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Defining Terms
Intercultural Communication

the coherent, learned, shared view of a group of people about lifes concerns, expressed in symbols and activities, that ranks what is important, furnishes attitudes about what things are appropriate, and dictates behavior.

Intercultural Communication
Occurs when a member of one culture produces a message for consumption by a member of another culture. Involves interaction between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event.

Cross-cultural Communication Komunikasi Lintas Budaya

implies interaction with persons of different cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, religious, age and class backgrounds.
a process of exchanging, negotiating, and mediating one's cultural differences through language, non-verbal gestures, and space relationships. the process by which people express their openness to an intercultural experience.
Clarke and Sanchez, 2001

Dominant Culture
The group within a society that has the greatest amount of control over how the culture carries out its business.
This group possesses the power that allows them to speak for the entire culture while setting the tone and agenda others will usually follow. This relates to power not numbers within the group.

Co culture
Groups or social communities exhibiting communication characteristics, perceptions, values, beliefs, and practices that are sufficiently different to distinguish them for the other groups, communities, and the dominant culture.

Elements of culture
History: past stories passes down through generation Religion Values: culturally defined standards of desirability, goodness, and beauty that serves as broad guidelines for social living. Social organization: represent the various social units contained within the culture Language

Reference
Samovar, L. A., Porter, R. E., & McDaniel, E. R. (2008). Communication between cultures. UK: Thomson-Wadsworth. image.google.com