Intercultural Communication

Intercultural Communication!

READINGS: Igor E. Klyukanov. Principles of Intercultural Communication, 2nd Edition, Routledge.

· Read chapter 7: Pendulum Principle

· Lecture and PowerPoint Slides Ch.7 (attached)

· Read chapter 8: Transaction Principle

· Lecture and PowerPoint Slides Ch.8 (attached)

ASSIGNMENT: Tap #4

Questions 1 (p.183) (attached) In your answer you must apply the Pendulum principle only

Read the article "Quebec Seeking to End Its Old Cultural Divide". Identify what you can and how the French and the English-speaking Canadian and Quebec tension with some of the things that were causing problems or some of the dilemmas that they had in the province of Quebec Canada. So, you are looking at French-speaking English-speaking to have some problems how are they using Praxis concrete practices to resolve the tension? Use here the Pendulum principle only.

Questions 2 (p.211) (attached) In your answer you must apply the Transaction principle only

The second question is all about the Transaction principle only as deals with Amish culture. But, for the most part, it’s tension and resolution that needs to happen between the Amish culture and the English culture for those that are not Amish. Read through the little scenario and you can find out how the resolution was met.

You are required to include in your answer:

· the routes maybe that were being taken;

· avoidance;

· polarization;

· compromise;

· integrating;

· the ideas of no sum, or zero-sum, fix a sum, and flex sum perceptions;

· use the Transaction principle only.

Within the negotiations on stopping points best alternative for the negotiated agreement using the idea of going from positions to interest to find a resolution.

Intercultural Communication

“Takeaways points Assignment Rubric”

· Use the proper format (name, course #, TAP #…Identify each Question you’re answering…have your TAP double- spaced

· Have thoughtful answers

· Include the 2 Current Principles:

Pendulum in Q.1

Transaction in Q.2

(make them easy to identify)