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The document outlines a series of questions related to intercultural communication, covering concepts such as social distance, globalization, multiculturalism, and communication problems between different cultures. It also addresses theories and principles related to identity, values, and communication styles, including verbal and nonverbal communication. The questions serve as a revision guide for understanding key aspects of intercultural interactions and cultural differences.

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Int. Com. Revision

The document outlines a series of questions related to intercultural communication, covering concepts such as social distance, globalization, multiculturalism, and communication problems between different cultures. It also addresses theories and principles related to identity, values, and communication styles, including verbal and nonverbal communication. The questions serve as a revision guide for understanding key aspects of intercultural interactions and cultural differences.

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Intercultural communication – Revision

(examples of questions)

1.What was the Chicago School?


2.Who developed the concept of social distance?
3.Who was Marshall McLuhan?
4.What is globalization?
5.What is multiculturalism?
6.Give three benefits of intercultural communication.
7.What are the components of communication?
8.What are the characteristics of communication?
9.What are the biggest communication problems between US Americans and the Chinese?
10.What does culture teach us?
11.Give one definition of culture.
12.What is the inner core of culture?
13.What is a worldview?
14.What is a subculture?
15.What is attribution theory?
16.What is selective exposure?
17.What is ethnocentrism?
18.What are values?
19.What are Hofstede's four cultural dimensions?
20.Discuss briefly feminine cultures. Give one example.
21.What is power distance?
22.What is value orientation theory?
23.How do US Americans perceive time?
24.Why is the Hopi language interesting?
25.What is relational orientation? Discuss briefly the question of marriage in selected cultures.
26.What are collectivistic cultures?
27.What is Schwartz’s cultural taxonomy ?
28.What is affective autonomy?
29.Give two examples of countries which have a hierarchical culture.
30.What are intercultural communication ethics principles?
31.What is identity?
32.What are characteristics of subgroups?
33.What is national identity characterized by?
34.Give two features of national identity.
35.Discuss briefly the Swedish example (as for national identity) and its consequences.
36.What are ingroups?
37.What is identity negotiation theory?
38.How is ethnicity different from race?
39.How is religious identity different from religiosity?
40.Define Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity.
41.Define verbal communication.
42.Write down three commonly used expressions in your language that suggest value orientations of
your culture. Can you explain the link between langue and culture using your examples?
43.What are components of language?
44.Define nonverbal communication.
45.What does nonverbal communication include?
46.What are functions of nonverbal communication?
47.What are high-context and low-context cultures?
48.What is proxemics?
49.Why do you think it is more difficult to learn a culture’s non-verbal codes than its verbal ones?
50.Enumerate the categories of kinesic behaviours.
51.Describe briefly the development of culture shock.
52.What is acculturation?
53.What influences cross-cultural adaptation?
54.What is the nature of human relations?
55.What are universal dimensions of social relationships?
56.What are overt and covert behaviours?
57.How is bowing in Asia different from shaking hands in Europe?
58.What are characteristics of human relationships?
59.What are the differences between personal/public relationships in Asia and Europe?
60.What is anxiety/uncertainty management theory?

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