Lesson 1.2.

: Intercultural Communication

Learning Check (Assessment)

Test I. Read each statement. If it displays bias or insensitivity, write the group/element being
misrepresented (gender, social status, age, religion, culture). If not, write “OK.”
_____________ 1. “Each employee must wear his ID at all times.”
Gender
Age
_____________2. “You won’t understand if I explain; you’re too young.”
Culture
_____________3. “Japanese people are so rigid and stoic!”
Social Status
_____________4. “Don’t buy those shades; only low-class people wear those.”
Age
_____________5. “Lolo, this is an iPhone. ‘i-Phone.’ It is a very complicated device, but I’ll
explain it to you simply. It is used to talk to people from other places.”
OK
_____________6. “All staff members have to submit their leave requests before the day
ends.”
Religion
_____________7. “My belief is the absolute truth. Other religions simply got it wrong.”
Social Status
_____________8. “Manang, let’s go, I’ll treat you. I bet you haven’t eaten sushi in your
entire life.”
OK
_____________9. “Catholics and Protestants do have big differences, but we must respect
each other’s beliefs.”
Age
_____________10. “You’re the youngest person in the family, but I trust that you can handle
the situation well.”

Test II. Write T before each number if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.

T
 _____________1. Intercultural communication occurs when there is interaction and
negotiation between or among individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
T
_____________2. Intercultural communication refers only to communication that happens
between or among individuals from different nations.
F
_____________3. Communication that exists between or among individuals from different
ethnic, religious, and regional backgrounds and sexual orientations is not considered as
intercultural.
T
_____________4. The DMIS by Bennett and Bennett (2004) can be used to understand those
who do not recognize other cultures and cannot communicate interculturally.
F
_____________5. The denial stage could be interpreted as distrust towards other cultures.
_____________6. The acceptance stage refers to recognition of cultural differences.
F T
_____________7. In the adaptation stage, individuals begin to integrate with other cultures.
_____________8. Cultural sensitivity matters in intercultural communication.
T
T
_____________9. One character trait of a competent communicator is sensitivity to nonverbal
cues in other cultures.
T
_____________10. A competent communicator is a person who is effective in intercultural
communication.

Test III.

1. How do you develop appreciation for different cultural perspectives? Cite at least
three ways.

 Value and respect others because we are all humans, nothing different from one
another.
 Make friends with individuals who have different cultures or races.
 Know the implications behind the components of their cultural background.