Lectue 4.pptVIP

Intercultural Communication Lecture 4 Content By the end of this lecture, you should be able to: Understand intercultural differences in approaches to hospitality, modesty, privacy, and politeness. Appreciate how differences in cultural values shape behaviour. Identify and avoid taboo subjects in Western cultures. Avoid pitfalls in intercultural communication. Adjust more smoothly to a new cultural environment. Theoretically: Culture Shock Hospitality Case 1: too much or too little The time was autumn of 1987, after I had settled down at Warwick University for my M.A. course. I was invi