‭GNED 05: PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION‬ l‭anguage‬ ‭and‬ ‭used‬ ‭the‬ ‭English‬ ‭language‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭conversation‬

‭LESSON‬‭1:‬‭THINKING‬‭ABOUT‬‭CULTURE‬ ‭while the‬ ‭American‬‭adjusted‬‭her‬‭tone‬‭and‬‭manner.‬

‭ ulture‬‭is‬ ‭defined‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬‭community‬‭or‬‭population‬‭sufficiently‬‭large‬

C I‭ n‬‭this‬‭scenario,‬‭we‬‭can‬‭see‬‭the‬‭difference‬‭between‬‭cross‬‭cultural‬
‭enough‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭self-sustaining,‬ ‭that‬ ‭is‬‭large‬‭enough‬‭to‬‭produce‬‭new‬ ‭communication‬‭and‬‭intercultural‬‭communication.‬
‭generations of members without relying on outside people.‬
“‭ Culture‬ ‭does‬ ‭not‬ ‭create‬ ‭different‬ ‭communication‬ ‭but‬ ‭different‬ ‭ ntercultural‬‭communication‬‭happened‬‭when‬‭the‬‭Filipino‬‭mother‬
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‭communication creates culture.”‬ ‭talked‬ ‭to‬ ‭her‬ ‭daughter‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭American‬ ‭mother‬ ‭talked‬ ‭to‬ ‭her‬
‭ ultures‬ ‭are‬ ‭created‬ ‭through‬ ‭communication;‬ ‭that‬ ‭is‬
C ‭child.‬ ‭Each‬ ‭pair‬ ‭shared‬ ‭a‬ ‭common‬ ‭culture‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭manner‬ ‭of‬
‭communication‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭means‬ ‭of‬ ‭human‬ ‭interaction‬ ‭through‬ ‭which‬ ‭communication‬ ‭is‬ ‭quite‬ ‭acceptable‬ ‭only‬ ‭within‬ ‭theirs.‬ ‭The‬ ‭only‬
‭cultural‬ ‭characteristics,‬ ‭whether‬ ‭customs,‬ ‭roles,‬ ‭rules,‬ ‭rituals,‬ ‭laws‬ ‭factor‬‭that‬‭affected‬‭the‬‭communication‬‭style‬‭is‬‭the‬‭age‬‭difference‬
‭or other patterns – are created and shared.‬ ‭and‬ ‭their‬‭relationship.‬‭Cross‬‭cultural‬‭happened‬‭when‬‭the‬‭mothers‬
‭met‬ ‭and‬ ‭had‬ ‭a‬ ‭conversation.‬ ‭For‬ ‭communication‬ ‭between‬‭people‬
‭with‬ ‭different‬ ‭cultures‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭effective‬ ‭necessary‬ ‭adjustment‬ ‭and‬
‭ ross‬ ‭cultural‬ ‭communication‬ ‭which‬ ‭generally‬ ‭compares‬ ‭the‬
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‭strategies‬ ‭must‬ ‭be‬ ‭applied.‬ ‭Aside‬ ‭from‬ ‭other‬‭factors‬‭like‬‭age‬‭and‬
‭communication‬ ‭styles‬ ‭and‬ ‭patterns‬ ‭of‬ ‭people‬ ‭from‬ ‭very‬ ‭different‬
‭relationship, cultural difference must be highly considered.‬
‭cultural/social structures such as nation-states;‬
