Name: Venus Rovie C.

Laque Subject: Purposive Communication

Course: BSHM 1

MODULE 3
TOPIC 2: LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN MULTICULTURAL SETTING

LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Task 1: Comprehension Questions: Instruction: The preceding input tackles the things to
consider when communicating with people of different cultures. Check your understanding of
the reading selection by answering the following questions:
1. How does each of the items in the following contrasting pairs differ from the other?
a) High- context vs. Low-context 
High context leaves much of the message unspecified, to be understood
through context, nonverbal cues, and between-the- line interpretation of what is
actually said. 
Low context is more expected messages to be explicit and specific
b) Sequential vs. Synchronic 
Sequential Culture is business people give full attention to one agenda item after
another. 
Synchronic culture the flow of time is viewed as a sort circle, with the past
present, and future all interrelated.
c) Affective vs. Neutral 
Neutral cultures do not telegraph their feelings but keep them carefully controlled
and subdued. 
Affective Cultures with high affect, people show their feelings plainly by
laughing, smiling, grimacing, scowling, and sometimes crying, shouting, or
walking out of the room.
2. What does the author recommend that we do to be successful in cross-cultural
communication?
 That we must apply cultural intelligence and provide clues on what we will encounter
when dealing with members of a particular culture.
Task 2: COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES. Instruction. Read the following statements
carefully, decide if each statement is true or false. Write T on the blank is the statement is true,
and F is the statement is false. If the statement is false, re-write or revise it to make it true. Use
the space provided after each statement. (Point system: 5 items x 3 points each = 15 points)
FALSE 1. Anyone who is proficient speaker of a language will find communicating across
cultures easy.
Not anyone who is a proficient speaker of a language will find communicating across
cultures easy.
Cross-cultural communication requires careful study and consideration.
FALSE 2. Our emotions do not matter whenever we communicate with others.
Our emotions do matter in communication, it is considered as a factor affecting
communication as failure to acknowledge and recognize it may lead to
miscommunication.
TRUE 3. There is no such thing as a right culture or a wrong culture.

FALSE 4. All cultures have the same way of thinking about time.
Other cultures have different way of thinking about time.
Not all cultures have the same way of thinking about time.
 TRUE 5. Communicating across cultures happens in one’s own country because of the
diverse domestic workforce of many companies today.

ASSIGNMENT. Instruction. Think of a topic and prepare questions for the interview (Note:
Questions should be limited to the foreigner’s practiced culture. Conduct a face to face
interview with an English speaking foreigner and make an observation narrative report.
Interviewer: Location:
Interviewee: Date:
Time Starts:
Time Ended:
OBSERVATION NARRATIVE REPORT
Topic:
Guide Questions: Answer: