model: Characterized by one-way communication lacking feedback.
- Noise Concept: Associated with Badund's transactional model.
- White's Stages of Oral Communication: After decoding comes transmitting.
- Most Important Element: The message is crucial in the communication process.
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Test your knowledge on the concepts related to intercultural communication. This quiz covers essential terms such as ethnocentrism, national identity, prejudice, and others. Challenge yourself to understand the barriers that can affect communication across cultures.