‭ ntercultural‬ ‭communication‬ ‭which‬ ‭deals‬ ‭with‬ ‭how‬ ‭people‬ ‭from‬
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‭In‬‭this‬‭scenario‬‭it‬‭can‬‭also‬‭be‬‭realized‬‭that:‬
‭these‬ ‭social/cultural‬ ‭structures‬ ‭speak‬ ‭to‬ ‭one‬ ‭another‬ ‭and‬ ‭what‬
‭difficulties‬ ‭or‬ ‭differences‬ ‭they‬ ‭encounter,‬ ‭over‬ ‭and‬ ‭above‬ ‭the‬ ‭1.‬ ‭Multiple cultures exist in one society or national group.‬
‭different languages they speak.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭Multiple‬ ‭social‬ ‭communities‬ ‭coexist‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭single‬ ‭society‬ ‭or‬
‭national‬ ‭amongst‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭as‬ ‭part‬ ‭of‬ ‭their‬ ‭conduct‬ ‭of‬
‭membership.‬ ‭In‬ ‭whatever‬ ‭situation‬ ‭whether‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬‭a‬‭great‬‭or‬
I‭ magine‬ ‭a‬ ‭Filipino‬ ‭mother‬ ‭and‬ ‭daughter‬ ‭migrants‬ ‭at‬ ‭a‬ ‭grocery‬
‭small‬ ‭difference‬ ‭in‬ ‭culture‬ ‭we‬ ‭must‬ ‭avoid‬ ‭ethnocentrism‬ ‭or‬
‭store.‬ ‭The‬ ‭girl‬ ‭is‬ ‭asking‬ ‭her‬ ‭mother‬ ‭to‬ ‭buy‬ ‭her‬ ‭a‬ ‭lot‬ ‭of‬ ‭stuff.‬ ‭I‬ ‭ethnocentric‬ ‭bias.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭believing‬ ‭that‬ ‭your‬ ‭culture‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬
‭believe‬ ‭you‬ ‭have‬ ‭imagined‬ ‭the‬ ‭Filipino‬ ‭mother’s‬ ‭response‬ ‭to‬ ‭her‬ ‭standard‬ ‭of‬ ‭all‬ ‭others.‬ ‭Your‬ ‭own‬ ‭cultural‬ ‭way‬ ‭of‬ ‭acting‬‭is‬‭right‬
‭daughter?‬ ‭Did‬ ‭you?‬ ‭It‬‭could‬‭be,‬‭“‬‭Dapat‬‭di‬‭ka‬‭na‬‭lang‬‭isinama‬‭!”‬ ‭and‬‭normal,‬‭and‬‭all‬‭other‬‭ways‬‭of‬‭acting‬‭are‬‭only‬‭variants‬‭of‬‭the‬
‭(indirect).‬‭Then,‬‭imagine‬‭an‬‭American‬‭mother‬‭and‬‭daughter‬‭at‬‭the‬ ‭only‬ ‭really‬ ‭good‬ ‭way‬ ‭to‬ ‭act‬ ‭yours.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭important‬ ‭that‬ ‭we‬
‭same‬ ‭grocery‬ ‭store.‬ ‭Just‬ ‭like‬ ‭the‬ ‭Filipino‬ ‭kid,‬ ‭the‬ ‭American‬ ‭girl‬ ‭recognize‬‭that‬‭each‬‭culture‬‭is‬‭different‬‭and‬‭this‬‭difference‬‭must‬
‭be accepted and respected.‬
‭asked‬‭her‬‭mother‬‭for‬‭a‬‭lot‬‭of‬‭stuff.‬‭Let’s‬‭say‬‭the‬‭mother‬‭replied,‬‭“I‬
‭can’t‬‭buy‬‭anything‬‭out‬‭of‬‭our‬‭budget.‬‭Our‬‭money‬‭was‬‭just‬‭enough‬
‭for‬ ‭our‬ ‭grocery,”‬ ‭(direct).‬ ‭Now‬ ‭imagine‬ ‭them‬ ‭all‬ ‭four‬ ‭meeting‬
‭inside‬ ‭the‬ ‭grocery‬ ‭store‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭mothers‬ ‭started‬ ‭complementing‬
