Purposive Communication (GE 7)

LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN MULTI-CULTURAL SETTINGS

Name: Kristine Taduran

Date : 04 / 06/ 2021

Instruction:

The following are scenarios in a multi-cultural setting. These scenarios may have bearing on effective
and successful, or the opposite thereof, local and global communication.

You are tasked to come up with two (2) responses for each scenario. In each of your response, analyze
the PLUS (positives), the MINUS (negatives), and the INTERESTING (not quite positive but not quite
negative also). Afterwards, you will decide which response is the most appropriate and most effective.

Write all of your answers on this sheet. This activity is due today, before 12:00nn. When you are done,
take a screenshot of each page of this task and post it at the GE 7 group chat. Remember: answer first,
screenshot, then post.

Scenario 1

In your GE 7 class, you have a classmate named Flora who belongs to the T’boli tribe of Lake Sebu.
You have observed from first day of classes that she often sits alone and does not mingle with the
others, and your classmates also do not attempt to speak with her. One day, as you were trying to
cram studying for a quiz, you heard your classmates gossiping about Flora, criticizing and laughing
about her accent in speaking English. Moreover, they were also sneering about how she looks and
calling her “taga-bukid” in such a derogatory manner. What would you do?

Response 1
Plus Minus Interesting

I will tell them not to gossip

about the person who has done
nothing wrong to be rude and I will ignore what them and take
I will join to mock flora
sneer because of their physical care my quiz
appearance.

Response 2
Plus Minus Interesting

I will tell them not to bother

other person just because they
I will tease her too, make a story
are better than anyone. If they
and destroy her image
don't listen I will report them to
our teacher.

My Decision
Scenario 2

Your friend Tang San is a Chinese who came from Chongqing, China. He told you that the Chongqing
people love to eat hotpot and other dishes that use mala as main ingredient, which is spicy and
numbing seasoning made from Sichuan peppercorn and chili pepper. On his birthday, Tang San
invited you to have dinner at his house. He wanted you to experience eating his favorite Sichuan dish,
the Chongqing Laziji which is a very, very spicy chicken dish. However, you do not like spicy food even
the mildly spicy ones. What would you do?

Response 1
Plus Minus Interesting

I will tell him that I'm not eating

spicy foods

Response 2
Plus Minus Interesting

My Decision

Scenario 3

Your Japanese friends Sawada Shin and Odagiri Ryu have never been to another country so that when
they were chosen for a foreign program by Shirokin University, they eagerly grabbed the chance.
Knowing they have been interested in the Philippines, you urged them to choose Filcan University so
that you would be able to stay in your house and to go to the same classes together. Upon arriving,
and after all the bowing, you asked Shin and Ryu inside to settle down. Upon entering the genkan,
both friends started to take their footwear off as customary in Japan. You feel uneasy about it. What
would you do?
 Response 1
Plus Minus Interesting

Response 2
Plus Minus Interesting

My Decision

SCENARIO 4

You are invited in a business dinner in Korea by one of your Korean investors. You already know that
it is more respectful to accept a dish or glass using both hands when dining with them. Unfortunately,
you are with your colleague who does not have any idea about this table manner and is about to
commit a faux pas when your Korean investor offered to refill her glass with wine. What would you
do?

Response 1
Plus Minus Interesting

Response 2
 Plus Minus Interesting

My Decision

SCENARIO 5

Your cousin Allison who is half-American visited you and your relatives here in the Philippines. Since
most of them live in Manila, you were the one who had to travel to Luzon to spend time with them. In
one of your “gala”, you and three of your cousins including Allison decided to ride in a jeepney going
to Alabang. To reach there, you have to pass through EDSA and at that time, the traffic was really
horrible. Allison was feeling very hot and sweaty and starting to get annoyed by it. She exclaimed, “I
can’t bear the traffic and pollution anymore! And it’s so freaking hot, it’s even worse than New York!”.
The other passengers frowned at her looking askance. What would you do?

Response 1
Plus Minus Interesting

Response 2
Plus Minus Interesting

My Decision