Intercultural Communication

Intercultural Communication

Name: _______________

Chapters 7 - 8

Check your knowledge

Short Answer Questions

1. What is “Ethnolinguistic Vitality? Explain and give an example.

2. What is Praxis? Give an example.

3. What is the “negotiation zone”? Diagram the “zone” using the proper terms.

4. What type of perception is called a “fixed-pie” perception? Why?

Define the terms

1. Linguistic Landscape

2. Polyphony

3. Ritual

4. Compromise

5. Resistance Point

Essay Question

Define “IC” using the Pendulum Principle and the Transaction Principle.

Include:

· Punctuation,

· Uncertainty,

· Performativity,

· Positionality,

· Commensurability,

· Continuum Principles in your narrative.

Essay Questions (based on TAP #4 Questions):

1. Explain the concept of “divergence and convergence” in the contradictory nature of intercultural communication. Apply the Pendulum Principle.

2. Explain the “Amish” approach to conflict resolution with the “English”. Apply the Transaction Principle to the resolution.