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Intercultural Communication happens when individuals interact, negotiate, and create meanings
while bringing in their varied cultural backgrounds.
Intercultural Communication pertains to communication among people from different
nationalities.
Intercultural Communication is a communication that is influenced by different ethnicities,
religions, and sexual orientations.
Intercultural Communication refers to the communication between people from two different
cultures having a symbolic, interpretative, transactional, contextual process in which they create
shared meanings.
Intercultural Communication takes place when people draw from their cultural identity to
understand values, prejudices, language, attitudes, and relationships.
1. When communicating to others, take into consideration the elements such as culture, gender, age,
social status, and religion.
2. Avoid stereotypes, i.e., generalization about a certain group.
3. Challenge gender norms.
4. Do not talk down on younger people and the elderly.
5. Be sensitive to the religious practices of others.
6. Be polite at all times; do not belittle people you perceive to be on lower social class than you.