‭each‬ ‭other,‬ ‭all‬ ‭friendly.‬ ‭The‬ ‭Filipino‬ ‭mother‬ ‭adjusting‬ ‭her‬
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 ‭Territoriality‬ ‭ ‬‭Space is‬‭communal.‬
● ‭●‬‭Space is‬
‭●‬‭People‬‭stand close to‬ ‭compartmentalized.‬
‭LESSON‬‭2:‬‭DIMENSIONS‬‭OF‬‭CULTURE‬ ‭each other‬‭and‬‭share‬ ‭●‬‭Privacy is important, so‬
‭the same‬‭place.‬ ‭people stand‬‭farther‬
‭ ultures‬ ‭are‬ ‭not‬ ‭synonymous‬ ‭with‬ ‭countries.‬ ‭It‬ ‭does‬ ‭not‬ ‭respect‬
C ‭apart.‬
‭political‬ ‭boundaries.‬ ‭Therefore,‬ ‭we‬ ‭must‬ ‭identify‬ ‭the‬ ‭different‬ ‭Temporality‬ ‭●‬‭Everything‬‭has its own‬ ‭●‬‭Events and‬‭tasks are‬
‭dimensions of culture.‬ ‭time and not scheduled.‬ ‭scheduled‬‭and to be‬‭done‬
‭●‬‭Change‬‭is slow,‬‭and‬ ‭at particular‬‭times‬
‭Four‬‭cross‬‭cultural‬‭characteristics:‬
‭time is a‬‭process that‬
‭●‬‭Change is‬‭fast,‬‭and time is‬
‭1.‬ C‭ ontext‬‭which is categorized into two.‬ ‭belongs to others and‬
‭●‬ ‭High‬ ‭context‬ ‭which‬ ‭places‬ ‭a‬ ‭great‬ ‭deal‬ ‭of‬ ‭emphasis‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭nature.‬ ‭a‬‭commodity to be spent‬
‭or‬‭saved.‬
‭total‬ ‭environment‬ ‭or‬ ‭context‬ ‭where‬ ‭speech‬ ‭and‬ ‭interaction‬
‭take‬ ‭place.‬ ‭In‬ ‭high‬ ‭context,‬ ‭spoken‬ ‭words‬ ‭are‬ ‭much‬ ‭less‬
‭Learning‬ ‭●‬‭Multiple sources of‬ ‭●‬‭One source of information‬
‭important than the rest of the context.‬ ‭is used. Thinking proceeds‬
‭information‬‭is used.‬
‭●‬ ‭Low‬‭context‬‭is‬‭when‬‭the‬‭message‬‭itself‬‭is‬‭everything‬‭and‬‭it‬‭is‬ ‭●‬‭Thinking proceeds‬‭from‬ ‭from specific to general.‬
‭much‬‭more‬‭important‬‭to‬‭have‬‭a‬‭well-structured‬‭argument‬‭or‬‭a‬ ‭general to specific.‬ ‭●‬‭Learning occurs by‬
‭●‬‭Learning occurs by‬ ‭following the explicit‬
‭well‬ ‭delivered‬ ‭presentation‬ ‭than‬ ‭it‬ ‭is.‬ ‭People‬‭tend‬‭to‬‭separate‬
‭observing others‬ ‭directions and‬
‭their‬ ‭relationship‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭messages‬ ‭and‬ ‭focuses‬ ‭on‬ ‭details‬ ‭explanations of others‬
‭and logic.‬

‭2. Collectivism‬‭/‬‭Individualism‬
‭Let us look at the table below that shows the difference of the two:‬
‭●‬ C ‭ ollectivism‬ ‭refers‬ ‭to‬ ‭togetherness.‬ ‭To‬ ‭collectivist‬ ‭culture,‬
‭High‬‭Context‬ ‭Low‬‭Context‬
‭building‬‭and‬‭maintaining‬‭good‬‭relationship‬‭with‬‭others‬‭is‬‭more‬
‭Association‬ ‭●‬‭Relationship‬‭build‬‭slowly‬ ●
‭ ‬‭Relationships‬‭begin and‬
‭and depend on trust‬ ‭ nd quickly.‬
e ‭important‬ ‭than‬ ‭accomplishing‬ ‭the‬ ‭task.‬ ‭Those‬ ‭who‬ ‭are‬
‭collectivist‬ ‭suppresses‬ ‭their‬ ‭independent‬ ‭activities‬ ‭and‬
‭Interaction‬ ‭●‬‭Nonverbal elements are‬ ‭●‬‭Nonverbal elements are‬
‭significant.‬ ‭non significant.‬ ‭individual aims for the group’s welfare.‬
‭●‬‭Verbal messages are‬ ‭●‬‭Verbal messages are‬ ‭●‬ ‭Individualism‬ ‭refers‬ ‭to‬ ‭individuality.‬ ‭To‬ ‭individualist‬ ‭culture,‬
‭indirect‬‭and‬ ‭explicit‬‭and‬ ‭achieving‬ ‭the‬ ‭goal‬ ‭and‬ ‭finishing‬ ‭the‬ ‭task‬ ‭is‬ ‭more‬ ‭important‬
‭communication is‬‭seen‬ ‭communication is seen as‬
‭than building relationship with others.‬
‭as an art form or way of‬ ‭a way of exchanging‬
‭engaging someone.‬ ‭information, ideals and‬
‭opinions.‬
‭3. Time‬ ‭▪‬ ‭Disputants should be disciplined.‬
‭ hronemics‬ ‭refers‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭study‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭use‬ ‭of‬ ‭time‬ ‭system‬ ‭which‬
C ‭●‬ ‭Styles‬‭of‬‭Conflict‬‭Management‬
‭has‬‭two types‬‭:‬ ‭▪‬ D
‭ ominating‬ ‭style‬ ‭–‬ ‭involve‬ ‭forcing‬ ‭one’s‬ ‭will‬ ‭on‬ ‭another‬ ‭to‬
‭ onochronic‬‭which‬‭refers‬‭to‬‭the‬‭time‬‭system‬‭where‬‭schedules‬‭are‬
M ‭satisfy‬ ‭individual‬ ‭desires‬ ‭regardless‬ ‭of‬ ‭negative‬ ‭relational‬
‭made‬ ‭and‬‭are‬‭strictly‬‭followed.‬‭Those‬‭who‬‭follow‬‭this‬‭time‬‭system‬ ‭consequences.‬‭For‬‭example,‬‭you‬‭and‬‭a‬‭friend‬‭decide‬‭to‬‭order‬‭a‬
‭also‬ ‭do‬ ‭one‬ ‭task‬ ‭at‬ ‭a‬ ‭time.‬ ‭They‬ ‭are‬ ‭more‬ ‭committed‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬‭job.‬ ‭pizza,‬ ‭and‬ ‭as‬ ‭you‬ ‭call‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭order,‬ ‭your‬ ‭friend‬ ‭mentions‬ ‭a‬
‭They‬ ‭follow‬ ‭strict‬ ‭rules‬ ‭to‬ ‭privacy.‬ ‭They‬ ‭are‬ ‭also‬ ‭accustomed‬ ‭to‬ ‭desire‬‭for‬‭pepperoni.‬‭You‬‭would‬‭rather‬‭have‬‭sausage‬‭and‬‭reply,‬
‭short term relationships. In the sense, they are low-context.‬ ‭“Too bad. I’m making the call, and we are having sausage.”‬

‭ olychronic‬‭people‬‭like‬‭multitasking,‬‭and‬‭change‬‭plans‬‭often‬‭and‬
P ‭▪‬ I‭ ntegrating‬‭style‬‭–‬‭necessitate‬‭a‬‭great‬‭deal‬‭of‬‭open‬‭discussion‬
‭easily.‬ ‭They‬ ‭are‬ ‭more‬ ‭concerned‬ ‭with‬ ‭those‬ ‭who‬ ‭are‬ ‭closely‬ ‭about‬‭the‬‭conflict‬‭and‬‭hand‬‭to‬‭reach‬‭a‬‭solution‬‭that‬‭completely‬
‭related,‬ ‭like‬ ‭family,‬ ‭than‬ ‭business‬ ‭associates.‬ ‭They‬ ‭borrow‬ ‭and‬ ‭satisfies‬ ‭everyone‬ ‭involved.‬ ‭For‬ ‭example,‬ ‭you‬ ‭and‬‭your‬‭friend‬
‭lend‬ ‭things‬ ‭often‬ ‭and‬ ‭they‬ ‭have‬ ‭the‬ ‭strong‬ ‭tendency‬ ‭to‬ ‭build‬ ‭differ‬‭on‬‭what‬‭pizza‬‭topping‬‭you‬‭would‬‭like,‬‭so‬‭you‬‭both‬‭openly‬
‭lifetime relationships. They are high-context people.‬ ‭discuss‬‭your‬‭positions‬‭and‬‭the‬‭options‬‭available‬‭until‬‭you‬‭reach‬
‭a‬ ‭solution‬ ‭that‬ ‭fulfills‬ ‭both‬ ‭of‬ ‭your‬ ‭desires-‬ ‭perhaps‬ ‭getting‬
‭2.‬ ‭Conflict‬ ‭both toppings or half-sausage and half pepperoni.‬
‭ onflict‬‭can‬‭be‬‭present‬‭in‬‭many‬‭situations,‬‭more‬‭than‬‭a‬‭hindrance‬
C ‭▪‬ C
‭ ompromising‬ ‭styles‬ ‭–‬ ‭making‬ ‭a‬ ‭compromise‬ ‭demands‬ ‭that‬
‭we must look at it as an‬‭opportunity‬ ‭everyone‬ ‭must‬ ‭give‬ ‭something‬ ‭up‬ ‭to‬ ‭reach‬ ‭a‬ ‭solution.‬ ‭For‬
‭●‬ ‭Conflict‬‭is‬‭a‬‭normal,‬‭useful‬‭process.‬ ‭example,‬‭you‬‭and‬‭your‬‭friend‬‭discuss‬‭the‬‭conflict‬‭and‬‭decide‬‭to‬
‭▪‬ ‭All issues are subject to change through negotiation.‬ ‭get mushrooms instead of sausage or pepperoni.‬
‭▪‬ ‭Direct confrontation and conciliation are valued.‬ ‭▪‬ O
‭ bliging‬ ‭style‬ ‭–‬ ‭giving‬ ‭up‬ ‭one’s‬ ‭position‬ ‭to‬ ‭satisfy‬ ‭another’s.‬
‭▪‬ ‭Often individualists‬ ‭Emphasizes‬‭the‬‭area‬‭of‬‭agreement‬‭rather‬‭than‬ ‭disagreement.‬
‭▪‬ C‭ onflict‬ ‭is‬ ‭necessary‬ ‭renegotiation‬‭of‬‭an‬‭implied‬‭contract‬‭–‬‭a‬ ‭As‬‭you‬‭and‬‭your‬‭friend‬‭discuss‬‭what‬‭topping‬‭to‬‭include‬‭on‬‭your‬
‭redistribution‬‭of‬‭opportunity,‬‭release‬‭of‬‭tensions,‬‭and‬‭renewal‬ ‭pizza,‬ ‭you‬ ‭probably‬ ‭mention‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭important‬ ‭thing‬ ‭is‬ ‭you‬
‭of‬‭relationships.‬ ‭both‬‭want‬‭pizza‬‭and‬‭then‬ ‭agree‬‭to‬‭order‬‭pepperoni‬‭instead‬‭of‬
‭ ‬ ‭Conflict‬‭as‬‭destructive‬
● ‭sausage.‬
‭▪‬ ‭Conflict is a destructive disturbance of peace.‬ ‭▪‬ A
‭ voiding‬ ‭style‬ ‭–‬‭people‬‭avoid‬‭the‬‭conflict‬‭entirely‬‭by‬‭failing‬‭to‬
‭▪‬ T‭ he‬‭social‬‭system‬‭should‬‭not‬‭be‬‭adjusted‬‭to‬‭meet‬‭the‬‭needs‬‭of‬ ‭acknowledge‬ ‭its‬ ‭existence‬ ‭or‬ ‭by‬ ‭withdrawing‬ ‭from‬ ‭a‬ ‭solution‬
‭members; rather members should adapt to establish values.‬ ‭when‬‭it‬‭arises.‬‭So,‬‭your‬‭friend‬‭expresses‬‭a‬‭desire‬‭for‬‭pepperoni‬
‭▪‬ ‭Confrontations are destructive and ineffective.‬ ‭on‬ ‭that‬ ‭pizza,‬ ‭and‬ ‭even‬ ‭though‬ ‭you‬ ‭really‬ ‭want‬ ‭sausage,‬‭you‬
‭indicate that pepperoni is fine and place the order.‬
‭▪‬ ‭Often collectivists‬