Intercultural Communication

1. The holistic summation and interrelationship of an identifiable group’s belief, norms, activities, institutions, and communication patterns.
2. The cognitive structure of attitudes, beliefs, values and world view as they collectively influence one’s speech and actions.
4. Groups within a larger macro culture i.e. ethnicity, family, reference groups etc.
7. A communication theory dealing with one’s ability to accurately perceive another person and to adapt communication appropriately.
8. Long-term adaptation to a host culture
9. Conflict between two cognitive elements within a person: that is, the internal conflict one feels when two beliefs or perceptions of actions are perceived to be in conflict.
10. Term used to describe a blending or mixture of ethnic and/or micro-cultural group membership.

1. A sense of a person as part of a group or culture that usually implies a variable sense of worth and competence.
3. Multiculturalism; the notion of many co-cultures or micro-cultures existing together in a larger culture.
5. Perception of diversity in attitude, emotion, action, communication style, or perceived appearance, as in “race,” ethnicity, or language.
6. The adjustment of one’s speech patterns and code usage to adapt to a variety of cultures with emphasis on dialect, accent or language adaptation.