WEEK 3- USE VARIOUS STRTATEGIES IN ORDER

TO AVOID COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

Recall/ Review

Just a word
Learning Objectives:
• Identify reasons for communication breakdown
• Discuss ways to avoid communication breakdown
• Classify the examples of barriers in communication
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the socio-cultural aspect
of communication
• Promote the importance of intercultural
communication
Barriers to Communication
• Physical barriers
• Psychological barriers
• Cultural barriers
• Jargon
 Barriers…
• Process barriers - shows that one of
the elements in the communication
process blocks the flow of messages
• Semantic barriers – refer to problem
arising from the expression or
transmission of meanings
Barriers…
• Psychosocial barriers – can be
one’s status and perception.
Consciousness of one’s status
affects the two-way flow of
communication.
Strategies to Avoid Communication
Breakdown
• Apply positive self-talk and perception.
• Use appropriate language
• Be open
• Give and accept feedback
Intercultural Communication
• -is a free-flowing of ideas exchanged
by the member of the certain group
where communicators may be
coming from all walks of life from
different parts of the world.
Importance of Intercultural Communication
1. Symbolic exchange . Language is a big factor in intercultural
communication. Symbols and signs can be an option to bridge
miscommunication brought about by language.
2. Irreversible process . It is a permanent procedure in a mutually
dependent environment of intercultural encounter.
3. Different cultural communities. A cultural community is composed of
interacting individuals who shard beliefs and way of life.
4. Negotiate shared meanings. Agree on general objectives of the
intercultural communication encounter.
5. Interactive situation. The interactive scene involves the physical setting
like seating arrangement and psychological features such as behavior,
cognitive concepts , social skills and others
Socio-cultural Aspects of Communication

1. Cultural Identity refers to the membership and acceptance into

a larger cultural group that share a system of tradition, norms
and values.
2. Gender role is not necessarily limited to male and female.
3. Age identity refers to how people feel and think about
themselves as they age.
4. Social class is the rank assigned by the society to its
members according to their income, titles, possessions, etc.
5. Religious identity refers to the active or inactive membershio
of a person to a certain religious organization.
Strategies in Communicating Across Culture
1. Mindful intercultural communicators must develop understanding of
the valuable differences and consistently recognize the similarities
they share with them.
2. International communicators must mindfully choose the suitable
words and actions that are culturally acceptable to others.
3. Different communicators oftentimes encounter conflict with the
other communicator.
4. Observant intercultural communicators consider the connection
among communication patterns.
5. Open minds to dissimilar culture because it can give fresh options
to try a new approach in life.